Tucked away in a three-acre former vacant lot in Rosewood between an empty warehouse and an industrial laundry is an odd sight: an organic farm and fish hatchery.
This is no backyard garden. It is a completely sustainable farm - within the city limits.
From worm dirt up, architect Robbie McClam is creating a closed-loop system to grow micro-greens, vegetables and, eventually, two-pound tilapia fish.
This is no backyard garden. It is a completely sustainable farm - within the city limits.
From worm dirt up, architect Robbie McClam is creating a closed-loop system to grow micro-greens, vegetables and, eventually, two-pound tilapia fish.
And it's all at 1005 Airport Blvd., within a stone's throw from the runway at Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport, more commonly known as Owens Field.
It's not cliche to say this is a labor of love for McClam, 55, who is wrapping up his architectural career and returning to the earth.
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