The Food Chain
How safe is the soil in our cities?
Jun 26, 2024
The podcast explores the safety of urban soil for growing produce, discussing testing processes for toxins and featuring an urban farm project in Oldham. It highlights the challenges of revitalizing industrial land with urban farming, addressing soil contamination and remediation techniques. The dangers of farming on polluted land are examined, with a focus on metal concentrations in city soils and recommendations for safer consumption.
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- Urban farming projects use innovative methods to address contaminated soil from industrial areas.
- Community gardens navigate lead contamination creatively by strategic planting approaches.
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Urban Farming and Soil Contamination
Urban farming projects like the UK's largest urban farm, run by Northern Roots, are using innovative methods like no-dig growing techniques to address contaminated soil issues from industrial areas. The site's history as an industrial hub with pollutants like lead and zinc underscores the challenges of transforming such spaces for agriculture. The project focuses on professionalized growing to generate revenue while benefiting the community.
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