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Cultivating Profits in a Compact Crop

Modern Farmer

With arable land at a premium— urban sprawl is a growing threat to the farming region—“I’m lucky to have a big yard,” says Mateo. One of Kupu’s two employees, she started orchard farming at 16. Microgreen farming is particularly suited to career longevity, he says, as farming at waist height is simply more manageable.