# Futuristic City Farms The Agricultural Urbanism Concept May Just Eliminate the Supermarket By Alex Scott | Published 2010-03-17 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/agricultural-urbanism References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/16/massive-agricultural-urbanism/) 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 79% | Activity: 60% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Urban Food Ecosystems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/living-sphere.md) - [Architecture-Inspired Indoor Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegetment-vegetable-cultivator.md) - [Expansive Local Vertical Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/onefarm-vertical-farm.md) - [Automated Commercial Kitchen Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instafarm.md) - [Modern Indoor Farm Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indoor-farm-stand.md) - [Minimalist Indoor Gardening Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balconyfarm-pot.md) - [Haute Hydroponic Gardening Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oasis-smart-farm.md) - [App Controlled Indoor Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydroponic-farm.md) - [Enclosed Vertical Farms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-1.md)