The umbrella term “urban food cultivation” is most inclusive of both urban farms (such as the Urban Roots Rivoli Bluffs site and Frogtown Farm) and urban gardens (such as Rice Street Gardens and Victoria Garden), whose similarities are more important than their differences. Combining them in our understanding helps reduce inaccurate binary stereotypes about the food cultivation associated with under-resourced urban areas (particularly in the global south) and over-resourced urban areas (particularly in the global north), since most features converge. Policy and planning strategies for thriving, sustainable cities should include provisions for the full range of food cultivation activities.
(WinklerPrins, A. M.G.A. (Ed.). (2017). Global urban agriculture: convergence of theory and practice between North and South. CABI.; Recknagel, C., Patton, B., & Hugunin, P. (2016). Urban Agriculture in Minnesota: A Report to the Minnesota Legislature. Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 24, 2023, from https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/inline-files/legrpt-urbanag2016.pdf)
