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What is Urban Agriculture?

Urban agriculture is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town, or city.[1] Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, and horticulture. These activities also occur in peri-urban areas as well

Why Grow your own food?

People grow thier own food for a veriety of reasons, some to save money, some to avoid chemicals, while others grow thier own food because they want an absaloutle fresh source of food.

Urban Agriculture is more than a source of diner, it is an orginized way to grow food while keeping natural elements in mind such as the soil, the animals inhabits and more, Urban agriculture influnces the food security, community Awarenss Education and community cpontribution.

A feeling of independence is also emerged from Urban Agriculutre, its a life skill to learn how to grow and survive in any community in addition of having the knoweldge of what can be grown depending on the climate, also considering communities and countries that rely on transportated products to fill thier needs such as the United States and Canada, a local agriculture system is highly needed.

Imagine for a moment that you needed to go shopping for fresh produce and insted of going to a retail giant like walmart or hyvee, that recieve thier produce at the best within 3-5 days. rather from a local supported urban agricultural farm of food producer.