A few years back, the Internet was abuzz with the idea of vertical farms running down the sides of urban towers, with the idea that growing crops where they’re actually consumed could eliminate the ...

"Urban agriculture could significantly strengthen local food systems, improve urban resilience, and reduce the environmental impacts associated with long-distance food transportation," explains the ...

Urban agriculture has the potential to decentralize food supplies, provide environmental benefits like wildlife habitat, and mitigate environmental footprints, but researchers have identified ...

Editor’s note: This story is the first in a new series about urban farming. Urban agriculture is as varied as its locale and model. Whether a community garden, an urban rooftop or green roof garden, ...

Urban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can have many benefits for communities and cities, including providing fresh produce in neighborhoods with ...

Caputo S.; Schoen V., Specht K., Grard B., Blythe C., Cohen N., Fox-Kämper R., Hawes J Newell J., and Poniży L. 2021. “Applying the food-energy-water nexus ...

Urban farming has gained some niche recognition over the past decade or two, as tools like vertical indoor farming have joined more traditional shared plots and backyard vegetable gardens in cities.

There’s a new movement cropping up in city governments across America. It’s apolitical enough that it can avoid the polarization that comes with other climate initiatives. And it’s easy to incorporate ...

HCM City is stepping up implementation of the Urban Agriculture Development Programme for 2026–2030, with a vision to 2050, ...

Kampala Lord Mayor Ronald Nsubuga Balimwezo has urged young people to embrace urban agriculture as an alternative source of income while exploring innovative ways of addressing the city's growing ...

A 49-acre working farm the City of Cheyenne wants to annex says proposed changes to agricultural ordinances within the city ...