Urban agriculture involves cultivating, processing, and distributing food in and around cities. As populations grow and environmental impacts increase, urban agriculture can help address food security issues by producing food closer to populations. Urban agriculture takes many forms, from micro-farming in and around homes, to community gardens, institutional gardens, and various small-scale commercial farms raising plants, livestock, and fish. It is a creative solution to challenges cities face in feeding their residents.

1. Urban AgricultureUrban agricultureis the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing Food in or around villages, towns or cities.

2. The U.N. says we will need to produce 70% more food by 2050 or risk starving hundreds of millions of people

3. What To Do.. What To Do…The Re-Birth of Urban Agriculture…We are faced with growing populationsGrowing Expense of BiofuelEnvironmental ImpactFood Deserts Within CitiesThese Things Directly Impact the Quality of Life for the People Who Live in Cities

4. Types of Urban AgricultureMicro-Farming In and Around the HouseCommunity GardensInstitutional GardensSmall Scale Commercial Horticultural Based FarmsSmall Scale Commercial Livestock and Fish-FarmingSmall Scale Specialist ProducersLarge Scale Agro-BusinessMulti-Functional FarmsUrban Agriculture Is a Tribute to Human Ingenuity and Creativity!

5. Micro-Farming In and Around Living SpaceThis would include all types of gardeningRoof GardensContainer GardeningRaised Bed Traditional

6. Community GardensPlots of Land Used for Growing FoodThat Are Located Away From Where the Farmer Lives

7. Institutional GardensSchools, Churches, even PrisonsAny Institution that grows food

8. Small Scale Commercial Horticultural Based FarmsPlant Based Growing Operation

9. Small Scale Commercial Livestock and Fish-FarmingChickens, Bee’s, GoatsTilapia, Perch, Trout

10. Small Scale Specialist ProducersNiche Market’s

11. Large Scale Agro-BusinessBrings Large Amounts of Food to Dense Urban Populations

12. Multi-Functional Farms

13. It Is Essential That We Change Our Paradigms Of the Traditional Farmer… To Embrace Our Future…