Arid Lands Newsletter--link to home page No. 42, Fall/Winter 1997
Urban Agriculture in Drylands

Urban agriculture in Istanbul: Interstitial gardens

[Note: All pictures taken by Paul Kaldjian. Permission is granted to reuse these pictures for private and educational uses only, as long as proper attribution is given.]

Between apartment blocks, in front yards and on many other slivers of land, agricultural plots are found throughout Istanbul. This front yard boasts a well-established crop of corn. Corn in front-yard garden
Even the tiniest plots are used to grow food, as demonstrated by this "handkerchief-size" garden.Even the tiniest plots can grow food
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