Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs

General Urban Farming Queries

  • Integrating urban farming brings a range of social and environmental advantages, making it an appealing choice for communities looking to live healthier, more sustainable, and connected lives in urban environments.

    Check out this article to learn more about the advantages of Urban Farming.

  • The first step to determine if your building can host a MicroHabitat program is to conduct a free site evaluation done by our team during a virtual meeting. This assessment would include evaluating the available space, such as a rooftop, terrace, or ground area, and checking factors like sunlight exposure, water access, and structural integrity. MicroHabitat will assist in this initial evaluation to ensure the location is suitable for a sustainable urban garden. Reach out to our urban farming advisors to learn more!

  • For more information about our programs please reach out to our urban farming advisors!

  • To determine if your building is suitable for an urban farming project, ensure it has at least 200sqft or 20m² of available space, receives adequate sunlight, has accessible water sources for irrigation, and if applicable, safe and secure access to the roof.

  • MicroHabitat's urban farming solutions have helped numerous organizations to achieve their green building certifications through LEED, BOMA, BOMA BEST, GRESB, Fitwel, and WELL. The amount of credits or points you may qualify for depend on the scale and scope of your project. Find more information about how our packages align with your needs. Contact our sales team for more information.

  • MicroHabitat offers an indoor unit which produces year-long growth through our turn-key solution. Discover more about this indoor farming solution on our Packages page.

  • We do not offer greenhouses, but we have an indoor farming unit, which requires less space, less power and less maintenence!

About Us

  • MicroHabitat was established to tackle urban food insecurity and the scarcity of green spaces by transforming underutilized city areas into productive ecological gardens. This initiative promotes sustainable agriculture, raises environmental awareness, and strengthens community connections to natural food sources.

  • MicroHabitat was founded in Montreal in 2016 with the mission of transforming urban living through sustainable agriculture by creating chemical-free vegetable gardens in underused city spaces like rooftops and terraces. Over the years, it has grown to become the largest network of urban farms in North America, enhancing food security and environmental awareness all over the world!

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  • MicroHabitat implements its urban agriculture projects in various urban settings, including rooftops, terraces, and ground spaces of businesses, schools, and organizations across North America and Europe, utilizing these spaces to create bespoke ecological gardens that produce fresh vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers.

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  • We’re a single company with dedicated, full-time employees and offices across North America and Europe—operating the largest network of urban farms in the world.

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  • MicroHabitat is always growing! Each season we grow on average by two cities! Take a look at our current cities. Contact us today to secure your city's next green project.

Technical

  • Investing in an Urban Farm elevates your property without any permanent changes being made to your building. Our grow pots are designed with your property in mind do not require any drilling, digging or otherwise damaging installation techniques. For more information about our programs please reach out to our urban farming advisors!

  • To install an urban farm we need a minimum of 200sqft or 20m2 of accessible space.

  • In addition to 500 square feet of safely accesible space, your space will need a minimum of 6 hours of sunlight.

  • Our ultra-light grow pots are designed with advanced technology that typically does not compromise the load-bearing capacity of most roofs or cause deterioration to the roof membrane. However, if you have concerns about the structural integrity of your building, please consult with your building engineer before setting up an urban farm. With hundreds of farms across the world, never has an engineer not approved one of our farms.

    We are able to space out the pots in a manner which assures maximum compliance, or place them along a structural support beam. For more information about our programs please reach out to our urban farming advisors!

  • All of our programs include a liability coverage of 5 million dollars for commercial, automobile and excess liability. For more information about the coverage we offer please reach out to our urban farming advisors!

  • Get in touch with our urban farming advisors to discover our upcoming products and offers.

Products and Services

  • Our Urban Farming programs are turn-key and include educational activities and weekly farm maintenence and cultivation. The urban farming program can be set up almost anywhere outdoors, and our indoor farming unit can be set up almost anywhere indoors. For more information on the program please reach out to our urban farming advisors for more information.

  • - A MicroHabitat urban farming installation and full project management

    - An ecological irrigation system

    - Installation and planting of the urban farm

    - Weekly maintenance visits during the growing season

    - Weekly harvesting and drop-off of production

    - Educational activities

    - Marketing tools

    - Corporate gifts (depending on package)

  • When you cultivate with MicroHabitat you have the choice to internally distribute your produce or donate to a local foodbank of your choice via the MicroHabitat Urban Solidarity Farms program from July to October. Discover our partnerships page to learn about our donation programs!

  • For all additional products and services, reach out to your Chief Urban Farmer directly.

Engagement

  • Each MicroHabitat farming program includes a minimum of two educational activities, which are designed to engage and educate tenants on a variety of subjects ranging from ecological practices to seed saving. Learn more about our educational activities!

  • We offer engaging kiosks, eye-opening garden visits and a variety of educational workshops. Discover more about our educational activities!

  • Our wide range of workshops can be held online. These workshops cover topics such as ecological farming, maintenance and harvesting, winterization, seed saving, crop succession, pollinators and much more! Discover more about our educational activities.

  • All of our educational activities are designed to be stimulating for individuals of all ages! For more information about our activities, take a look at our community engagement offerings.

  • Please contact our team to learn more about these possibilities.

Collaboration

  • See our Careers page

  • We do not directly host volunteers, but support volunteer activities through our active farms. Please reach out to your chief urban farmer for more information.

  • Our wide range of workshops can be held online. These workshops cover topics such as ecological farming, maintenance and harvesting, winterization, seed saving, crop succession, pollinators and much more! Discover more about our educational activities.

  • Yes, please contact us directly for all media inquiries.

  • Please contact our team directly and you will be put in contact directly.

  • Please send us a request throough our contact page.

Getting Started

  • MicroHabitat's gardens are created without the use of chemicals, pesticides, or synthetic fertilizers. The focus is on sustainable and ecological practices, emphasizing natural growth and the health of both the ecosystem and the community.

  • No. All produce from your MicroHabtiat Urban Farm belongs to you!

  • No, our urban farming solution can be implemented on any surface, given adaquate lighting.

Safety

  • No, but in order to achive certain green building credits through the utilization of our program, you may wish to make the urban farming installation accessible to your occupants.

  • We create a minimum safety clearance in accordance with local guidelines, and contain our gardens within a localized perimeter. The pots can be organized in a 'U' shape to create an organic gathering area.

  • Our farmers cultivate throughout the season a regular basis which reduces the probability of your harvests being consumed by the public.

  • Our textile pots are large and generally do not allow for animal interference. For deer we reccomend installing fencing, for all other animals, we have not yet encountered any issues...