Urban Farms

Area of urban farms land is decreasing from year to year make agricultural experts made strides in the areas of food crops inspiring. They developed a model urban farms to deal with the number of farms switching function.

Agriculture plays an important role for maintaining stability of food. Because of agricultural experts to develop a model urban farms that is the concept of urban farms crops with special media, addressing the narrowness of existing urban farms land.

They tried to make urban farms crops growing media by using some planks together, to form a long beam. But one side left open. Then, they made the order of the iron to put six planting media shaped beam. The iron frame that measures approximately 3 m x 80 cm, with a height of about 2 m. At the top of the iron frame, provided a special water used for watering plants. Then some pipe mounted, so when the water faucet is turned on, all the plants will automatically get water.

Furthermore, land-filled planting medium that is mixed manure. After that, the land can be planted with various urban farms crops. For example, vegetables. Besides growing media shaped beam of wood, there are also other agricultural experts that make the planting medium from a perforated large bamboo rather wide, so it can be ground and as a plant fertilizer.

Urban farms concept can be used to develop organic agriculture. Because treatment naturally, without the use of fertilizers or other chemicals. Model urban farms developed into one of the units of student activities at the college. It is expected that students can play and develop.

If it is really engaged, urban farms models can be used to help students pay tuition. The results of urban farms, can be sold, and the results can be collected as a stock paying tuition.

Agricultural development is not only needed by people who live in rural areas, but also by the people who live in urban areas. Development of urban farms face many challenges. Lack of availability of land and the lack of public knowledge about the manner of urban farms are the factors that cause major problems. The challenges facing agricultural development in urban areas such as land constraints, lack of knowledge and technology, time constraints can be poured, and that is not less important is the limited growing media.

Some people who live in urban no one should "buy land" to be processed into the planting medium. Planting vegetables is a core activity of the urban farms program that is considered quite attractive and in accordance with the general conditions of urban society. Vegetables are commodities needed for everyday family consumption and nutrient sources, so that development can save money shopping.

When occupied seriously, developing vegetables can also be an additional income of farm families and urban farms groups. Vegetables consist of different types vary greatly, many choices are not boring, so it is very convenient to maintain the motivation of members of urban farms in sustainable farming.