Urban Farming

Urban Farming

Urban Farming simply means growing different types of crops in the area available inside our premises in a city. After hearing the word, Urban Farm, the first thing that strikes our mind is – Where is the soil? No need to panic, we are here for you. You only have to decide that you want to develop an Urban Farm in your premises, rest we will take care of. Utopia Ville provides one-stop solution to create and develop farm in your house, bungalow, campus, society, colony etc

Next question is –

Why should I develop a farm in the city? What are the perks? By developing an Urban Farm, not only you do good to yourself & your family, but also to the society & the environment. Though there are numerous benefits of growing plants in your premises, few of them are listed below:

• Healthy food

There’s an old saying “You are what you eat”. Use of excess chemicals has deteriorated the food quality. The effect of chemicals is very high on green / leafy vegetables & fruits, because farmers spray pesticides very frequently and we consume it recently after getting harvested. These poisonous foods result into many chronic diseases like Cancer, Blood Pressure, Diabetes etc. Urban Farming provides you opportunity to grow your own vegetables & fruits organically, under your supervision.

• Nutritional Food

When a vegetable is harvested it loses half its nutritional content within the first twenty-four hours. Hence, a tomato plucked yesterday will only be half as nutrient-dense when eaten today. Most of the vegetables we eat, usually take 4-5 days to reach us, hence loses most of the nutrition. When you develop your own Urban Farm, you can pluck vegetables / fruits at the time of cooking / eating itself.

• Healthy lifestyle

Practices like watering, manuring, pruning in the morning daily will make you healthy.

• Reduced Carbon Footprint

Fruits & vegetables, we buy from market, travel hundreds & thousands of kilometres before they reach your plate. By growing your own food, you contribute to the environment in big way.

• Waste Management

Dumping kitchen waste is becoming bigger issue for the municipalities day-by-day. Also, dumping these wastes in open is polluting our environment and deteriorating health of human as well as all other living creatures. When you develop Urban Farm, you can easily decompose your kitchen wastes and convert into very useful organic manure.

• Stress Reliever

When you start taking care of plants and watering them, it brings you close to mother nature. Spending time in your farm relieves your stress and makes you happy.

• Engagement of old people

For retired people, especially those living away from their children, Urban Farm is a boon. They can get themselves involved completely in the various activities of the farm maintenance. It will not let them becoming bored, will keep them healthy and happy. Based on the space, landscape, place (indoor/outdoor) etc., different types of Urban Farms can be developed:

• Backyard Garden

Developed in the backyards of independent houses / bungalows, different kind of vegetables & fruits can be grown in Backyard Gardens. Generally these gardens have bigger areas.

• Rooftop Garden

It is all about utilising the space on roofs to grow vegetables & fruits. In summer season, Green Roofs can also be developed to reduce the temperature inside the house.

• Vertical Garden

Fruits, vegetables, decorative plants & air purifiers are being grown in Vertical Gardens. Frames & stands are being used to place the plants vertically, hence heavy weight plants can’t be grown in Vertical Gardens.

• Green Walls

Growing decorative plants (creepers) on the inner & outer walls makes the house look beautiful. It also reduces the temperature inside during summer.

• Indoor Plantation

Many types of plants are grown in pots in the gallery, passage, hall, room, foyer etc. Generally, 2 different kinds of plants are being grown in Indoor Plantation: Decorative & Air Purifiers. Decorative plants are being grown to give the entire house a green & beautiful look. In metro cities, where pollution is a big problem, people mostly prefer Air Purifiers. Though these plants also enhance the beauty of the house, but their primary objective is to act as Air Purifiers and hence decrease the pollution level inside the house.

• Community Garden

People living in apartments & societies have very limited scope of space availability for developing any kind of Garden inside their flats. But they can easily find common space in their society / colony which can be developed into small farm, known as Community Garden. Depending on the choice of the society, food items (fruits & vegetables) or Decorative plants (Flowers, Creepers etc.) can be grown on that area.

• Street Garden

Another kind of garden for societies & colonies is Street Garden. Flowers & other decorative plants are being planted on the sides (one or both, depending on the space availability) of the roads and along the walls / fence. Based on the space, landscape, place (indoor/outdoor) etc., different types of Urban Farms can be developed:

• Backyard Garden

Developed in the backyards of independent houses / bungalows, different kind of vegetables & fruits can be grown in Backyard Gardens. Generally these gardens have bigger areas.

• Rooftop Garden

It is all about utilising the space on roofs to grow vegetables & fruits. In summer season, Green Roofs can also be developed to reduce the temperature inside the house.

• Vertical Garden

Fruits, vegetables, decorative plants & air purifiers are being grown in Vertical Gardens. Frames & stands are being used to place the plants vertically, hence heavy weight plants can’t be grown in Vertical Gardens.

• Green Walls

Growing decorative plants (creepers) on the inner & outer walls makes the house look beautiful. It also reduces the temperature inside during summer.

• Indoor Plantation

Many types of plants are grown in pots in the gallery, passage, hall, room, foyer etc. Generally, 2 different kinds of plants are being grown in Indoor Plantation: Decorative & Air Purifiers. Decorative plants are being grown to give the entire house a green & beautiful look. In metro cities, where pollution is a big problem, people mostly prefer Air Purifiers. Though these plants also enhance the beauty of the house, but their primary objective is to act as Air Purifiers and hence decrease the pollution level inside the house.

• Community Garden

People living in apartments & societies have very limited scope of space availability for developing any kind of Garden inside their flats. But they can easily find common space in their society / colony which can be developed into small farm, known as Community Garden. Depending on the choice of the society, food items (fruits & vegetables) or Decorative plants (Flowers, Creepers etc.) can be grown on that area.

• Street Garden

Another kind of garden for societies & colonies is Street Garden. Flowers & other decorative plants are being planted on the sides (one or both, depending on the space availability) of the roads and along the walls / fence.

Your Urban Farm is just a call/text/email away: 768 293 0645, urbanfarm@utopiaville.in
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