European sustainable cities platform : urban farm project

• WELCOME TO THE EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE CITIES PLATFORM
• In a sustainable city, all decisions taken are based on an evaluation of whether their consequences will be beneficial to sustainable development within the city.

A Green Legacy

• There is often an assumption that agriculture is something that takes part away from the city. Dublin’s Urban Farm, along with other initiatives throughout the world, shows that city spaces are also feasible for food production.
• At a time when many people are questioning the origin of the food available for purchase, the volunteers at Urban Farm make food as “local” and as sustainable as possible.
• But as well as sustainable food production, the Urban Farm demonstrates that agriculture can be a social and educational process. The Urban Farm is about more than immediate food production, it is about individuals in the community coming together to create a valuable resource and green legacy for future Dublin citizens.....read more here

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