Future Food: Grow Up Urban Farms

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On an unassuming industrial estate in the east of London, Dan Saladino discovers an aquaponic farm that could be a model for the future of food production in an urban environment. Grow Up Urban Farms grow tilapia, and use the waste material from these fish to feed the plants that they grow hydroponically. Co-founders of Grow Up, Kate Hofman and Tom Webster, guide Dan around the facility - which is ramping up production. Already selling leaves, from micro-coriander and pea shoots to Thai basil, to local shops and chefs - Kate and Tom plan to sell their fish soon too. Is this a glimpse into the way we will grow much more of our food in coming years? This is the first in a special series of three programmes, profiling the finalists in the 'Future Food' category in the 2016 BBC Food and Farming Awards. Joining Dan are this year's judges, farmer Mike Gooding and Managing Editor of The Grocer magazine, Julia Glotz. Producer: Rich Ward.