ORGANIC TRANSITIONS
You don’t have to live in a rural area to crave locally grown foods. And you don’t have to move to the countryside to grow them.
More and more people are growing their own food. Either because they want to be more self-sufficient. Or because they want cleaner, healthier food. And the ‘grow-your-own’ movement is finding creative ways to fit gardening into their schedules. And into common spaces.
In Japan, commuters can plant seeds and pull weeds while they’re waiting for their train to arrive. And they’re grooming their gardens right in the center of the world’s most populated city’Tokyo. Because Japan’s commuters can lease public garden space on the train station rooftop.
Tokyo isn’t the only city planting gardens on their rooftop. It’s happening all over the world, including in some American cities.
Read more about Tokyo’s train station rooftop farms