Oosterwold

Self-Built District with Mandatory Urban Agriculture (Netherlands)

Almere, Netherlands

Highlight

A district where residents build their own homes and at least half of every plot must be urban farmland.

Extended description

Oosterwold, near Almere, is an experimental district where residents design and build their own homes under an organic-growth model. Each plot must devote at least 50% of its area to urban agriculture and cap built area at around 20%, embedding food production into the neighbourhood. Planned for around 15,000 homes across roughly 4,300 hectares, it links housing, local food, biodiversity and community self-organisation.