Urban Farm DB

Urban farming in Indonesia

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

Vacant lot
Interim use2010

Indonesia Berkebun (National Community Gardening Movement)

IDJakarta, Indonesia

Originated as 'Jakarta Berkebun' from an October 2010 Twitter call by architect Ridwan Kamil and collaborators. The first planting on 20 February 2011 drew about 150 people, and the movement spread to 14 cities within six months, becoming a national urban-farming community network.

CommunityFood educationDIY+1

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Community garden
2020

Buruan SAE (Bandung Integrated Urban Farming)

IDBandung, Indonesia

Launched by Bandung in 2020, 'Buruan SAE' (Sundanese for 'good yard') is an integrated urban-farming programme combining vegetables, livestock, fishery, medicinal plants and organic-waste composting. By 2022 it had grown to 335 groups across 151 villages.

CommunityCompostOrganic cycle+1

buruansae.bandung.go.id+1

Gap space
2005

Kampung Sayur Bausasran (Vegetable Village)

IDYogyakarta, Indonesia

In the dense Bausasran neighbourhood ~500 m from Yogyakarta's Malioboro centre, urban farming grew out of the 2005 Proklim (climate village) programme. Using tiny plots and alleyways, residents grow diverse vegetables (cauliflower, lettuce, chili, eggplant, etc.) organically.

CommunityCompostFood education+1

kesra.jogjakota.go.id+1

Community garden
2011

Surabaya Urban Farming Programme (Kampung Sayur)

IDSurabaya, Indonesia

A city-driven urban-farming programme. Through frameworks such as 'KASUR BOYO' (Kampung Sayur Suroboyo), the DKPP supports residents across kampungs in producing vegetables, fruit, fish and livestock on limited urban space for food security, greening and organic-waste management.

CommunityCompostFood education+1

dkpp.surabaya.go.id+1

Gap space
2020

Jakarta 'Gang Hijau' (Green Alley) Neighbourhood Gardens

IDJakarta, Indonesia

The 'Gang Hijau' (Green Alley) movement greens and cultivates the narrow alleys of Jakarta's dense neighbourhoods. In areas like RW 16 Tomang, residents built nutrition gardens and a 'Hijau Lestari' sustainable-food zone. The programme grew from ~150 alleys to nearly 600 city-wide, with about 200 in North Jakarta.

CommunityCompostOrganic cycle+1

barat.jakarta.go.id+1

Community garden
2017

RPTRA Kalijodo Urban Farming Garden

IDJakarta, Indonesia

Built on the regenerated former red-light district of Kalijodo, this Child-Friendly Integrated Public Space (RPTRA) hosts an urban-farming garden where children learn cultivation and conservation, serving as a space for resident food security and land-use education. Other RPTRA such as Taman Anggrek run similar urban farming.

CommunityFood educationDIY

barat.jakarta.go.id+1

Gap space
2012

Kampung Glintung Go Green (3G)

IDMalang, Indonesia

Launched in February 2012 by RW 23 leader Bambang Irianto in Malang's Purwantoro area, 'Glintung Go Green (3G)' is a resident movement that transformed a flood-prone, crime- and sanitation-challenged kampung through alley-wall gardens, vertical farming and water-infiltration wells, achieving food security and environmental improvement.

CommunityBiodiversityDIY+1

mongabay.co.id+1

Gap space
2014

Lorong Garden (Longgar)

IDMakassar, Indonesia

Launched in 2014 by Makassar mayor Danny Pomanto, the 'Lorong Garden (Longgar)' flagship programme had residents—especially women—use the city's narrow alleys (described as the cells of the city) to grow ornamental and food plants, transforming them into clean, green spaces. It later evolved into 'Lorong Wisata'.

CommunityWelfareFood education+1

makassar.terkini.id+1

Community garden
2018

Jakarta Urban Greening Community Gardens

IDJakarta, Indonesia

Urban greening community gardens in Jakarta using tactical urbanism. 12 communities in South Kebayoran Lama implementing and operating urban farms. Seruni Indah Farmers Group supports over 3,500 residents.

CommunityFood educationDIY+1

mdpi.com

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