March 19th, 2025
Urban agriculture is redefining the way cities utilize land, transforming vacant lots, rooftops, and vertical farms into thriving new hubs of local food production, social interaction, and environmental resilience. From community gardens to food forests, cities are leveraging urban agriculture to address food insecurity, promote biodiversity, and enhance climate adaptation.
For local governments, investing in urban agriculture goes beyond food production; it’s about experimentation, preserving gastronomic heritage, creating greener and healthier urban spaces and strengthening the local agricultural economy.
🌍 Leading examples of urban agriculture in action:
✔️️ France’s Terres en Ville – A national network uniting cities and farmers to preserve peri-urban agriculture through education, planning, policy, and collaboration.
✔️️ Philadelphia’s Urban Agriculture Plan – A road-map for developing a resilient local food system and urban agricultural economy.
✔️️ Boston’s Food Forest Coalition – An innovative community land management model transforming vacant urban spaces into edible landscaped, prioritizing vulnerable neighborhoods.
📖 Discover how cities are using urban agriculture to drive positive change.