Urban farming in Taiwan
9 citizen-driven urban farms recorded in Taiwan. Each entry documents who runs it, how the land is held, and where the information came from — nothing is listed without a source.
Taipei Garden City Initiative (Tianyuan Chengshi)
TWTaipei, Taiwan
Taipei's citywide urban-farming policy launched in 2015 under Mayor Ko Wen-je. Through four garden types-community, school, rooftop and allotment-it converts scattered vacant spaces across the city into edible green infrastructure.
doed.gov.taipei+2
Jin'an Li Rooftop Garden and Rainwater Park, Da'an District, Taipei
TWTaipei, Taiwan
A flagship neighborhood-level case of the Garden City program, where Jin'an Li residents turned neglected spaces into three green sites-a rooftop vegetable garden, a rainwater farm and a corner herb garden-while weaving in local history and creative placemaking.
peopo.org+1
Jiuzhuang Community Garden, Nangang District, Taipei
TWTaipei, Taiwan
In Nangang's Jiuzhuang, residents transformed a neglected, dumping-prone plaza into a community garden. It is the subject of an academic case study (Sustainability journal) on how community gardens support urban health and well-being.
mdpi.com
New Taipei Participatory Rooftop Farm and Ecological Greening Program
TWNew Taipei, Taiwan
Launched in 2015 as Taiwan's first 'participatory rooftop farm' scheme, where community residents jointly maintain green roofs, strengthening local cohesion while practicing low-carbon living. The Dongying Li activity center in Yingge District is a flagship site.
epd.ntpc.gov.tw+1
New Taipei Citizen Farms (Shimin Nongyuan)
TWNew Taipei, Taiwan
New Taipei's citizen farms give urban dwellers a place to experience farming. Set up by subsidising farmers' associations in five districts-Yingge, Shulin, Xindian, Tucheng and Tamsui-they have been well received.
agriculture.ntpc.gov.tw+1
Kaohsiung Nanqu Senior Citizen Farm (Lushili Garden)
TWKaohsiung, Taiwan
Responding to an ageing society, the city's Social Affairs Bureau established this senior citizen farm in the Xincaoya settlement. Elders grow vegetables organically, reconnecting with nature to maintain body and mind and deepen social interaction-a welfare-oriented urban farm.
socbu.kcg.gov.tw+2
Taichung School Food-and-Farming Education and Rooftop Garden Program
TWTaichung, Taiwan
A food-and-farming education program in which space-constrained urban schools in Taichung creatively set up campus gardens on rooftops, concrete planters and movable beds to teach children about farming and food, built on the 'Taichung School Food-and-Farming Education Comprehensive Plan (2017-2019)'.
taichung.gov.tw+1
Houbi Food-and-Farming Education Field, Tainan (Pu-yu Cultural & Educational Association)
TWTainan, Taiwan
A food-and-farming education effort started by returning youth in Houbi, Tainan. They grow diverse rice and vegetables in an experimental field as teaching material and founded the Taiwan Pu-yu Cultural and Educational Development Association to support young people in toxin-free farming.
sstainan.com
Taipei Campus Agriculture and Community Gardens
TWTaipei, Taiwan
University-community partnership addressing urban food security through campus and neighborhood agriculture with participatory research
mdpi.com
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