You can't get more organic than by growing the food yourself but unfortunately, most people who live in the city don't have that luxury. Instead, you are forced to pay a premium for quality food. There is, however, a concept called Agricultural Urbanism that may change all that in the future.
Basically, the idea of Agricultural Urbanism is community-based farming on a grand scale. Each urban district will have one of these mega-structures which allows citizens to grow their own crops as well as sell off the surplus to help with their incomes. The building itself will have many terraces dedicated to a variety of vegetables and be built to allow the maximum amount of sunlight to reach the plants.
What's Driving This Trend
- Agricultural Urbanism
- The idea of community-based farming on a grand scale allows citizens to grow their crops and sell them off to help with their income and eliminate the supermarket.
- Vertical Farming
- The creation of mega-structures with many terraces dedicated to a variety of vegetables and built to allow the maximum amount of sunlight to reach the plants is revolutionizing urban farming.
- Hyper-local Food
- Futuristic city farms promoting community-based farming on a grand scale are enabling people to grow and consume hyper-local food in urban areas.
Who This Affects Most
- Real Estate
- The creation of mega-structures dedicated to urban farming requires novel use of real estate and re-imagining architectural design.
- Agriculture and Farming
- The concept of urban farming offers potential for large scale enterprise and efficient use of resources in agriculture and farming.
- Food and Beverage
- The emergence of hyper-local food from futuristic city farms is disrupting traditional food and beverage supply chains.
