Urban Farming - Approaches to sustainable agriculture in several of the world's largest cities
From skyscraper greenhouses to community-run vegetable plots, urban farming is redefining how cities grow food. This article explores sustainable agriculture practices across some of the world’s largest and most innovative urban centers.
More than half the world's population now lives in cities, but when it comes to feeding them, trucking in the necessary amount of food isn't a sustainable process for any metropolis. Growing out of the need for better solutions, urban farming is becoming an increasingly common approach, whether resourceful groups and individuals are planting vegetables in a container on their back porch or are harvesting land as part of the burgeoning agricultural community.
