Pemberdayaan Warga Perumahan Kosagrha RW 04 Kelurahan Medokan Ayu-Rungkut Surabaya Melalui Pemanfaatan Lahan Tidur Menjadi Kebun Produktif Berbasis Urban Farming

Urban Farm DB summary

A community-engagement project in the Kosagrha housing complex, RW 04, Medokan Ayu-Rungkut ward, Surabaya, Indonesia, that converted neglected public/social land (fasum/fasos), previously overgrown with scrub, into productive urban farming plots. The Participatory Action with Training and Demonstration (PAW-TD) method involved residents in every stage — site identification, theoretical and practical training, and collaborative demonstration-plot setup. Two idle land sites were successfully transformed into productive gardens, with notable capacity gains for the "Kosagrha Lestari" farmer group in cultivation technique, composting, and pest control. Reported outcomes include strengthened household food security, economic value from savings and group treasury funds generated by harvest surpluses, and improved social cohesion and neighborhood aesthetics.