For several years now, cultivating the land has made a big comeback in the heart of the city. In Paris and across the Île-de-France, urban farms, community gardens and other participatory allotments are enjoying a real surge of interest. These hybrid spaces respond to a growing desire to slow down, to consume more consciously and to reconnect with nature without leaving the urban environment.
In the heart of lively neighbourhoods or perched on the rooftops of the capital, these green spaces enchant with their tranquil, transportive atmosphere. Behind a discreet façade, atop a building or in an old industrial wasteland, tomatoes, aromatic herbs, edible flowers and small urban orchards are now thriving.
Many of these Île-de-France urban farms offer gardening workshops, composting introductions, educational tours, or even participatory harvests. The children discover the seasonal cycle, learn to plant, water and harvest, while adults rediscover the simple pleasure of getting their hands dirty.
Gathering spaces for conviviality and sharing, people come here to participate in a workshop, have a coffee amid the crops, shop for tasty finds at the local market, or simply enjoy a moment of calm in an unconventional green setting. Some urban farms perched on Parisian rooftops even reveal spectacular panoramas of the capital’s monuments!
This participatory farm, tucked in a bucolic setting, invites you to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty.
In the heart of the Bois de Vincennes, V’île Fertile is reinventing how we grow, cook, and connect with nature on Paris’s doorstep. Between an urban farm, educational workshops, ecological walks, and agricultural experiments, this purpose-driven space offers a refreshing and inspiring escape for children and adults. [Read more]
An urban farm in Saint-Denis (93) brings together art, culture, agriculture and solidarity.
In Saint-Denis (93), on a former market-garden plot at the edge of Paris, Zone Sensible reimagines the urban farm as a poetic laboratory. Created by the collective Parti Poétique, this farm unlike any other blends permaculture farming, contemporary art exhibitions, and workshops for all ages. [Read more]
This unbelievable vertical farm on the outskirts of Paris is redefining urban agriculture.
In Romainville (93), an astonishing glass-and-steel building grows fruit, vegetables and mushrooms on several floors in the heart of the city. With its immersive tours, participatory workshops, a local market and its mission-driven cafe-canteen, the Cité maraîchère de Romainville ranks among the most inspiring places in Greater Paris. [Read more]
This rooftop garden perched above the Opéra Bastille offers one of the most stunning views of Paris.
On the rooftops of the Opéra Bastille, a hidden urban farm grows vegetables, edible flowers and hops, all set against a sweeping panorama of Place de la Bastille. The best part? You can visit it on quirky, guided tours. [Read more]
This unlikely spot hides a bohemian, festive farm at the foot of La Défense.
At once an urban farm, an alternative arts venue and an ecological oasis at the foot of La Défense’s towers, La Ferme du Bonheur in Nanterre is a living laboratory where nature, performances, farming and collective experiments mingle. A timeless place where people come as much to attend a concert as to garden, meet animals or participate in the famous agro-poetry workshops. [Read more]
Montmartre Museum's vegetable garden workshops: learn how to grow your own garden in the city
The Renoir gardens at the Musée Montmartre, just a stone's throw from the Sacré-Coeur in the 18th arrondissement, are one of summer's must-see spots. Now you can learn how to grow your own vegetable garden in these exceptional gardens. [Read more]
The Open Farm of Sartrouville (78), ideal for a family stroll — temporarily closed.
In the Yvelines department, in Sartrouville, lies the third location of the Gally Farms in the Île-de-France region. Following the vast Saint-Cyr-l'École farm and the more urban Saint-Denis site, discover Sartrouville's open farm! From now on, the Sartrouville farm no longer welcomes visitors. [Read more]
La Ferme Caillard: festive venue, vegetable garden and educational farm in Bondy (93)
In Bondy, in Seine-Saint-Denis, Caillard Farm welcomes you year-round to its semi-urban setting, between the city and nature. [Read more]
Saint-Denis Open Farm: a nature escape for families near Paris
The open farm in Saint-Denis is like an oasis in the middle of the city: just a few minutes' walk from metro line 13, it's a place where nature seems to have reclaimed its rights, with fields full of vegetables, large greenhouses and, above all, animals. [Read more]
A new 5,000-square-meter urban farm featuring a rooftop restaurant is set to open in the Île-de-France region.
In Noisy-le-Grand (Seine-Saint-Denis), a 5,000-square-meter urban farm is taking shape atop a shopping center. Set to open at the end of spring, it aims to become a new green oasis, offering an educational and welcoming space right in the heart of the city. [Read more]
La Prairie du Canal, Bobigny: the eco-open-air elecro farm reopens for the summer season
La Prairie du Canal in Bobigny is back on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for another sunny season! On Saturdays and some Sundays, this ephemeral ecological farm hosts open airs, flea markets, workshops, concerts, biodiversity areas and events of all kinds, just outside Paris, to the delight of budding gardeners, children and adults alike! [Read more]
Paris: we visited the capital's largest underground organic urban farm
Did you know? Paris's 18th arrondissement is home to an atypical organic urban farm. Hidden away in the basement of an abandoned parking lot in the Porte de la Chapelle district, it's the largest organic urban farm in Paris. Would you like a tour? [Read more]
La ferme de paris, the must-see free educational farm in Paris
Formerly known as Ferme Georges-Ville, Ferme de Paris is a 5-hectare farm located in the Bois de Vincennes. With a vocation to educate young and old alike in various agricultural activities, it is above all the only farm of this scale in the capital. [Read more]
The PSG vegetable garden: learn how to grow fruit and vegetables at the Parc des Princes
Did you know? PSG has its own vegetable garden. So yes, you're certainly not going to come across Kylian Mbappé planting tomatoes or pulling weeds with Marquinhos, but the kitchen garden is glued to the Parc des Princes. And frankly, that's class. [Read more]
La Caverne, Paris' first underground urban farm
La Caverne is the name of this new urban farm taking over the capital's basements. A farm that will be inaugurated this Saturday, April 14, 2018. Certified organic and producing fresh, nutrient-packed produce harvested and delivered the same day, this is a concept that should appeal. [Read more]
And to spot wildlife:
Where to see farm animals? Educational farms and livestock farms in and around Paris.
A day at the farm is the sure-fire outing everyone agrees on: so this weekend, this Wednesday, or during the holidays, it's the perfect chance to (re)discover the area’s farms and educational farms. [Read more]
Where to see farm animals? Educational farms and livestock farms in and around Paris.
