C1 – Advanced
Have you heard of Urban farming? In the US, it’s been a popular idea for quite some time.
Read the article below and discuss some of the issues that urban farmers are facing.
Discussion Questions:
1. How do you understand urban farming and what are its advantages?
2. Is urban farming something that is happening in your country?
3. Have you started growing your own vegetables? Have you tried it?
4 replies on “The Time for Urban Farmers”
1. In my opinión, urban farming is a fantastic activity where people try to grow/produce their own food. Advantages: better food quality, BEST Flavor, and you can try new vegetabkes and fruits.
2. Not that i am aware of. Maybe in Madrid and Barcelona, but not in small cities.
3. Yes, once. When we were living un lima, we grew tomatos.
Great job trying to improve your skills in writing.
Here are minor revisions you can make in this sentence:
Keep going with this exercise.
1. How do you understand urban farming and what are its advantages?
I understand it to mean that the farms are closer to the city and are more efficient because they work in less space.
2. Is urban farming something that is happening in your country?
Not much, Spain has a long tradition of large-scale extensive farming.
3. Have you started growing your own vegetables? Have you tried it?
Yes, when I was younger at school they made us take care of a tomato plant.
You are doing very well in developing your writing skills so far. You can try writing longer, more elaborate responses with more complex sentences now.
Just keep on practicing.