urban farmers
Metropolitan food cultivators
Urban farmers cultivate food in cities—on rooftops, in vacant lots, community gardens, or converted warehouses.
The term covers both hobbyists growing vegetables in backyard plots and commercial operations supplying restaurants and farmers markets.
Urban farming addresses food access in neighborhoods lacking fresh produce, while reclaiming underused city spaces: The urban farmers transformed an abandoned lot into a thriving vegetable garden.
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
- community gardenShared land for growing
- vacant lotUnoccupied land parcel
- hydroponicsPlant cultivation in nutrient water
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
harvest · greenhouses · beehives · raised beds · container gardening · plot of land · local food · food miles · seedlings · permaculture · market stalls · growing · soil · tomatoes · neighbors · sustainability · allotments · guerrilla gardening
- hobbyistshobbyist, hobbyists, enthusiasts, crafters, collectors
- urban subculturesravers, breakdancers, graffiti artists, street artists, b-boys