The Future of Food and the City

The Sustainable Urban Delta Foundation (SUD) inspires megacities to make choices that open the door to healthy and sustainable urban growth. A crucial element of our approach is the production of local, healthy and fresh food.

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Europe’s first rooftop farm ‘Dakakker’ in Rotterdam shows the sky’s the limit for Urban Agriculture

The largest roof farm in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe includes a smart-roof test site for water collection and management, while vegetables,…

This Dutch greenhouse is growing healthy food and local communities

Boeregoed is a neighbourhood greenhouse where regional farmers provide a daily supply of fresh fruit and veg, and a place where volunteers come together to work,…

How cities will feed their citizens in the future

Henry Gordon Smith, CEO of global urban agriculture consultants Argitecture, explains why bringing food production into cities is so important, and how to go about it.

This green smart-roof in Rotterdam that helps prevent flooding

The Netherlands’ largest rooftop farm includes a sensor-controlled roof—with 24/7 connection to the weather forecast and a much larger water storage capacity than regular green roofs—providing…

This urban farm in the Netherlands grows healthy food and communities

De Moestuin—an organic farm with a cafe, grocery store, and a greenhouse for events and special occasions—is a social enterprise in Utrecht whose main goal is…

Here’s how nature helps this Dutch regenerative farm grow food

Bodemzicht is a regenerative farm near Nijmegen that produces abundant high-quality food by leveraging only the power of nature’s natural processes.

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