What Is It?
Growing food in the city is called this.
Urban Farming/Urban Agriculture
Instead of throwing away food scraps, you can turn them into this to feed plants.
Compost
This food group includes apples, bananas, and berries.
Fruit
This is one major reason people in cities don’t grow their own food, even if they want to.
Lack of Space
Growing your own food can save this.
Money
This is what you plant in the ground to grow food.
Seed
Collecting rain in a barrel or tank helps save this natural resource.
Water
This drink is better for your body than soda or sugary juices.
Water
True or False: Cities are always cooler than the countryside because of all the buildings.
False
Urban farming can give people more control over what they eat. This is known as ____________.
Food Sovereignty/Freedom over food
You eat this part of the plant—like lettuce, tomatoes, or carrots.
Vegetable
This type of system grows plants without soil and uses much less water than traditional farming.
Hydroponics
A healthy diet includes eating many different kinds of these.
Fruits and Vegetables
You see someone turning an old alley into a garden with planters and murals. This type of creative reuse is often called:
Urban Revitalization/Community Beautification
How can growing food in a city actually help young people or students? (multiple valid answers!)
Learning life skills, job experience, staying healthy, etc.
These places let people grow food together, often in parks or empty lots.
Community Gardens
These are grown on rooftops to cool buildings and grow food at the same time.
Rooftop Garden
This is what happens when people don’t have enough healthy food.
Hunger/Food Insecurity
Many people in cities live in “food deserts.” What do you think that means? (this doesn't have to align directly with the right answer!)
Areas with limited access to fresh, affordable food
What is one reason urban farming could help prepare us for the future?
Climate change, rising food prices, or emergencies
A benefit of urban farming for the environment.
Cleaner Air
Growing food close to where people live helps reduce this — created by trucks, planes, and pollution.
Carbon Emissions (or pollution from transportation)
This type of store often sells fresh food.
Grocery Store/Farmers Market
You’re in charge of your block: where would you grow food if you had to?
Rooftops, Balconies, Sidewalks, Empty Lots, etc.
One reason people grow food in the city is to help stop this problem.
Open-ended for discussion. Accept anything thoughtful.