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Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Benefits of Roof Top Farming Roof top farming is the cultivation of produce and other crops on the roof of…

Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Benefits of Raised Beds A raised bed is a bed that has been raised above the surface of the ground…

Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Season Extension Structures such as row covers, low and high tunnels, cold frames and greenhouses are ways that urban farmers…

Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Climate Considerations Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF) states that globally, cities produce about 70 percent of…

Return to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Air Pollution Because airborne heavy metals and particulates are not likely to be absorbed by plants through their leaves, urban…

Return to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Mitigation vs. Remediation This factsheet outlines both mitigation and remediation strategies for dealing with contaminated soils.  Mitigation (coping) strategies involve…

Return to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Contamination in Urban Soils Farmers wanting to cultivate unfarmed urban soils should be aware of possible soil contamination, whether by…

Return to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Blacktop, Concrete, and Structure Removal Farmers will often have to deal with existing blacktop and concrete surfaces when preparing vacant…

Return to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Land Access Lack of accessible land can be one of the greatest constraints to urban farming, and finding growing space…

Return to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Urban farms require community participation and buy-in to survive and thrive. Without community buy-in, community and commercial farmers can be…