Metro Farm (Sangdo Station)
Seoul, South Korea · Operator: Farm8 with Seoul Metropolitan Government
Overview
South Korea's first smart 'Metro Farm' in idle space at Sangdo Station on Seoul Subway Line 7.
Citizen participation
Commuters buy and experience the produce at an adjoining cafe; the glass-walled farm shows the growing process
Operating model
Smart farm using idle subway space; harvest feeds the adjacent cafe's salads and smoothies
Impact
A model for reusing dead station space for urban farming, replicated across several Seoul stations.
Crops
- microgreens
- sprouts
- salad greens
- edible flowers
Scale
394 m² — 地下鉄駅構内394m2・日産約30kg / 394 m2 inside a subway station, ~30 kg/day
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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