Kenya: From rooftops to backyards: How city dwellers are embracing urban farming
First Lady Rachel Ruto has also embraced the urban farming movement, reinforcing how city dwellers are transforming their lives through kitchen gardens.
By Kiprono Keileb
Peoples Daily
07th October, 2025
Excerpt:
In Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, and Mombasa, city dwellers are discovering a practical solution to rising food costs: urban farming. For many families, what started as a hobby on a small balcony or backyard has transformed into a life-changing story of food and income.
Take an example where a mother of four living in Nairobi, each week, she spends approximately Ksh2,000 just to buy fresh greens for her family: cabbage, sukuma wiki, and spinach. It is stressful. Did you know that if she tries a small rooftop garden can produce enough vegetables for her family and a little extra to sell to neighbours, saving her almost half her weekly grocery bill?
Many city residents have turned small containers, such as jerricans and plastic buckets, into mini vegetable gardens, growing tomatoes, peppers, and herbs right outside their doors. What began as a simple idea to save money has now become a creative way to put fresh food on the table. Some even sell the extra produce to neighbours, turning small spaces into a source of both food and income.
Also in these cities, there is a new trick of life; families with access to small plots of land in rural areas have started planting maize, beans, and other grains. They don’t currently rely on processed food. They transport part of the harvest to the city, reducing the need to buy expensive groceries while earning a modest income.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/kenya-from-rooftops-to-backyards-how-city-dwellers-are-embracing-urban-farming/
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