Community garden

A lot gardened by a group of people growing food for personal use or donation.

The garden may:

• Be divided into separate plots for cultivation by one or more individuals 
• Be farmed collectively by members of the group 
• Include common areas maintained and used by group members 

Market garden

A lot used to grow food or ornamental crops to be sold.

Urban farm or urban agriculture

A lot used by a business to grow food or ornamental crops to sell, including:

• Indoor or outdoor growing operations
• Vertical farms
• Aquaponics, aquaculture, hydroponics

Cold frame

• Type: Portable and temporary
• Use: Protect seedlings and plants from cold weather
• Features: Unheated and built close to the ground
• Materials: Often a wooden or concrete frame with a top of glass or clear plastic

Farm stand

• Type: Temporary
• Use: Display or sell produce
• Locations: Allowed at community gardens, market gardens and urban farms

Greenhouse

• Type: Permanent
• Use: Protect growing food and ornamental crops
• Materials: Primarily glass or other materials that let light in

Hoop house

• Type: Temporary
• Use: Protect growing food and ornamental crops
• Materials: Piping covered with material that lets light in

Aquaculture

Cultivation of water plants and animals for human use or consumption.

Aquaponics

A combination of aquaculture and hydroponics.

Hydroponics

Growing plants in nutrient-rich solutions or moist inert material, instead of in soil.

Vertical farms

• Growing crops in vertically stacked layers. Vertical farms are often in an indoor controlled environment.
• May include aquaculture, aquaponics and hydroponics.