Urban farming has become a celebrated trend in recent years. A 2013 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture claims around 15 percent of the world’s food is now grown in urban areas.
So what does this mean exactly? Well, you no longer have to own land to be a farmer. It can mean everything from growing herbs and small crops on the rooftop of a high-rise condo to raising chickens in a backyard, to planting food alongside neighbors in a community garden. Urban agriculture turns lawns, patios and parks into prolific farms.
To find out where the urban farming trend has been sprouting up, Redfin data scientists combed through thousands of home listings for keywords like ‘greenhouse,’ ‘garden’ and ‘chicken’ to see which cities have the most homes with these features per capita. Click here to see the results.