Food Forward: Urban Agriculture Across America is a half-hour, character-driven survey of urban farming across the country. In the pilot, we meet the food rebels who are growing food right where we live--in cities.
Food Forward showcases innovators and pioneers -- food rebels -- transforming the way we grow and eat our food. We meet farmers, chefs, teachers, scientists, fishermen and ranchers in more than 50 cities and towns across the country who are all providing new solutions to help combat America's growing food challenges.
Greenworks science barge and greenhouse in Yonkers, NY inspired a group of parents to build a greenhouse on top of their kids public school--PS333--on the upper West side of Manhattan. Watch science teacher Shakira share their vision for rooftop classrooms of the future in this beautiful segment on rooftop greenhouses as living science labs in urban environments.
Watch how Cleveland's downtown galleria mall has transformed into a giant greenhouse. Join Vicki Poole as she re-purposes empty urban retail space into a productive food-growing landscape. Uilitzing the natural light-emitting atrium already built into the mall, Vicki is now growing specialty crops that can be used by local restaurants right there in the mall's food court.