Backyard Urban Garden makes green neighbors

Backyard Urban Garden makes green neighbors

By Kathy Stephenson
The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Apr 5, 2011 12:12PM MDT

Sharon Leopardi doesn’t own farmland, tractors or other hefty agricultural equipment, and the 24-year-old still rents an apartment.
Yet this innovative University of Utah graduate is making a living as a full-time farmer as the owner of B.U.G. Farms. Those abbreviated letters stand for Backyard Urban Garden, which is what she borrows from homeowners throughout Salt Lake City to run her business.
In return for sharing the yard — and paying irrigation costs — the land owner gets a portion of the p...

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