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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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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Oota From Your Thota / Garden City Farmers
INBengaluru, India
A Bengaluru organic terrace-gardening movement begun in 2011 that runs recurring events to spread rooftop food growing among urban dwellers. It brings seeds, saplings, compost, tools and know-how together in one place with demonstrations and consultations.
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coton Nakasemba
JPOsaka, Japan
An approximately 153-square-meter urban community garden opened beside Kuho Park in Osaka's Semba district in March 2025. Its name draws on 'coton' (cotton) and 'co + on', evoking Semba's textile-industry heritage and a wish for soft, cotton-like human connections.
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Supporting research
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
City soils, city souls: Urban Agriculture Contribution (New European Bauhaus Online Satellite Event 2026)
This presentation compiles insights, case studies, and strategic models from the "City Soils, City Souls: Urban Agriculture Contribution" workshop, an official New European Bauhaus satellite event. It merges findings from the Horizon Europe FOODCITYBOOST project and other EU initiatives to outline data-driven, community-led strategies for combating urban sprawl, revitalizing peri-urban land, and building circular food systems in European cities.
Pierre Chopin, Anton Parisi, Paola Clerino et al. · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
A Espiral de Ervas como dispositivo estético-educacional, inspirando o cultivo urbano e a consciência ambiental
An experiment conducted in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, between 2016 and 2019, involved over 40 events focused on constructing spiral herb beds in various city neighborhoods. These events, structured as permacultural workshops, aimed to transmit knowledge and stimulate knowledge exchange among participants. Lectures covered topics such as agroecology, urban agriculture, ancestral peoples, and community gardens, using technical, popular, and artistic languages to engage diverse audiences.
Fernando Marcelo Cardozo, Ramiro Bastos · 2020 · Cadernos de Agroecologia