Urban neighborhoods frequently deal with issues in accessing quality food, and the pandemic has only further exacerbated that for many. Cultural economist Dr. Jamie Bracey-Green believes that creating sustainable solutions in the local economy starts with empowering people in underserved communities.

Accordingly, she launched Think and Grow Farms to address food scarcity in West Philadelphia. As Generocity’s Bobbi Booker described it last month, the farm is an artificial environment that’s akin to Mother Nature on steroids. Bracey-Green can reconfigure the plants into several full harvest cycles in a single year by raising plants indoors under high-tech lighting and irrigation systems. Throughout the process, her team is tweaking the hydroponics and aquaponics, creating a symbiotic environment for plants and fish. The project employs agricultural technology and growing techniques honed in the legal compliant cannabis business.

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