Q&A: Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities—new study

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Nov 6, 2023, 12:27 pm221 pts
As cities grow, more people need food. However, space for farming is limited in cities. Building facades can offer a solution for growing food. We asked landscape architect Karen Botes to tell us about her research—cultivating traditional African vegetables on walls.

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