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Urban agriculture

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food security
condition related to the supply and availability of food, and individuals' access to it
green roof
roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane.
urban agriculture
agriculture in urban environments
vertical farming
practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers
guerrilla gardening
act of gardening on land that the gardeners do not have the legal rights to cultivate
allotment
plot of land sub-divided into smaller parcels for individual, non-commercial gardening or growing of food plants
roof garden
planted area on the top covering of a building
community-supported agriculture
socioeconomic model of agriculture and food distribution
green wall
form of building greening
market garden
relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops
Intercropping
thumb|upright=1.2|Coconut and Mexican marigold, a multilayer cropping in India
transition town
grassroot community projects that aim to increase self-sufficiency
victory garden
vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences or public parks in many countries during World War I and World War II
Ecological sanitation
approach to sanitation provision which aims to safely reuse excreta in agriculture
hanging garden
artistic garden or small urban farm that is attached to or built on a wall
urban horticulture
study of the relationship between plants and the urban environment
World Naked Gardening Day
annual international event
container gardening
potbound shrub
flower box
planter or box container for flowers, plants
window box
type of flower container
Urban beekeeping
practice of keeping bee colonies in urban areas
The Garden
2008 American documentary film directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy
grow box
partially or completely enclosed system for raising plants indoors or in small areas
Sub-irrigated planter
type of gardening container
Jesse Collings
British politician (1831–1920)
ornamental farm
Urban reforestation
Planting of trees in urban environments