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Turning Yards into Productive Farms
Posted by Ben Handzo on October 31, 2005 at 8:06 pm
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Imagine going to Home Depot and picking up a “1 Acre farm kit” that would allow you to convert your 1-acre yard into a highly productive suburban farm.

Researchers at Ohio State are working on a project that could have that result. They’re developing a highly diverse pest resistant farm module that would hopefully yield $10 a square foot, or about $90,000 an acre of all of the produce were sold.

Check out more info in this article:
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=3379

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