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Unit 3. Digital Project: A Farm for my city and Tinkercad Tool

Unit 3. Growing the food we need

Digital Project: A Farm for My City

After the all the inspiration and learning about urban farms in Unit 3, students can design a farm of their own for their city.

For the Unit 3 project, students must:

Work in groups
Choose a location for their farm
Choose a farming innovation or method
Choose crops for their farm that fit the local climate and culture
Choose how they will care for your soil and access water
Create a 3-dimensional (3D) model using a digital tool OR recycled materials

Digital Tool:

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TinkerCad is a free browser-based 3D design and modeling tool. Sign up for an account and explore the gallery for inspiration. https://tinkercad.com

Find the TinkerCad tutorial video on the Tools for Digital Projects page.

Other options: SketchUp, PowerPoint, and even Microsoft Word could be used to create models.

Explore Tinkercad!

Unit 3. Urban Farming Innovations

Unit 3. Growing the food we need

Urban farming is a growing field. Cities are realizing that in order to maintain food security, they must find ways to grow food within cities. This week, you will learn about farming methods and innovations that are being used to grow food for cities.Every method has its benefits and challenges. Which urban farm would work best in your city?

Evaluate: Urban Farming Innovations
Watch the videos and presentations on the Urban Farms page in the e-classroom, then complete the chart. Evaluate each innovation would be useful.

INNOVATION                       BENEFITS                     CHALLENGES                   IS IT USEFUL?

Growing Up: Vertical Farming

Meet two agricultural engineers who are solving food supply issues by changing the way we farm—by building vertically! (10 minutes)

Do you think there are more benefits to vertical farming, or more challenges?

Brooklyn Grange: A New York Growing Season

Brooklyn Grange is a rooftop farm that was started in 2010 and is the largest rooftop farm in the world. They grow 50,000 pounds (22,600 kg) of organic produce each year. This 3-minute time-lapse video shows their 7-month growing season.

Could a farm like this work where you live?