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Bornova women's urban farming initiative
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In July 2026, Bornova Municipality’s “Kent Bostanları” program operated seven urban garden sites where 786 women cultivated vegetables on free 24‑square‑metre plots. The mayor highlighted the harvest’s role in stabilising local prices and announced plans to add two more gardens, aiming to reach roughly 20 sites and serve about 3,000 households. By early August, the programme expanded with the opening of a 15‑acre (30 dönüm) Kent Bostanı in the Yakaköy neighbourhood, described as one of Turkey’s largest city farms. Around 400 women and university students now work the farm, taking home part of the produce while distributing the rest free of charge to residents in need. need through the municipality’s Kent Market system. Mayor Ömer Eşki noted the project serves as a model of social solidarity, providing city-dwelling women a way to contribute to household budgets. In mid-August, the municipality announced the upcoming September launch of the Karacaoğlan Urban Garden on the historic grounds of Yeşilova Höyüğü. This site, recognized as one of the Mediterranean region’s earliest agricultural locations, is intended to revive an 8,500-year-old agricultural heritage. The initiative will initially allocate plots to 220 women to cultivate winter crops such as cabbage, broccoli, and spinach. The municipality reiterated continues to pursue its long-term goal of converting utilizing idle urban land into similar farms to boost food security and community solidarity. reach 3,000 households through this local production network.
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