For the purposes of this project, “Urban Agriculture” has been broadly defined to include any of the following practices, purposes, and locations.
Practices:
gardening
farming
animal husbandry
beekeeping
aquaculture
agroforestry
orchards and fruit trees
composting
permaculture & food forests
water harvesting and conservation
artistic and/or cultural expression related to agriculture, horticulture, or food systems
mobile farmers’ markets
garden stands
farmers markets and CSAs
food cooperatives
commercial kitchens for local food production
food trucks (serving locally produced food)
With the intent to prove one or more of the following benefits or purposes:
food production, processing and/or distribution
herbal and medicinal production
therapy
community building
urban wildlife habitat enhancement
demonstration and education
community health and nutrition
cultural enrichment
local economic development
Spaces for urban agriculture can be located, but are not limited to the following publicly and privately owned landscape types:
residential yards
public parks and open space
parking lots
vacant lots
alleyways
Right-of-way landscape areas such as parkways and medians
school grounds
rooftops
balconies
vertical surfaces (walls)
interior spaces such as greenhouses and/or hoophouses
drainage areas / ponds
vehicles for mobile markets, food trucks, other related services
Urban Ag in Action
The map below shows the existing gardens at Albuquerque Public School facilities. Also check out the Falling Fruit map, which has locations of fruit trees around the world!