London’s FARM:shop opens to the public in Dalston

FARM:shop – an urban agriculture store

By A Battisby
Dalston People
October 31, 2010

Something & Son have created FARM:shop, a concept that puts farming at the centre of the city.

After three months of hard work, volunteers have transformed a disused shop on Dalston Lane, into an indoor farm.

The farm, on 20 Dalston Lane, consists of growing rooms, fish tanks for tilapia and giant freshwater prawns, a chicken coop on the roof and green houses growing tomatoes.

It was open today for the first time to the public, who were offered tours, with entertainment in the garden, and refreshments.

They are planning to open a cafe selling all of the produce, and use the building as a workspace and events venue too serving London’s freshest foods grown on the farm.

The urban food project aims to prove that farming can be sustainable, and exploring methods including hydroponics, where crops are grown in water, and aeroponics, where they are grown in air.

Visit their Facebook site here.