Urban Farming

What innovative approach to agriculture are urban farmers in Paris trying?

• Vertical farming
• Aquaponics
• Horizontal farming
• Hydroponics

What type of plants grow in the large plastic tubes on the rooftop farm?

• Tomatoes

• Carrots

• Strawberries

• Sunflowers

What material fills the narrow, horizontal trays instead of soil?

• Coconut fiber

• Mulch
• Sand
• Clay pots

How long ago did Pascal Hardy start experimenting with vertical farming on his Paris apartment block roof?

• 5 years ago

• 2 years ago
• 4 years ago
• 8 years ago

How large is the urban rooftop space above the exhibition hall?

• 1,400 square meters

• 14,000 square meters

• 140,000 square meters

• 140 square meters

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How many lettuces and strawberry punnets did the team of young urban farmers harvest in one day?

• 30 lettuces and 15 punnets of strawberries in one day

• 300 lettuces and 150 punnets of strawberries in one day

• 3,000 lettuces and 150 punnets of strawberries in one day

• 3,000 lettuces and 1,500 punnets of strawberries in one day

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How much fruit and vegetables will the staff harvest when the entire area is in production?

• 20 staff will harvest an unlimited amount of fruit and vegetables.

• 20 staff will harvest exactly 1000 pounds of fruit and vegetables.

• 20 staff members will harvest up to 1,000 kg of approximately 35 different varieties of fruit and vegetables daily.

• 20 staff will harvest more fruit than vegetables.

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