Farming Inna Di City, Jones Town (Kingston, Jamaica)
Kingston (Jones Town), Jamaica · Operator: Jones Town Baptist Church／Jamaica Baptist Union Mission Agency（JBUMA）
Overview
A church-led urban farming project launched on 28 January 2010 in Jones Town, an inner-city area of Kingston. An abandoned, derelict housing-development lot was turned into cultivated ground, returning idle city land to green use, with the church taking on job creation in the neighbourhood as part of the work.
Citizen participation
Rev. Doreen Wynter and her team at Jones Town Baptist lead the work, drawing in unemployed and underoccupied residents of the community to build the plots, alongside members of the parent congregation, Bethel Baptist.
Operating model
A five-year initiative backed by JBUMA and the Bethel Baptist congregation, staged in two phases — field crops first, then greenhouses and fish rearing — with the aim of creating work in the community. No breakdown of running costs has been published.
Impact
Space that had been idle and derelict became green, and the project opened up work for local residents. Years have passed since it began, and its current status is unverified.
Land tenure
Crops
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Scale
放置され廃墟になっていた住宅開発用地の跡地
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