Freightliners City Farm (Islington, London)
London, United Kingdom · Operator: Freightliners City Farm（登録慈善団体 No. 1014216）
Overview
An urban farm started in 1972 by Sandy Wheeler on a Freightliners goods yard in York Way, relocated in 1978 to Lower Holloway, Islington, when the original site was needed for council housing. It has an ornamental garden, vegetable, herb and fruit gardens, and an animal village.
Citizen participation
Run as a community-organised charity, giving urban children the chance to see and interact with animals they would not otherwise meet.
Operating model
Funded by the council and by donations, with an on-site farm shop and café.
Impact
The only urban farm in the borough, it keeps farming and animals present in a densely built-up part of London.
Land tenure
Crops
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Scale
5,000 m² — 約0.5ha。1978年に現在のロウアー・ホロウェイの敷地へ移転し、1988年に専用の農場建物が建てられた。
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