Rural architecture and rural design

Urban Farm DB summary

An essay on land use and food security amid global urbanization describes how the growth of larger farms has strained small rural towns, while small specialty farms near large cities have emerged as a lifestyle choice, providing fresh food through community supported agriculture (CSA) arrangements in which urban residents contract directly with CSA farmers. It also describes community gardens being established on vacant public land in existing urban neighborhoods as part of this fresh-food movement. No empirical study data are presented.