Living the Noom – near net zero energy buildings with vertical forests
https://www.yankodesign.com/2021/07/22/breathtaking-residential-building-in-mexico-comes-with-its-own-vertical-forest-and-solar-panels-on-its-terrace/
El Terreno – a community garden that is more community than simply garden in Mexico City
https://en.vertebral.mx/elterreno
https://inhabitat.com/urban-gardens-dont-get-much-greener-than-el-terreno/
Regenerative Farm Map from Regeneration Canada
https://regenerationcanada.org/en/map/
Editorial Comment: There are examples here that may apply to urban and “advanced” agriculture.
A garden in the shadow of 9/11
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/aug/28/a-garden-at-ground-zero-what-i-learned-growing-an-oasis-in-the-shadow-of-911
“The world’s first farmscraper,” to be built in Shenzhen, China
51-story Jian Mu Tower will contain a large-scale farm system producing crops to feed 40,000 people per year, as well as offices, a supermarket, and a food court
https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2021/9/10/worlds-first-farmscraper-unveiled-by-carlo-ratti-associati-in-shenzhen
Milan will plant 3 million trees in the city, one for each resident
https://forestami.org/en/
https://www.treehugger.com/milan-urban-forestry-greening-project-5201037
Deep Medicine Circle practices “Farming as Medicine” on a one acre rooftop farm in Oakland, CA
https://www.deepmedicinecircle.org/our-work.html
https://donorbox.org/rooftop-greenhouse
Santa Clara, CA Agrihood, a development with 361 housing units and its own farm
http://www.agrihood-sc.com/plant-your-own-farm/
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/09/24/this-san-francisco-housing-development-comes-with-its-own-farm/
10 great city projects for Nature, from The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/01/10-great-city-projects-for-nature-from-vertical-forests-to-pocket-farms-aoe
Vertical farms proposed as a replacement for Berlin autobahn
https://www.morgenfarm.berlin/home-en
https://inhabitat.com/morgenfarm-proposes-vertical-farms-to-replace-berlins-autobahn/
Baltimore’s first “agrihood”
https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bs-fe-agrihood-urban-farm-park-heights-20210924-xnonds3wuzebldxrfyj6ooqxgy-story.html
hat tip Robin Bergman
Robin Wood – an urban block made of wood which will be net zero energy in construction and operation, including a micro-forest
https://marckoehler.com/project/robin-wood-making-an-island-together/
https://inhabitat.com/sustainable-and-affordable-urban-block-coming-to-amsterdam/
PS: On November 13, 2021, the city of Boston named a square in the South End neighborhood and a day in honor of Mel King, one of the main forces in the revival of local agriculture and the rebirth of urban agriculture in Boston, Massachusetts, USAmerica, and the world. Congratulations to my mentor and friend, Mel King.
