Fellow Lafayette alumni Rob Elliot, and Nathan Littlewood met at Columbia University in early 2016.   They bonded over the idea of sustainability.  Rob has a background studying plants, and Nate has a background in food and business.   Their joint passion for urban farming led them to the creation of Urban Leaf.  A project where growing food in urban environments is possible –shortening the “supply chains by putting fewer miles between food and eaters, creates less waste, uses less packaging and has a higher nutritional density.”