These urban farming projects have been created to subsidize farmers feeding cities. The demand for fresh food is constantly increasing, which has forced these organizations and campaigns to take matters into their own hands.
When looking for fresh produce in a highly populated urban area, most people flock to big commercial grocery stores. But often times, the groceries we get from supermarkets have been shipped from all over the world, making it costly and un-environmentally friendly. If you're looking to get the freshest fruits and veggies you can try farmers markets and local produce shops, but the most efficient way to get your greens is to grow them yourself.
These urban farming projects are transforming city spaces into eco-friendly produce-producing oases.
26 Urban Farming Projects
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High-Rise Parks
Vertical City in Mexico City Designed to Help Reduce Smog
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Urban Farming Partnerships
BrightFarms Takes Downtown Gardening to New Levels
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Tubular Fish Farming
Fin's Labyrinth is Home to Fresh Seafood in the City
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Futuristic City Farms
The Agricultural Urbanism Concept May Just Eliminate the Supermarket
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Impossible Aeroponic Gardening
This AeroFarm Indoor Garden Uses No Sunlight, Soil, or Pesticides
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Photosynthesizing Skyscrapers
Breath Green is a Living Lung that Improves the Health of the City
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Helium-Filled Farmchitecture
The Farm{air} Concept Relocates Agricultural Infrastructure Up
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Urban Foraging
Eating Local Goes Inner City As Pedestrians Pluck Food From Trees
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Urban Beekeeping
Rooftop of Toronto's Fairmont Royal York Hotel Is A Hive Heaven
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City-Revitalizing Garden Installations
Terrains Vagues by David Lage Hopes to Bring Around Buffalo
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Cozy Countryside Campaigns
The SIXSIXSEVEN 2012 Collection Advertorial Features Luxe Wools
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Water Spanning Vertical Farms
Chetwood Architects' London Bridge Includes Futuristic Agriculture
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Grow-Your-Own Furniture
Werner Aisslinger Presented His Chair Farm Kit at Ventura Lambrate
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Geometric Garden Groves
The 'Urb Garden' is the Ultimate in Avant Gardening
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Online Farmer's Markets
Farmingo Lets You Buy Locally Grown Produce Online
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Attachable Urban Farms
The Clepsydra Urban Farm is Designed for Quick and Efficient Setup
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City-Friendly Chicken Coops
The Front Yard Coop Makes Urban Farming a Snap
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Shipping Container Agriculture
Freight Farms Provides a Method of Fresh Produce in Cities
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Vertical City Farms
The Dallas Skyfarm Brings Urban Farming to Texas
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Giant Orb Greenhouses
Plantagon Urban Farms Will Supply Fresh Produce in Geodesic Domes
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TV Station Farms
Urban F.@.m.i.n Joins City Gardening With Media Networks
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Local Fresh Food Locator
Local Harvest
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Vegetable Bicycling Campaigns
The Braise Local Food Ads Wholly Integrates Green Living
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Crafty Mobile Restaurants
The Urban Food Stall that Cooks Pig Heads to Perfection
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Two-Wheeled Drive Ins
The Bike-In-Theater Celebrates Biking and Summer in NYC
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Corporate Foods Collaborations
Grameen Danone Foods is an Example of What's to Come in Social Biz
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Eclectic Collage Campaigns
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Climbing Vine Condominiums
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Feather Turbine Ads
The Dow Chemical Company Campaign is Imaginatively Whimsical
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Fibrous Treetop Towers
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Acute Crystalline Architecture
The PAEA by Stefan Ritter Exudes Authority in Austria
Aquatic Floating Gardens
Physalia Provides Filtered Waters and Green Spaces
Hovering Basins
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Futuristic City Farms
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Opulent Oasis Editorials
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Lustrous Menswear Campaigns
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Bamboo Billboard Gardens
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Overgrown Pedestrian Overpasses
Issy les Moulineaux Promenade is a Natural Connection in Paris
Patchy Planted Murals
MOSStiles Make Vertical Gardening Modular
In-Store Gardens
The Agropolis Grocery Store Grows Produce On-Site
Photosynthesizing Skyscrapers
Breath Green is a Living Lung that Improves the Health of the City
Unbelievable Stop-Motion Ads
The MTV Balloons Commercial is Epically Poptastic
Utopic Eco Villages
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Honeycomb Agricultural Architecture
The London Tower Farm Aims to Feed its Inhabitants
Helium-Filled Farmchitecture
The Farm{air} Concept Relocates Agricultural Infrastructure Up
Psychedelic Spiky Structures
The Busan 360 Concept Embodies a Porcupine Profile
Mondrian Deskscaping
Haute Culture Mini Garden Puts a Square of Roots on Your Office Desk
Organic Field Photography
Jurgen Heckel's ‘Gras' Shows an Eco-Embrace
Crumpled Kitchens
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Sand Dollar Superstructures
Flat Tower Complements the Urban Landscape by Covering it
Trekkie Kitchenware
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Expressive Suited Shoots
The Crane Brothers Fall/Winter 2012 Lookbook is Sharply Dressed
Eco-Friendly Hillside Homes
The Michael Jantzen Solar House Design is Aesthetically Pleasing
Sustainable Agricultural Tractors
The Deuterium is Designed for Safe and Sustainable Farming
Carbon-Cutting Urban Farms
Aberrant Agriculture Cultivates and Sells Produce On-Site
Solar-Powered Plant Pots
The Solar Planter Puts Gardening on Auto-Pilot
Kiddy Vegetable-Growing Kits
The Peat Gardening Kit Teaches Children the Importance of Fresh Foods
Arterial Gallery Architecture
The 'Uncaged' Whitney Museum Brings the Built World to Life
Leafy Living Towers
The Tree of Life Skyscraper Provides a Complete Setting for Human Existence
Squashed Golf Ball Galleries
The China Comic and Animation Museum is a Bubbly Building
Retail Reinventions
Mini Wedding Space, Tiny Drive-In At Manhattan Grand Opening
Climbing Honeycomb Agriculture
The Prague Vertical Farm is a Sustainable City Skyscraper
Water-Purifying Skyscrapers
The Jakarta Skyscraper Cleans up Flooded Slums
Multilevel Urban Landscapes
Horto in Urbs Reverses the City to Greenspace Ratio
Greenhouse Housing
The Growingcity Aims to Integrate Farming With Urban Living
Eco Gardening Pots
The Art Terre Sustainable Pots Make Gardening Even Greener
Urban Dumpster Gardening
Michael Bernstein's '10 Yard Forest' Uses Trash Cans
Vertical Gardening
This Aeroponic Garden is Food for Thought
Sci-Fi Carved Vegetables
Okistugu Kado Sculpts Star Wars Characters Out of Veggies
Leisurely Prepster Ads
The Interview Sarar Spring/Summer 2012 Campaign is Clean Cut
Uber Green Kitchens
The Faltazi 'Ekokook' is Modern and Resourceful
Farm Fuel Pickup Services
Bootstrap Compost Collects Kitchen Scraps From Homes and Cafes
11 Contemporary Chicken Coops
From Urban Hen Houses to Green Chicken Coops
Urban Awareness Gardens
Landgrab City in Hong Kong Teaches Lessons in Sustainability
Compost-Cutting Counters
'Kitchen Waste Management' Makes Cooking Clean-Up Easy
Colorful Creepy Crawlers
Mohamed Babu Captures Translucent Ants Changing Hue to Match Food
Sustainable Pyramid Agriculture
The Vertical Farm Project Could Chance The Face Of Farming Forever
Artificial Catchment Architecture
This Subnature New York Proposal Accrues Clean Water
Algae-Powered Building
The BIQ House Generates Both Energy and Shade for Those Residing Inside
Upcycled Hydroponic Gardens
The Grow Bottle Combines Style and Sustainability
Fruit-Impersonating Packaging
Pineapple Pastry Branding Takes Shape of the Tropical Treat
Programmable Planters
The Click and Grow Gives Life With Minimum Effort
One Euro Sneakers
Muhammad Yunus Collaborates With Adidas Third World Project
Freeway Farms
'Feeder' from Studio Gang Turns an Overpass into a Greenhouse Garden
Shopping Cart Farms
The Farm Proper Grows Groceries in Abandoned Shopping Carts
Mile-High Urban Farms
The Bionic Arch is the Latest Eco Project from Vincent Callebaut
Surreal Ballooning Architecture
Floating Olympic Complex Brings the Games to New Heights
Attachable Urban Farms
The Clepsydra Urban Farm is Designed for Quick and Efficient Setup
Neon Beverage Cans
The Zoda Energy Drink Boasts an Electrifying Package Design
Green Rapid Response Shelters
The Reaction Housing System Responds Quickly to Any Emergency
Agriculture Retail Stores
The London FARM: Shop Project is the World's First Farm in a Shop
Intricate Trellis Fences
PiantaLa by Andrea Rekalidis Invites Vines to Fill in the Partition
Food Desert Distributors
The Corbin Hill Road Farm Supplies Fresh Produce to Those in Need
Green-Friendly Lunch Packs
The Graze Reusable Sandwich Bags are an Eco Alternative to Plastic
Sasquatch Hair Ads
The Topcuts 2012 Campaign Appeals to Men's Sense of Self-Esteem
Green Chicken Coops
The Kippen House Features a Rooftop Garden
Portable Poultry Pens
Chicken Coops Made by Chicken Cribs are Easy to Move
Outdoor Block Installations
The Brick Garden by Pearce Brinkley Cease & Lee is Orderly Geometric
Cute Courier Gardens
Az & Mut Plants Green Life in Unconventional Pots
Techy Kitchen Tools
The iPhone-Inspired 'MyBrett' Cutting Board is Analog meets Digital
Self-Sustaining Future Farms
Oogst 1000 Wonderland Can Entertain Up to 1,000 People per Day
Compact Cooking Areas
The Studiomama Outdoor Kitchen for London Design Festival 2010
Manure-Powered Urban Farms
Gastropolis by All That is Solid Converts Methane Into Energy
Swanky Budget Lodging
Michelberger Hotel in Berlin is a Cash-Crunched Traveler's Dream
TV Station Farms
Urban F.@.m.i.n Joins City Gardening With Media Networks
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The Unreasonable Institute Spurs Social Enterprise Ventures
Sandcrawler-Like Structures
The Lucasfilm Animation Building is Inspired by Star Wars
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Nature Cable Decor
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Virtual Farming
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The Hopper Collection Upgrades the Classic Wooden Bench
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Starlite Urban Drive-in Theater Created by Volvo Brand
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Rolling Power Units
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Eating Utensils for Gardeners
Amazing 'Soil Cutlery' by Vladimir Rachev
Diaper Farming
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String Gardens
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Folding Vertical Gardens
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Organic Food Finders
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Part Two
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