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DEFINITION
Use of undeveloped urban land as food production.

AKA
inner city farming, urban horticulture, community garden, rooftop gardens

RELATED FUNCTIONS
social system and metabolic system

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Areas categorized as urban food production are not for individual family or tennant use. These areas are intended for propagation in the most dense form. In other words grow as much food in a given site as biologically possible and safe and sustainable. This food will then be donated or sold to food banks and other charitable organizations. Under the usual circumstances very small plots of land are available for propagation.

ILLUSTRATION
Urban agriculture - Green Infrastructure Wiki

The Science Barge in New York


CASE STUDIES
Alleycat acres Seattle, WA

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Overview
City Farms News
Edible Cities - A report of a visit to urban agriculture projects in the U.S.A.
Urban agriculture news
RUAF website


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