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Women of the Earth

How This Aquaponics Farmer Is Reinventing Urban Agriculture

Women of the Earth features stories of women across America who are leading a new movement to restore and protect the land. By focusing on women in land stewardship roles, the series will explore women’s unique relationship to the earth and their innovative undertakings to heal the earth from climate change.

How This Aquaponics Farmer Is Reinventing Urban Agriculture

Season 1 Episode 4 | 17m 11s | CC

There are numerous barriers in place when it comes to growing food in cities, but education and lack of access to space are the hardest to overcome. Yemi Amu has dedicated her life as a farmer to solving this problem, starting the only Aquaponics farm in NYC, and actively engaging the public in education on how to grow food for in urban environments.

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