by Mike Yohay (Cohort I)
CITYSCAPE FARMS grows fresh produce in greenhouses throughout the urban landscape to create sustainable local food economies and combat global warming.
Based in San Francisco, we are part of a growing worldwide community of urban farmers committed to redefining agriculture for the 21st Century. The time has come to create a sustainable model of food production that benefits both people and planet.
From Mike Yohay: “Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, I didn’t have a clue where my food came from. Like most city dwellers I felt disconnected from the environment and my impact on it. Years later I had two pivotal experiences that shaped my viewpoint on agriculture. The first was attending college in Iowa, where I witnessed topsoil depletion and environmental pollution from large-scale corn, soy, and livestock agribusiness. The second was living in La Amistad rainforest in Costa Rica, where for a year I managed an eco-lodge and participated in low impact organic farming that supported our local community. Looking critically at these two extremes, I became determined to find a happy medium: a modern way to feed people on a large scale without spoiling the land, air and water.
My solution is Cityscape Farms. By growing fresh food within just a few miles of where it will be eaten, we will have healthier, better tasting produce and make our cities cleaner and more self-sufficient.”
Current status: Cityscape Farms is reviewing potential site locations for our hydroponic greenhouse urban farm. We are looking primarily in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and Alameda.
We plan to develop a network of greenhouse farms serving the Bay Area. These farms will be located in underutilized parts of the urban landscape, specifically rooftops and vacant lots.
