Urban Rental Farmer

Описание: Costa Georgiadis visits Simeon Hanscamp, who was so inspired by the urban agricultural movement that he dug up his lawn to grow food. As a renter, this meant negotiating with the landlord for permission and promising to reseed the lawn if required when he moves out. In the mean time, he has 650 square metres of land to farm! First he had the soil checked to make sure there were no heavy metals that would be harmful to the produce. Then he built his vegie beds, making them 75cm wide, 7.5m long and with 25cm walkways in between.

The experiment has been so successful he is looking at taking over a second plot of land – also rented – in the neighbourhood.

Simeon grows varieties that have a high yield and long harvest window. Favourites include baby salad greens, silverbeet and kale, which have a quick turnaround of less than 70 days or can be cut and grown again up to six times. Simeon farms following organic methods and has around 10 different crops. He also has a poly house where he can plant crops that need a speed along or protection from the cold.

Once a week a few volunteers help him out in exchange for food and he swaps produce with friends and neighbours. It’s not unusual for goat’s milk and bread to be exchanged for chard! He enjoys growing food for his local community and inspiring a new generation of gardeners to follow in his ‘muddy’ footsteps.

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