Berlin-based farming startup InFarm wants to make farming smaller, easier and accessible to everyone. They’ve teamed up with Stockholm designers Tomorrow Machine to make a desktop greenhouse that grows a crop of microgreens in ten days – no land, labour or even water needed.

People want to get closer to nature mentally and physically, embracing all that’s perceived to be pure and wholesome.

Consumers of organic food are loathe to give it up, regardless of cost. What this means, says Ysanne Spevack, is the rebirth of resourcefulness in the US and UK: growing your own, foraging, and co-op schemes with friends and neighbours.

Homebase is launching a new Garden Academy apprenticeship scheme for people aged 16 and above in a bid to inspire the next generation of UK gardeners. It was set up because "young people are not connecting with what's outside their back door."

New York's Twig Terrariums make tiny worlds full of whimsy and humour. Beyond their role as a memoir of nature, however, these miniatures also touch upon underlying trends in both the consumer and business psyche.

India’s cities are growing rapidly, but residents don’t always have access to clean food and water. Now, urban farming company The Living Greens is encouraging city dwellers to transform their roofs into vegetable patches and cool down their houses in the process.

In Japan, Soradofarm is putting allotments on top of train stations. The scheme gives busy commuters time to grow their own vegetables as part of their daily routines. For an annual fee you receive a section, and can have it weeded regularly at a cost.

Beyond hobby farming on city allotments, Japan's young people are returning to agriculture as a viable career choice, spurred on by cool cultural products, a stagnant job market and smart government initiatives.