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- 2. What is UrbanAgriculture? • Urban agriculture is the practice of growing edible plants in urban spaces such as terraces, backyards, and unused plots of land
- 3. Facts.. • 50% ofthe world’s population lives in cities • Low income urban dwellers spend between 40% and 60% of their income on food alone • Only one benefiting from agriculture is the middle man, neither farmer nor consumer.
- 4. City’s Food Needs •Average purchase of fruits & vegetables to a family is 1 kg. • Middle- and upper classes in Bangalore count up to 1 million in a city of 8.5 million. That’s 1000 tons a day. • Average distance of travel of vegetables in Bangalore : 100 km. That’s 30 liters for every 5 tons of fruits and vegetables. • That’s 200 trucks a day!
- 5. The Benefits ofUrban Farming • Energy Saving: Urban agriculture produces food that is truly local while reducing food miles (the distance food travels before you get to eat it) • Reduced Use of Pesticides: Crops produced on a smaller scale are less likely to be devastated by pests and disease, particularly when biodiversity is practiced • Reduced Need for Preservatives: Food produced within the city is not transported over long distances and does not require extra measures to increase its lifespan
- 6. What it takes? • Sun, little water, cow dung or organic manure, little soil. • organic waste generated in the house, and co ntainers
- 7. Recycled containers • Recycledcements bags / poly bags • Recycled drums • Recycled containers • Planter boxes • Old tiers • Concrete structures • Any structure that can hold a garden
- 8. Locations • Balcony: Vegetableslike a couple of beets, carrots, some spinach, methi, coriander, onions can be grown in a container. • Productive Public Spaces: Convert public lands into productive farms of organic vegetable produce • Schools and Educational institutions: Make students care for vegetable gardens whose produ ce could be Used in their canteens.
- 9. Locations • Corporates: Emptyspaces around office buildings could serve to grow veggies for employ ees. Would serve to green office areas and make employees healthy and happy – De-stressing for the mind, a good exercise and relaxing for body • Terraces: Apartment dwellers in cities could take our services to reduce their food miles by letting us convert their terraces into productiv e vegetable growing spaces
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- 15. “How to” • Firststep of sowing the seed begins with finding the right container
- 16. Punching the hole •Punch four holes in the container
- 17. Draining • Add alayer of draining materials like, Coconut shells,brickbats,baby jelly or Charcoal. • Charcoal , apart from draining excess water ,retains the moisture for plants
- 18. soil mix • Terrace/Containergarden soil mix consist of soil, manure, sand and coir pith and other inert material like purlite, vermiculate to add volume and hold moisture . • Soil mix consist of soil, manure, sand and coir pith
- 19. Treat the seed •Coriander seeds are crushed before they are sowed in the soil
- 20. Spread the seedson soil • A thick layer of seed to be spread over the soil
- 21. Cover it witha layer of soil • After the seeds are been spread they have to be covered with a layer of soil
- 22. Watering • Water thecontainer thoroughly
- 23. Select a sapling •Select a healthy sapling
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- 25. Watering • Water thesapling and keep it in the place with good sunlight
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