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this parking lot doubles as a microgreens farm
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Sydney restaurants are now obtaining sustainable herbs and microgreens produced in a parking lot thanks to a former chef, now turned farmer.
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In early 2020, Noah Verin opened his Urban Green company in Sydney's Barangaroo neighborhood.
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There are over 40 different plant species coexisting in his microgreens farm.
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Verin claimed that while vertical farms were once considered a possible solution to the food issue, the focus has now switched to how those same farms can also be sustainable.
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Verin is working to fully sustain his company, and he wants Urban Green to be carbon neutral by 2026.
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In order to eliminate plastic from the company, he is moving toward e-bike delivery and entirely biodegradable plant pots.
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LED lighting have reduced his energy consumption by half.
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Verin plans to one day create parking lot farms for crops like strawberries and chilies as well as more parking lot microgreen and herb farms.
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