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Introduction to Urban Farming Organic Agriculture Production NCII Training and Workshop in Urban Agriculture  URBAN FARMING is the practice of growing, processing, and producing food in cities.  URBAN FARMING adds and protects green space in neighborhoods, offerin...

Introduction to Urban Farming Organic Agriculture Production NCII Training and Workshop in Urban Agriculture  URBAN FARMING is the practice of growing, processing, and producing food in cities.  URBAN FARMING adds and protects green space in neighborhoods, offering opportunities for residents to come together, enhancing links, and fostering neighborhood solidarity.  Benefits of Urban Farming ✔ Boost Food Security ✔ Lessen the anxiety ✔ Ensures healthy living  Scope of Urban Farming  School Garden School gardens are a perfect way to use the schoolyard as a laboratory, to reconnect students with the natural environment and the true source of their food, and to teach them important farming and agriculture ideas and skills that integrate with a variety of topics, as well as a variety of educational goals, including personal and so on.  Edible Garden The edible garden is a garden containing herbs, vegetables, seeds, berries, and plants that you can consume. It doesn't have to be very big. Your garden can start small with a few pots and containers, or even a window box with a few herbs.  Rooftop Garden is the cultivation of various food crops on the roof of houses, typically in urban areas where there is no sufficient agricultural space.  Community Garden Community gardens are part of a shared environment. They make it possible for many people to enjoy a resource – in this case, land for planting – that they can't manage on their own.  Vertical Garden the method of producing vegetables in layers that are vertically stacked. Using skyscraper-like designs and precision agriculture procedures, the system assists mountaintop settlements, deserts, and cities in growing various varieties of fruits and vegetables. Urban gardening guarantees the consumption of healthy foods that are predominantly organic, “home- grown,” and free of artificial fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides. The #GrowQC Program goes beyond setting-up more urban farms but hopes to achieve a food secure and self-reliant city through the development of better food systems, establishment of possible agricultural zones, and food zones, and achieve SDG#2: Zero Hunger. Sunlight is crucial, make sure that you find a place where the plant has access to at least 6 to 8 hours of sunlight a day. Plants can be grown on the roof (with permission of course), window boxes, patios, as well as from balconies with hanging baskets. Remember to water your garden! It is important that you soak the entire container each time you water but ensure that you do not over water and dump out any excess water in the saucer under the plant to prevent root rot. Soil depth is key, shallow rooted plants require at least 6 inches of soil depth if they are under 1 foot tall, whereas deeper rooted plants need at least 1 foot of soil depth. Drainage is important to remember because the plants are potted so the water can escape, so make sure that your chosen pot has drainage holes. Soil content is vital, it is best to stick to a potting soil instead of soil from the ground because potting soil is lighter and drains excess water better. The great thing about a urban farm or community garden is that no one person has all the responsibility. Every member of the group that planned the garden contributes their skills to get it started. If you are in charge of identifying the urban gardening supplies you will need, take into account the size and overall design of the garden. Obviously, you’ll need more tools for urban gardens that are large than or those that are small. The first thing to consider is soil since nothing grows without soil. Evaluate the condition of the soil at your proposed garden site. Often the soil of abandoned property is compacted to the point where you’ll need to include on your list of urban gardening supplies the following: Rototillers Shovels Spades The End!!