AN INNOVATIVE IDEA FROM A VIRGINIA-BASED COMPANY HAS GROWN INTO A VISION OF ‘FARMING OF THE FUTURE’…FOUNDERS ALEXANDER OLESEN AND GRAHAM SMITH MET AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA WHERE THEY FIRST DESIGNED A LOW-COST PROTOTYPE FARM WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS PRODUCE FOR FOOD-INSECURE REFUGEES. TODAY THEIR INNOVATION IS MAKING CROP PRODUCTION ACCESSIBLE TO JUST ABOUT EVERY ONE…ANYWHERE. BABYLON MICRO FARMS IS NOW ROOTED IN RICHMOND’S SCOTT’S ADDITION AND OLESEN AND SMITH CREDIT THE RICH BLEND OF TALENT AND INNOVATION IN THE RIVER CITY FOR SUPPORTING BABYLON’S NEXT LEVEL GROWTH.