urban farm
Metropolitan food growing
An urban farm is an agricultural operation within a city or densely populated area, producing food where farmland is scarce.
Unlike backyard gardens, urban farms operate at a commercial or community scale—on vacant lots, rooftops, or repurposed buildings.
They may use soil beds, hydroponics, or vertical growing systems: The urban farm supplies produce to local restaurants.
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
- roof gardenCultivated space on buildings
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- hoop houseSemicircular growing structure
- hydroponicsPlant cultivation in nutrient water
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- food systemsfood supply, food distribution, food chain, food bank, food production
- Local Farmsproduce stand, market garden, orchard, greenhouse, u-pick
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