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Urban Truck Farms Take Local Food to a New Level
1:48 pm in agriculture, denver, farming, Food & Health, local food, urban life by TreeHugger
Image: Rachel Cernansky
I saw the truck as we entered the Old South Pearl Street farmer's market on Sunday, but what I thought was an awesome old truck selling greens out of the back was even better—it was growing them. Lined with dirt, the bed of the truck literally sprouts all kinds of greens, from lettuce to tomato plants to a variety of herbs. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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