Founder, Ruth Meghiddo, AIA, is a licensed architect in California and a certified permaculture consultant.  With over ten years of experience as the founder and owner of Farm Urbana, she is a visionary leader in urban farming solutions and regenerative design. She holds a master's degree in architecture and urban design from UCLA and another master's degree in architecture, cum laude, from the University of Rome, Italy.

 

At Farm Urbana, I applied my design skills to develop Urban Farming by Design, an innovative business model that combines productive ecological farming with urban living, bringing nature closer to where people work and reside. My goal is to build a purpose-driven circular economy that minimizes waste and pollution, conserves energy and water, and supports a locally responsible, profitable, and sustainable urban farm business. It benefits both the community and the environment.

 

We view urban farming as both a means of producing food and a catalyst for community engagement and empowerment. By creating shared spaces for growing, organizing educational programs, and supporting local food networks, we aim to build communities that are not only self-sufficient in their food production but also connected and resilient in the face of challenges.

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We believe that Climate Change is everybody’s business, and urban farming can play a role in making our cities resilient and prosperous.