A venue for events
A place that gives people a reason to gather
Workshops, markets and harvest festivals make the farm a stage that gives people a reason to gather. Event income and venue rental are also realistic revenue streams that sustain operations.
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Cases where this shows up
Makiyama Kleingarten
JPOkayama, Okayama, Japan
An Okayama City citizen farm of about 7 hectares and 484 plots that serves as a place to connect with the soil and deepen understanding of farming and food. Year-round events such as the open-air market, farming experiences and a harvest festival make it a community hub linking users and locals.
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Yokodai Danchi 'Future of Danchi' project (MUJI×UR, community spaces)
JPYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
A flagship of UR's 'Future of Danchi' project at Yokodai Chuo Danchi in Isogo Ward, Yokohama. Directed by architect Kengo Kuma and creative director Kashiwa Sato, it renewed facades, plazas, small parks and the meeting hall, regenerating outdoor space and daily life through resident workshops (the Kamome Project), a community cafe and planting and markets.
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Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm
USNew York, United States
NYC's largest rooftop farm spanning 5.6 acres across three locations (Astoria, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Sunset Park). Produces 80,000+ lbs of organic vegetables annually and manages 40+ honey bee hives. Operates CSA, farmers markets, restaurant supply, and wedding/event venue. Equitable Distribution Program ensures ~60% of yield reaches low-income New Yorkers at no or reduced cost.
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Senkawa Community Garden (Toshima)
JPToshima, Tokyo, Japan
Opened June 2026 by Toshima Ward and DAIKEN on a former school-pool site. In a dense ward without farms, unused land becomes a shared multi-generation garden for social connection, food education and easy growing—not plot rental.
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Green Park TOGOSHI by grow
JPShinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Opened April 2026 on a former condo lot in Togoshi, Shinagawa. About 330㎡ split into farm and plaza uses Plantio grow’s shared cultivation and IoT support as a neighbourhood courtyard. Membership filled quickly; the project is building shop-street ties and a local gathering place.
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Hoshinotani Danchi (Hatamusubi rental garden)
JPZama, Kanagawa, Japan
A 1960s Odakyu company-housing complex by Zama station, regenerated in 2015 into a mix of rentals, municipal housing and a childcare-support center. Its central plaza holds the guidance-supported 'Hatamusubi' rental garden and a dog run, aiming to be housing open to the community that links people, nature and town.
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Supporting research
Festival de la Cosecha 2026
A municipal announcement for the 2026 Harvest Festival (Festival de la Cosecha), organized by the Municipalidad de Providencia in Santiago, Chile. The free family event runs from 10:00 to 18:00 on June 20, 2026, at the Espacio Verde Urbano on Padre Mariano 140, featuring a producer market of seasonal vegetables, seeds, and artisanal products, live cooking demonstrations, a home garden workshop, puppet shows, a giant squash competition, and musical performances.
Municipalidad de Providencia · 2026 · Municipalidad de Providencia
Veganic farming at the Montreal Vegan Festival
Stephane Groleau gave a talk on Urban Vegan Agriculture at the Montreal Vegan Festival on November 6, 2016. The event also featured an information booth on veganic agriculture. The talk highlighted that growing food in cities without animal exploitation is possible, despite urban agriculture often relying on such practices.
Stéphane Stéphane · 2016 · goveganic.net
Physically apart but socially connected: Lessons in social resilience from community gardening during the COVID-19 pandemic
A survey of 90 Edmonton community gardens; gardeners missed social events like pot-lucks and harvest fests yet reported that gardens provided social resilience during the pandemic.
· 2022 · Landscape and Urban Planning
Pop‐up publics: Temporary publicness at the Auckland Night Markets
This study examines how temporary urbanism contributes to the production of publicness, focusing on the Auckland Night Markets in New Zealand. It discusses how these events generate publicness through the attendees' experiences, control practices, and spatial configuration. The findings support the view of public space and publicness as pluralistic and dynamic.
Mitchell Klein, Bethany Cox, Kelsie Tuck et al. · 2021 · New Zealand Geographer