Cam18ReadingPassage1 Urban farming

c) Growing food in cities or urban areas.

​​Urban farming

o) Growing plants without using traditional soil.

Soil-free

h) Growing plants with roots suspended in air and misted with water and nutrients.

Aeroponic

e) Using resources in a way that doesn't harm the environment for future generations.

Sustainability

n) Growing crops in stacked layers to save space.

Vertical farming

l) Gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.

Greenhouse gases

b) A method to grow a lot of crops or raise animals in a small area.

Intensive farming

g) Chemicals used to protect crops from pests.

Pesticides

k) Food grown or made nearby.

Local produce

i) Nutrients for plants that come from natural sources.

Organic nutrients

d) A system where resources are used efficiently and waste is minimized.

Closed circuit

f) Water that's treated and reused.

Recycled water

j) Doing something good or morally right.

Virtuous

a) Different types of crops or plants.

Crop varieties

Urban farming in Paris

• grow = burst

• daily = every day

• as much as = up to

• the farm’s produce = fruit and vegetables

• as much as 10% = between 5% and 10%

Synonyms

1. Vertical tubes are used to grow strawberries,  ……………. and herbs.

2. There will eventually be a daily harvest of as much as………….. in weight of fruit and vegetables.

3. It may be possible that the farm’s produce will account for as much as 10% of the city’s ………………overall.

Intensive farming versus aeroponic urban farming

• wide range of = 17 different

• used = have been treated with

• varieties of fruit and vegetables  = the varieties

• chosen = are selected

• survive = capacity to withstand

• long = substantial

Synonyms

Intensive farming
- wide range of 4……used
- techniques pollute air
- quality not good
- varieties of fruit and vegetables chosen that can survive long 5………..
- 6………………receive very little used of overall income  

Intensive farming versus aeroponic urban farming

• produce = crop varieties

• chosen = select

Synonyms

Aeroponic urban farming 
 • produce chosen because of its 7…………

Intensive farming versus aeroponic urban farming

• above ground = rooftop

• below ground – underground carparks

• relies more on electricity # consuming a tiny fraction of the electricity

• some other types of farming = some techniques

• traditionally grown organic produce = soil-based organic growers

• sells at prices …lower = cheaper

• most produce = much of the produce

• at any time of the year # suited to the summer months

Synonyms

8. Urban farming can take place above or below ground.

9. Some of the equipment used in aeroponic farming can be made by hand.

10. Urban farming relies more on electricity than some other types of farming.

11. Fruit and vegetables grown on an aeroponic urban farm are cheaper than traditionally grown organic produce.

12. Most produce can be grown on an aeroponic urban farm at any time of the year.

13. Beans take longer to grow on an urban farm than other vegetables.