Urban Agriculture with Mike
Start growing food wherever you live! Urban Agriculture with Mike helps you get started indoors, outdoors, and anywhere in between—so you can grow with confidence and reach your life goals behind home farming.
Begin with these 7 clear guides. Urban Agriculture with Mike shows the best ways to begin growing.
Start by choosing what you want to grow. Next, match it to your space—patios, porches, balconies, small yards, rooftops, or indoors. Then, use these seven guides to find proven gear and a straightforward plan, so you grow with less guessing and more momentum.
Simple rule: Choose one setup you can maintain for 30 days. Then, upgrade only when it makes growing easier, more consistent, or more enjoyable.
Tower Garden Buyers Guide
If you want the easiest “grow a lot in little space” option, start here. This guide helps you choose the right tower setup and accessories.
Best Beginner Garden Tools
From there, start with simple, proven tools that keep gardening enjoyable, efficient, and repeatable.
Best Raised Garden Beds
After that, choose beds that fit your layout so you grow more with less struggle and better soil control.
Best Indoor Growing Racks
For indoor growing, explore rack options for microgreens, herbs, and leafy greens—so your setup stays organized and clean.
Best Hydroponic Towers
Next, compare top tower options so you can match capacity, build quality, and footprint to your goals.
Best LED Grow Lights
Once your space is picked, choose lighting that fits your footprint so plants grow evenly, stay compact, and perform reliably.
Best Small Hydroponic Systems
Finally, start fast with compact hydroponics that fit apartments, kitchens, and small workspaces.
If you want the full gear and product reviews in one place, Urban Agriculture with Mike makes it easy to browse everything on our reviews and all gear page.
Start with a quick tour of Urban Agriculture with Mike
Start by listening to how my growing journey began. Then, use my guides to start small or big, and go with what feels obvious to your available space and budget.
Tip: Pick one system first (pots, beds, towers, or indoor racks). Then, commit for 30 days and track results.
Grow with people who actually do this
You should absolutely join our amazing community of gardeners, especially if you want support while you build momentum. From there, you can grow with others and get help building a repeatable system—from little to no space to a few acres—so you keep improving season after season.
Bonus: If you buy a Tower Garden through my link, you get my Tower Garden Beginners Course free. Then, I take you from planting to harvest to cleaning.
Join an amazing community and learn how to grow food anywhere
Learn how to grow food with little to no space, or scale up to serious production. Grow tomatoes, carrots, corn, lettuces, spinach, kale, peppers, potatoes, microgreens, medicinal herbs, and much more. Then, master systems for the ground, pots, trays, planters, raised beds, hydroponics, LED lights, racks, irrigation, and proven routines—so you stay consistent and enjoy the process.
- Grow Food Anywhere
- How To Grow Microgreens
- Tower Garden For Beginners
Common questions about starting with Urban Agriculture with Mike
Use these quick answers to remove the “I’m not sure” friction. Then, choose one small action and start growing this week.
Reminder: You don’t need perfect conditions—you need a repeatable routine.
How much money do I need to get started?
You don’t need much at all. First, start with a few pots, a few rods or stakes, and seeds—often for under $100. Then, if you have a small patch of ground, start with seeds and basic watering. Finally, higher-cost gear usually helps you grow more, saves time, or adds convenience—so don’t sweat a low budget, but don’t hesitate to invest when it improves results or enjoyment.
What if I have questions or difficulties?
Don’t worry about it. Just join my free SKOOL community and post your question in the forum. Then, you’ll get support from me and other growers who are actively building similar setups.
What are the best crops to grow?
Generally, leafy greens and herbs are the best starters—lettuces, kale, microgreens, and common fruiting crops like tomatoes. From there, my Grow Food Anywhere SKOOL course starts by covering 50+ crops and helps you choose based on goals: health, self-sufficiency, or a peaceful new hobby.
Learn Gardening By Watching!
My videos give you practical tips, tricks, and tutorials to make home gardening affordable and easy to get started. Watch one now, or visit my YouTube channel.
How To Grow & Sell Edible Flowers
How To Start Seeds In Rockwool Cubes Indoors
How To Build An Indoor Farm With Spare Room
How To Install Tower Garden Lights
How To Grow Lettuce In Trays Indoors
Guide To Packaging & Labeling For Urban Farm Products
Best Self Watering Garden Systems
Best Wheatgrass & Barley Grass Juicers
How To Clean Tower Garden
Urban agriculture is not a trend—it’s a practical skill
Urban agriculture is about growing food where you live—even when space feels limited. You can turn small patches of grass, porches, balconies, rooftops, and indoor corners into a working system. Urban Agriculture with Mike helps you choose the approach that fits your life, so growing becomes normal instead of stressful.
Core idea: You don’t need more land—you need better structure, better routines, and better guidance.
Grow where you live
Start with what you already have—sunlight, a corner, and a little consistency. Then, small harvests build real confidence over time.
Use indoor systems when seasons change
When the seasons change, keep growing through winter or busy seasons with racks, lights, and trays. A clean setup makes the routine easier to maintain.
Grow anywhere. Start small. Keep it simple.
People grow food for health—and they love the feeling of eating what they raised. Others grow for self-sufficiency, because they want more control and fewer fragile dependencies. Many people also grow for peace, because getting your hands in dirt reconnects you to nature, the seasons, and the food you put in your body.
Practical promise: You’ll always know what to do next—so you keep moving forward.
Grow for health, energy, and better food
When you grow even a small portion of your food, you raise the quality of your meals without complicating your life. Then, consistency does the heavy lifting.
Grow for self-sufficiency and peace of mind
Growing food reduces anxiety because you can produce something real at home. Finally, small wins stack into a lifestyle you can trust.
Ready To Start Your Garden?
Choose one guide and start small! And don’t forget to join my free SKOOL community for help and community along the way. Urban Agriculture with Mike helps you begin confidently, so you can experience the joy of growing a garden.