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Thanks to everyone who got involved with ‘Ask the Producer’ last week as part of the SupermarketSiesta Campaign - it is time for your questions to be answered! Here’s Kate Hofman, our CEO of the UK’s first commercial scale aquaponic urban farm Grow Up, answering your need-to-know questions on video - from how it all began and the future of urban farming to how to start your own project. Your questions, answered: 00:15 - 01:00 Where's the best place to acquire start-up grants of you want to start your own urban growing project? 01:07 - 01:47 How viable is it to generate a large proportion of the salad and herbs that a city/ town needs & how big would the warehouse need to be to feed 100,000 people? 01:56 - 02:39 Can you recommend a good stockist for people who are thinking of setting up their own aquaponic or hydroponic system? 02:46 - 03:21 What is an ideal space for urban farming? What do you need to get more farms across London? 03:27 - 04:07 Would you ever look at running learning/ training sessions in London? 04:14 - 05:30 How does the nutritional make-up of hydroponic-grown herbs compare to soil-grown herbs? 05:52 - 06:35 What drew you to urban farming? And here's where you can get your hands on some of our amazing herbs, home delivered across London: http://po.st/9pbTM1