GEN Solution Library/Growing food in cities

About the challenge

Not being able to get access to high quality fresh food in urban areas, or other places where space is limited.

Description

Stephen Ritz is a teacher in the USA Bronx who, after seeing many children of his classes eating unhealthy foods, started setting up growing walls with his classes. They now grow food for the community and sell it to make money for the school. The food produced is also used to cook with in the school canteen.

Areas of impact

Ecology

  • Seeds, Food & Soil.

See also

Page data
Authors Ernesto Sun
License CC-BY-SA-4.0
Organizations Global Ecovillages Network
Ported from https://www.ecovillage.org/solution/growing-food-in-cities/ (original)
Cite as Ernesto Sun (2025). "GEN Solution Library/Growing food in cities". Appropedia. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
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