About

After 8 years working as a landscape architect and engineer, in France and in the USA (about greens roofs), Guillaume Morel-Chevillet, discovers the urban farming movement in Montréal, Canada, in 2013. Since 2015, he works for the French Institute of Horticulture, ASTREDHOR, specifically on urban farming research. From 2015 to 2017 he analyzed more than 70 urban farming professional projects in USA, Canada, Europe and France. Since 2017 he participates to European and national urban agriculture ‘s research programs and gives courses in different universities and engineering schools. With ASTREDHOR, he launches a consultancy office (TechnAU) dedicated to urban farming studies for public and private stakeholders. He wrote a book called “Agriculteurs Urbains, du balcon à la profession |trad. Urban Farmers, from balconies to careers ]”, Ed. France Agricole in 2017. This book, only in French for the moment, focuses on urban farmers and new jobs that have been created thought this movement. From social landscape architects, rooftop greenhouses gardeners, indoor farmers, urban micro-farms jobs, this book also shows future prospects for traditional agricultural sector. More info about his book: www.editions-france-agricole.fr/livres-et-ebooks/droit-et-gestion/agriculteurs-urbains.html