Landenberg native Matthew Carey has turned the yard at his current home in Newark, Del., into a successful urban farm. On his plot, he cultivates microgreens, tomatoes, and squash, writes Matt Hooke for the Newark Post.

He sells the produce to restaurants and stores, as well as directly to locals.

Concern about industrial agriculture inspired Carey to create his farm. He particularly worried about activities such as those of agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto. The agrichemical giant’s policies on copyrights on genetic material and genetically modified crops concerned him.

He decided then that growing his own organic food was a viable tactic to sidestep the issue.

“You can’t present a problem without presenting a solution, or else you’re just playing in the muck,” he said.

Carey first began farming at a community garden in West Chester, where he grew a strong tomato crop. He moved to Newark three years ago, and last year, he continued using his farming expertise, this time in his own yard. Carey named his business Ava’s Matoes, after his daughter.

He grew around 2,000 plants last year, most of which he sold to Newark Natural Foods and the Bardea Restaurant in Wilmington.

Read more about Matthew Carey and his urban farm in the Newark Post.