Sydney to Have Farmers on Rooftops

“Australian cities must join a global network in which urban farmers grow produce on rooftops, a leading science commentator says.   Professor Julian Cribb, author of The Coming Famine, said the global food crisis was a forewarning of what could be expected as civilisation ran low on water, arable land and nutrients, and experienced soaring energy costs.  Professor Cribb said the urban farmers of the future – who would primarily grow vegetables – would play a much larger role in the global diet.   Read more here (free sign-on at FarmOnline).