After turning five empty rooftops in the D.C. area into working farms, Up Top Acres is looking to expand this year.

Founded in 2014 by Kathleen O’Keefe and Kristof Grina, the social enterprise looks to bring farming to the city by turning underutilized rooftops into small scale farms. The Halcyon Incubator fellows and Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees are finding office buildings to be the best fit due to the available space, but are also working on smaller scale farms with residential developments.

“We opened our first rooftop farm in May 2015 on top of the restaurant Oyamel,” O’Keefe said. “We’ve been gradually expanding since, but will be doubling our growing space this year. We’ve spent the last few years testing our business model and are now at a place to expand.”

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