Founder of Robyn's Transportation & Distribution Services Ltd. Joins the
    Board and the Executive Committee for Fast-growing Food Production
    Company

LONDON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Urban Barns Foods (URBF.OB), set to acquire a leading-edge provider of fruit and vegetables, who "Grow Locally" and can produce to "Organic Grown" standards, today announced the appointment of Mr. J. Robyn Jackson to its board of directors as well as Executive Vice President, Logistics. Mr. Jackson has a distinguished 33-year career as the founder and Chief Executive of Robyn's Transportation & Distribution Services Ltd, a leading shipper to the food industry throughout Western Canada.

In 1976 Mr. Jackson founded Robyn's Transportation & Distribution Services Ltd, in Alberta, Canada. For the last 33 years he has served as the President and CEO and built Robyn's Transportation & Distribution Services Ltd, into a niche refrigerated shipper of food and propagated plants, with annual revenues of more than $17,000,000 CDN. Currently Robyn's Transportation ships food products and plants to all Wal-Mart, Sobeys and Canadian Tire stores in Western Canada between Thunder Bay and the Canadian West Coast. They also deliver to Canadian Superstore and Canadian Safeway warehouses all across Western Canada.

"Robyn Jackson is another one of Urban Barns Foods' key assets," said Dan Meikleham, Interim Chairman, "He brings unparalleled experience to the Board and as our logistics executive, and he gives us hands on approach to the industry and distribution to food to the retail market. Mr. Jackson, like Mr. Benne, the newly appointed President, will be a key figure in the Board's operational decisions, helping us fulfill our responsibility to our shareholders."

Stated Mr. Jackson upon his appointment, "I am excited to join Urban Barns Foods Executive Committee, which offers me an opportunity to ship smarter, not longer. Urban Barns Foods' new concepts in food production and delivery will unquestionably reduce spoilage, costs, and carbon emissions, and I am glad to contribute and be at the leading edge of these innovations."

About Urban Barns Foods Inc.:

Urban Barns Foods, the private company to be acquired by Urban Barns Foods Inc. (formerly HL Ventures), the public company and issuer of this release, uses proprietary equipment to produce affordable fruits and vegetables in a secure and controlled indoor environment. By setting up subsidiary facilities and growing locally, Urban Barns Foods can focus on supplying any community, irrespective of the regional climate, effectively reducing shipping times and related spoilage costs. Urban Barns Foods has the unique ability to scale and cater to the demands of all major communities. Our commitment to our consumers is reflected through our motto, "Purely Fresh, Naturally Tasty, Completely Healthy."

Urban Barns Foods and Urbanbarnsfoods.com are registered trademarks and the copyright of Urban Barns Foods Inc. All other company and product names mentioned are used only for identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties. See Urban Barns Foods Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which identify specific factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

See Urban Barns Foods Inc.'s current report on Form 8-K dated October 9, 2009 regarding the proposed share exchange transaction with Urban Barns Foods Inc., a private Alberta corporation ("Priveco"), for details on various conditions that must be fulfilled before the closing of the transaction. There can be no assurance that the transaction will close, and Urban Barns Foods Inc. must issue 25,000,000 shares of its common stock to the current shareholders of Priveco in order for this to occur. Accounting for the anticipated cancellation of 20,500,000 shares of its common stock, upon the closing of the transaction Urban Barns Foods Inc. will have 47,900,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

SOURCE Urban Barns Foods Inc.

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