More and more Parisians and Ile-de-France residents are looking for a little spot of greenery: we're talking about urban farms, where you can feel like you're in the countryside for the duration of a visit to a vegetable garden or educational farm.
Offering a real breath of fresh air, they're also an opportunity to learn about permaculture, gardening and composting. Some more educational farms also offer the chance to discover farm animals such as chickens, rabbits, goats and sheep, which children can feed or simply stroke during dedicated activities. It's also an opportunity to learn more about the lifestyles and eating habits of these two- and four-legged residents that you don't come across every day in the capital!
Other urban farms focus on gardening and vegetable gardening. Here, you can rent a vegetable patch to learn how to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs, or take a gardening course to pamper your houseplants, create your own balcony vegetable garden, and more.
Whether you're with family, friends, solo, with or without children, urban farms offer you the feeling of being in the countryside right in the heart of Paris, and they're well worth a visit just for the feeling of a country stroll!
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The most beautiful animal farms in Paris and the Île-de-France region
