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Maybe urban agriculture doesn’t work in theory, but in practice the Netherlands already has many regions where productive farms mingle with urban areas. For an
by akamaka 4y ago
Maybe urban agriculture doesn’t work in theory, but in practice the Netherlands already has many regions where productive farms mingle with urban areas. For an example, have a look at a satellite view of the Westland region, directly southwest of The Hague.
- Swizec 4y agoWhere I'm from (Slovenia) it's a 20min walk from downtown of the capital city to farms with cows. The trick is to not have suburbia. Go straight from urban to rural.
- mrsuprawsm 4y agoI'd add to your comment by emphasising that Westland is a super intensive agricultural area with tons of dense greenhouses, trying to eke out as much production out of a small area as possible (and doing pretty well at it).
- jacquesm 4y agoDoing so well in fact that they manage to export quite a bit of what they grow.