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11 Types of Urban Agriculture

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Urban agriculture is the practice of cultivating and distributing food in a city. This makes a city more resilient to supply chain disruptions. Urban agriculture may also improve the local environment and benefit the community as a social or educational activity. The following are common types of urban agriculture.

Backyard Gardens

Growing food on the property of a home. This often involves sharing food with family, friends and neighbors as it typically results in a surplus at harvest time. Alternatively, foods can be preserved and stored.

Street Landscaping

Landscaping streets such as living street design for mixed use. This may include community gardens that are managed by a neighborhood.

Tactical Gardens

Using small available spaces for agriculture in a practical and quick way that doesn't involve great expensive. For example, a keyhole garden that replaces a parking spot on a street.

Greenhouses

Residential, community or commercial greenhouses.

Forest Gardening

Gardens in urban forests that may include diverse crops such as fruits, nuts, herbs and vegetables.

Rooftop Gardens

Using space on roofs to grow food. Green roofs may reduce urban heat islands and help to improve air quality.

Green Walls

Using the space on internal and external walls to grow food.

Vertical Farms

The potential to build farms upwards to reduce the land footprint of agriculture.

Animal Husbandry

Raising animals for food. For example, cities that allow residents to raise a limited number of chickens.

Urban Beekeeping

Urban beekeeping is a reasonably common hobby that may have benefits for the local environment.

Aquaponics

Raising aquatic animals such as fish. In a city, this is typically accomplished by capturing stormwater to create a self-sustaining system.
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The practice of cultivating and distributing food in a city.
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