Urban agriculture — and Peri Urban Agriculture is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in, or around (peri urban), a village, town or city. [Bailkey, M. and J. Nasr. 2000. From Brownfields to Greenfields: Producing Food in North American… … Wikipedia
Urban horticulture — NOTOC Urban and peri urban horticulture (UPH) includes all horticultural crops grown for human consumption and ornamental use within and in the immediate surroundings of cities. Although crops have always been grown inside the city, the practice… … Wikipedia
Gardening — is the practice of growing plants for their attractive flowers or foliage, and vegetables or fruits for consumption. Gardening is a human activity used to produce edible foods and use plants to beautify their local environmental conditions. Its… … Wikipedia
Urban Harvest — is a local nonprofit organization in Houston, Texas dedicated to strengthening communities through gardening education. They support a network of inspirational and educational gardens and orchards throughout the greater Houston area which build… … Wikipedia
gardening — /gahrd ning/, n. 1. the act of cultivating or tending a garden. 2. the work or art of a gardener. [1570 80; GARDEN + ING1] * * * Laying out and tending of a garden. Though palatial gardens existed in ancient times, small home gardens became… … Universalium
Urban planning — Housing and Urban Development redirects here. For the Cabinet department of the United States government, see United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Urban planning designs settlements, from the smallest towns to the largest… … Wikipedia
urban forest — (UR.bun fohr.ist) n. The collection of trees found within a city s limits. Example Citation: Metro Atlanta is losing 50 acres of tree cover per day to make way for new housing, roads, shopping malls and office parks, according to an analysis of… … New words
Urban Ministry Center — The Urban Ministry center [http://www.urbanministrycenter.org] is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The center was established in 1995. The center is there to provide love and compassion to those facing homelessness and poverty. The center is … Wikipedia
Community gardening — Strathcona Heights Community Garden in Ottawa, Canada. A community garden is a single piece of land gardened collectively by a group of people.[1] Contents … Wikipedia
Guerrilla gardening — is political gardening, a form of nonviolent direct action, primarily practiced by environmentalists. It is related to land rights, land reform, and permaculture. Activists take over ( squat ) an abandoned piece of land which they do not own to… … Wikipedia
