Urban farmers: community food growing around the world – in pictures

Readers shared their photos and stories of productive community gardens and projects in cities from Boston to Belfast

As our cities become increasingly privatised, some people are choosing an alternative: participating in "urban commons" - spaces, places and services owned and run by communities for the local neighbourhood.

Allotments, gardens and urban farms are popular forms of this, as people come together to both build communities and grow local food to help enhance sustainable food production. Our readers shared photos and stories of community gardens and food-growing projects around the world, from Copenhagen to Detroit to Salford. We've rounded up a selection below, city by city.