urban farming
Metropolitan crop cultivation
Urban farming is the practice of growing food in cities—on rooftops, in vacant lots, in backyards, or in repurposed buildings.
It ranges from community gardens to commercial operations using hydroponics or vertical growing systems.
The movement addresses food access, sustainability, and the desire to reconnect urban dwellers with food production: The nonprofit converted abandoned lots into urban farming sites.
- aquaponicsFish-plant water farming
- hydroponicsPlant cultivation in nutrient water
- city blockUrban land parcel
- food desertZone lacking affordable groceries
- food milesDistance groceries travel
permaculture · community gardens · backyard garden · zoning laws · waste reduction · agroecology · neighborhood revitalization · climate resilience · composting · seed saving · container gardening · food justice · soil health · rooftop · educational programs · biodiversity · raised beds · fresh
- Modern Farminghydroponics, aquaponics, drip irrigation, controlled environment, satellite imaging
- sustainable eatingsustainable food, ethical eating, local food, organic food, plant-based
- farming typesranching, livestock raising, cattle ranching, crop rotation, aquaculture
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs
- green designgreen building, sustainable materials, cradle-to-cradle, LEED, passive solar
- alternative lifestylesintentional community, communal living, off-grid, homesteading, van life
urban farmingindustrial agriculture
Large-scale mechanized farming
factory farming · agribusiness · mechanized farming · plantation agriculture · corporate farming
urban farmingurban development
Growth of metropolitan areas
food deserts · commercial real estate · parking lots · urban sprawl · pavement