They are unlikely farmers, sure. But armed with a vision of making a social and sustainable impact in London, a lawyer, writer, business instructor and social service worker are rolling up their sleeves and making it work.
They are unlikely farmers, sure. But armed with a vision of making a social and sustainable impact in London, a lawyer, writer, business instructor and social service worker are rolling up their sleeves and making it work.
Urban Roots, co-founded by Heather and Graham Bracken, Richie Bloomfield and Jeremy Horrell, launched last year as a not-for-profit organic urban farm, located near the Highbury Avenue and Hamilton Road intersection in the southeast part of the city.
“A lot of people assume we are another community garden – which we love – but we aren’t renting out plots for individuals to grow food. We are trying to organize more intentional production on a larger scale in order to supply various charitable organizations and restaurants in the city,” said Bloomfield, a 2014 dual-degree graduate of Huron University College and Ivey Business School, who now teaches business at the affiliate.
Inspired by similar farm projects in Detroit, the Urban Roots team set out on a mission to recreate a sustainable urban farm model in London.
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