Farming in the 'Hood

In its fourth year of operation, using the SPIN Farming method, the Somerton Tanks Farm produced over $68,000 in gross sales growing high value vegetables on a half-acre—in Philadelphia, the fifth largest city in the U.S. By pushing the physical and philosophical boundaries of agriculture, it is achieving a level of productivity and financial success that many thought impossible. And it’s getting others to view the role of agriculture— where and how it is practiced—differently.

Read on, especially if you would like to become a farmer