We tried to count and there are at least 60 community gardens in 1 block in urban Da Nang, the 3rd largest city in Vietnam. The government encourages community gardening on virtually any empty plot of land. If the land isn't being used, we don't pay rent to landlords for gardens. 
The government also helps by giving out free seeds and advice and there are tool subsidy programs and many other free resources for community gardens. In Vietnam we think it's much more valuable for good growing land to go unused!
My neighbors even started a tiny garden in my front yard where they plant herbs and vegetables in planters I wasn't using. Nobody asked for permission and of course I don't complain! I'm happy they are using that soil!
*much more criminal for land to go unused 🤪
Growing veggies is such a common skill that everybody has here.
Many times we dont even need to buy new seeds, just take the seeds and branches from veggies we bought in the markets and plant them, there's a new crop right there!
Nobody stops us from doing this, it's great!
Many times we dont even need to buy new seeds, just take the seeds and branches from veggies we bought in the markets and plant them, there's a new crop right there!
Nobody stops us from doing this, it's great!
Here are my videos where I started my own little garden in my house in the quarantine time:
And this is the update of my rooftop garden! I even used the mint I grow for my recipe, check it out!
My parent's little garden, I made salad out of the veggies they grow:
This garden is on extremy premium real estate, in the urban area across the street from the public beach. The land is probably worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. I can guarantee you the little noodle shop lady who tends this garden and these chickens does not pay rent.
Here's another community garden right across from the beach! We can't find any right now but you'll often even see cows grazing in the city, hence the fence 😋🤣
These urban garden are tended by construction workers who come to the city to work in the off season and usually return to the countryside during planting and harvesting season. We plant wherever we go!
Vietnam has soooo many URBAN CHICKENS
This is an urban FARM. The farmer actually does have to purchase farming rights for these plots, which are basically permanent like rural farms. However the price for urban farmland is much much cheaper than land for building, and the land can ONLY be used for farming.
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