Traditionally, the United States has imported most of its food supply from many different countries. Shipping food from all over the world can get expensive and especially when the world is in a recession prices are even higher. Urban farming is a new movement that is being introduced to counter the rise in high produce prices. It started in a small German town and has spread to the United States and China. The best solution for most cities is to use hydroponics, growing the plants in water out of synthesis fiber pots. Urban farming gives a person the ability to grow their own food and to reuse some resources like water and wasted space. It cost some money to start up but scientist say that you will make that money back in how much you will save. “You could produce around 40 tons of vegetables a year on 1,000 square meter rooftop.” - Volkmar Keuter Other advantages include using less pesticides and space than traditional farming.
Unban farming is a new type of sustainable development that tries to solve some of the worlds current environmental problems. It takes the focus off of globalization and the use of local and community resources. Urban farming uses less environmental resources and does not strip the land of nature minerals and other resources when large monocultures of crops are produced. Urban farmers do not use as many harmful pesticides and herbicides and the air is not being as polluted because we are not shipping half way across the world. This allows environmental resources that can be used for other things. Urban farming also stimulates the economy because the government would not have to spend so much money on importing the food for all over the world.
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