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Urban agriculture uses of resources in cities that would otherwise go to waste. Gardens can be built in an empty lots, on top of buildings, on steep slopes and river banks, all examples of spaces that would otherwise be unproductive. These gardens can use waste water to water their crops, therefore doing away with the issue of waste water treatment. The urban farm could use compost from food scraps in kitchens all over the city, these food scraps might otherwise be thrown away, wasting valuable nutrients. City farms use resources that would have been wasted to produce new resources for the community. They produce food, jobs, and a variety of less quantifiable benefits, many of which are listed below.

Socially it

Helps bring families and communities together by working toward a common goal that will be beneficial for all
Gives direct links to food production
Creates better living environment by greening up the city and making it more productive
Makes people stronger by putting their food security into their own hands, making them more independent and empowered
Teaches people life skills such as how to be more self sufficient
Creates jobs, income, and food
Helps combat hunger
Educate people, who have been increasingly removed from food production, to participate in, and respect, its generation (Hamm 1999)

Environmentally it

Greens up the city
Can help to clean air and rain water
Helps to stop erosion and topsoil removal
increases the amount of food grown and bought locally, decreasing carbon footprint
Facilitates reuse of wastes for food production
Has direct impacts on urban ecology

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	Urban agriculture uses of resources in cities that would otherwise go to waste. Gardens can be built in an empty lots, on top of buildings, on steep slopes and river banks, all examples of spaces that would otherwise be unproductive. These gardens can use waste water to water their crops, therefore doing away with the issue of waste water treatment. The urban farm could use compost from food scraps in kitchens all over the city, these food scraps might otherwise be thrown away, wasting valuable nutrients. City farms use resources that would have been wasted to produce new resources for the community. They produce food, jobs, and a variety of less quantifiable benefits, many of which are listed below.
Socially it Helps bring families and communities together by working toward a common goal that will be beneficial for all Gives direct links to food production Creates better living environment by greening up the city and making it more productive Makes people stronger by putting their food security into their own hands, making them more independent and empowered Teaches people life skills such as how to be more self sufficient Creates jobs, income, and food Helps combat hunger Educate people, who have been increasingly removed from food production, to participate in, and respect, its generation (Hamm 1999) Environmentally it Greens up the city Can help to clean air and rain water Helps to stop erosion and topsoil removal increases the amount of food grown and bought locally, decreasing carbon footprint Facilitates reuse of wastes for food production Has direct impacts on urban ecology
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