Urban Farm Research Paper

An urban farm to me, is an area, much like a rural farm, that includes home grown plants and vegetables but instead of being in the correct rural setting, the plants are grown within a city setting. The Heritage Market Urban Farm is located off of City Line Avenue and is surrounded by a mix of a suburban and urban neighborhood. Because the urban farm is located on the side of The Methodist Home for Children, there are mainly African American families that live in and around that area of Philadelphia, including the kids who live in the home. Most of the customers are these children from around the area or older people who are in search for some local freshly grown food. Fortunately, the farm is easily accessible through all means of transportation, including public. For this urban farm, I focused on the vegetables
Because the fall season started and it is getting colder, there was not a huge abundance of plants when I went, but there were still some that were blooming, the main foods being vegetables because that is the best use of how the land is laid out. This farm was actually completely made up of just plants and vegetables because this urban farm was made in order to help teach the kids in the community how to plant, care for, and harvest these plants. Because this farm is made for purposes of learning and teaching kids how to take care of plants on their own, there are just organic, vegetables and fruits on their own without harmful labels or different variations in food for religious, ethnic, environmental status, or health claims. In terms of this being a teaching farm, the rules are just to be open and mindful of everyone having their