Urban Farm DB

Urban farming in Denmark

6 citizen-driven urban farms recorded in Denmark. Each entry documents who runs it, how the land is held, and where the information came from — nothing is listed without a source.

Rooftop
2014

ØsterGRO

DKCopenhagen, Denmark

An organic farm on a rooftop above the concrete city. Begun in 2014, it pairs a CSA with citizen participation to shorten the distance between city and countryside.

CommunityFood educationBiodiversity+2

oestergro.dk+1

Vacant lot
Interim use2019

Øens Have (Refshaleøen Urban Farm)

DKCopenhagen, Denmark

A vacant plot in Copenhagen's former industrial district of Refshaleøen transformed into one of Scandinavia's largest urban farms. Integrating fields, bees and chickens with a restaurant, it models regenerative agriculture and food experiences in the city, carrying forward the ØsterGro legacy of connecting people and nature through farming and food.

CommunityOrganic cycleFood education+2

oenshave.dk+2

Building interior
2020

Nordic Harvest

DKTaastrup, Denmark

A 14-storey, wind-powered indoor vertical farm near Copenhagen, among Europe's largest.

Organic cycle

yeshealthgroup.com+1

Rooftop
2011

DYRK Nørrebro Copenhagen

DKCopenhagen, Denmark

Organic rooftop garden opened in March 2011 on Blågårds School in Nørrebro. Copenhagen was named European Green Capital in 2014, and now has active urban agriculture and colony garden culture, with emerging technologies like vertical farming.

CommunityFood educationOrganic cycle+1

gradynewsource.uga.edu+1

Rooftop
2014

ØsterGRO Rooftop Farm

DKCopenhagen, Denmark

Denmark's first rooftop farm, opened in 2014 atop a former car-auction house in Copenhagen's Østerbro district. With a 600 m² organic growing area plus a greenhouse, henhouse and beehives, it connects food and nature in the heart of the city through a CSA and volunteers.

CommunityOrganic cycleBiodiversity+1

wonderfulcopenhagen.com+1

Rooftop
2014

ØsterGRO (Copenhagen)

DKCopenhagen, Denmark

Denmark's first rooftop farm, built atop a five-storey former car-auction building. Run as a CSA in which citizens invest and participate, with an on-site restaurant serving the harvest.

Organic cycleCommunityFood education+3

oestergro.dk+1

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