It’s Time to Make Cities More Rural

Enough with the urban vs. rural binary. Bringing agriculture into cities can have huge benefits beyond healthy food.

that generate free, abundant energy for the building beneath them. The green roof also acts like insulation for the structure, reducing its cooling needs, while the partial shade the panels provide for the plants can significantly boost yields. It’s also warmer up on a roof, and Bousselot has seen tomatoes grow faster, reaching harvest sooner.

But while rurbanization has enticing benefits, it has some inherent challenges, namely the cost of building farms in cities—whether on rooftops or at ground level. Urban real estate is much more expensive than rural land, so community gardeners are up against investors trying to turn empty spaces into money—and even against affordable developments aimed at alleviating the severe housing crises in many cities.

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