World Food Day, celebrated on October 16, mobilizes action around hunger and the disproportionate impact of hunger on the world’s most vulnerable populations.The 2016 World Food Day theme, “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too,” has been chosen to raise the profile on food security. The world’s poorest, many of whom are farmers, are being impacted the most by higher temperatures and increased weather-related disasters. At the same time, the global population is growing and is expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050. To address these realities, agriculture will need to adapt and become more resilient to the adverse effects of climate change.Food security suggests that people can obtain safe, nutritious, culturally appropriate food through a sustainable food system. Growing food in a sustainable way means adopting practices which produce more with less in the same area of land and using natural resources wisely. It also means investing in better post-harvest handling and management along the entire food supply chain that will increase returns to farmers.Farming is no longer confined to rural areas. Food is now being cultivated in dense urban areas on unused space. It is hard to get more urban than Fresh City Farms. Founded in 2011, Fresh City Farms combines three things: a farm, a delivery system and a grocery store. The six acre urban farm and greenhouse, on the western edge of Downsview Park, grows organic, high-value per square foot produce and sources from more than 80 farmers and food makers across Ontario and beyond. The social enterprise also provides 15 member farmers with a starter plot where they learn to farm as a career. Making agriculture urban - against the backdrop of traffic from Keele Street - is a constant reminder that this model can work. Fresh City now serves 2,000 customers and delivers almost 4,000 orders monthly through its bag delivery system.“The hyper-local approach to growing food means it is fresh, it is accessed easily and we are encouraged to eat in season,” says Fresh City Farms manager Hannah Hunter.This fall, celebrate World Food Day by supporting small-scale urban farmers. To learn more about Fresh City Farms, visit freshcityfarms.com.