Two Young Entrepreneurs Get Their Hands Dirty With Urban FarmingAn urban byproduct plants the seed for a big business.
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Nikhil Arora, 25, and Alejandro Velez, 24, didn't plan on being mushroom farmers. In 2009, during their last semester at theUniversity of California, Berkeley, Arora lined up a corporate consulting job and Velez nabbed one in investment banking.
But a lecture on sustainability in a business ethics class changed all that. Their professor mentioned that he had heard it was possible to grow edible mushrooms in recycled coffee grounds.
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