urban gardens
Downtown growing spaces
Urban gardens are cultivated green spaces in cities—vegetable plots, flower beds, or orchards established on rooftops, vacant lots, or other available land.
They may be tended by individuals, neighborhoods, or community organizations.
The term encompasses both private efforts and organized community gardens where residents share plots: The urban garden transformed an abandoned lot into a source of fresh produce.
- raised bedsElevated soil enclosures for planting
- window boxesOutdoor sill planters
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
- compost binsContainers for organic decomposition
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
seed saving · trellises · crop rotation · guerrilla · neighborhood associations · food deserts · irrigation systems · soil testing · greenhouses · pest management · allotment · mulching · balcony · green thumbs · dirt under nails · rooftop · herbs · tomatoes
- public spacespark, plaza, street, city parks, public parks
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- landscapinglawn care, landscaping, lawn mowing, grading, gardening
- container gardeningplanters, planter boxes, planter box, raised beds, containers
- green practicesrecycling, recycled paper, reusable bags, solar panels, solar power
- green citiesgreen buildings, green space, bike lanes, solar panels, pedestrian zones
urban gardensindustrial farms
Large-scale mechanized agriculture operations
commercial agriculture · factory farms · feedlots · intensive farming