Maximum Yield USA August/September 2020 | Page 56

The US urban agriculture movement can be traditionally defined as anything but mainstream. Urban farming finds its roots in hyper-localized communities looking to produce fresh food within urban centers as well as in the somewhat obscure confines of the indoor gardening tradition. With these notions in mind, the question of whether the urban farming industry is growing in America should be met with a resounding “yes.” “ All in all, Plenty’s jump into the limelight of Wall St.-level finance speaks to the growing attention the urban farming sector is receiving on a number of levels.”