A farm with neighbours upstairs
At Ferme du Rail in Paris, cultivation shares a site with housing, supported employment and a restaurant. The restaurant uses some of what the farm grows. That relationship gives the produce a nearby destination and ties part of the kitchen's work to what is available from the site.
FR FranceIn practice. At Ferme du Rail in Paris, cultivation shares a site with housing, supported employment and a restaurant.
What to keep in view
The restaurant also uses produce from partner growers. The site layout alone does not establish employment outcomes.
A farm with neighbours on site
The project puts growing, horticultural training, accommodation and a restaurant on the same plot in Paris’s 19th arrondissement. The greenhouse and growing beds give trainees a place to work, while the restaurant and shop give the neighbourhood a way in.
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