Lille, France

Community urban farm activating regenerative food skills

Crop Urbanis partnered with Lilotopia to design mushroom production, hydroponic beds and inclusive programming that reconnects Lille residents with resilient food systems.

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Project overview

The Five Lilotopia collective sought to revitalise underused urban land with a farm that combined production, education and community cohesion. Crop Urbanis provided agronomy design and programming expertise.

Challenges & approach

Need to balance productive outputs (mushrooms, greens) with accessible education modules.
Space constraints required modular infrastructure adaptable to events and seasonality.
Community partners needed bilingual materials and governance processes.

Our contribution

Designed mushroom cultivation rooms, hydroponic beds and compost loops suited to urban utilities.
Created twelve workshop formats covering nutrition, cultivation, STEM and circular economy themes.
Authored governance charters, volunteer SOPs and bilingual resource packs.

Outcomes & proof

Metric	Result	Context
Site concept	Delivered	Beds, access, visitor flow
Education plan	Delivered	Modules and outcomes
Operations SOP	Delivered	Seasonal tasks

Inline FAQs

How do you keep programmes inclusive?

We co-designed sessions with local associations, offer bilingual materials and schedule accessibility audits.

Can the infrastructure be replicated in other cities?

Yes—modules use modular racks and container labs documented in the blueprint for easy replication.

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