World`s largest urban farm to open - on a Paris rooftop
(The Guardian France)

The 14,000m² farm is set to open in the south-west of Paris early next yearIt´s a warm afternoon in late spring and before us rows of strawberry plants rustle in the breeze as the scent of fragrant herbs wafts across the air. Nearby, a bee buzzes lazily past. Contrary to appearances, however, we are not in an idyllic corner of the countryside but standing on the top of a six-storey building in the heart of the French capital.Welcome to the future of farming in Paris - where a whole host of rooftop plantations, such as this one on the edge of the Marais, have been springing up of late. Yet this thriving operation is just a drop in the ocean compared to its new sister site. When that one opens, in the spring of 2020, it will be the largest rooftop farm in the world. Related: Can `agritecture` make cities self-sufficient? - in pictures Continue reading...