You can become a farmer and earn from your produce even if you live in town as a tenant.
This is in contrast to past perception that farming could only be practiced in rural areas in order to feed the town people.
Several people have embraced urban farming and they are not regretting the choice. One such person is Josphine Muchiri who lives in Regen area of Kiambu County in a rented house.
She has planted almost 200 spinach seedlings in plastic bags which will be ready for consumption in the next one month.
Muchiri says she was engaged in large scale farming in her home area of Nyahururu before she relocated early last year to work in a pharmacy.
She says space should not be an issue anymore as long as one has an agreeing landlord and urges the youth to embrace the practice even as they look for employment.
"I started by planting spinach and sukumawiki but realised the sacks were not durable as I kept changing them a lot," she said.
She then decided to use plastic bags as they do not rot unlike sacks and says so far so good.
"Since I started planting spinach, my food budget has come down significantly as I don't buy a lot of vegetables. I sell the surplus to friends," says Josephine.
She has also planted dhania and onions which she hopes will supplement her income further.