While large-scale commercial agriculture does not take place within the city limits of Richmond, the city is a hub for urban farming and sustainable food initiatives. Organizations like Tricycle Urban Ag have transformed vacant lots into productive community gardens, providing fresh produce to food deserts and offering urban agriculture fellowships.
Regionally, the counties surrounding Richmond have a deep agricultural history. Historically dominated by tobacco, modern regional agriculture is highly diversified, producing soybeans, corn, wheat, and timber. Richmond also benefits from this regional yield through a robust network of farmer's markets—most notably the South of the James Farmers Market—and a vibrant farm-to-table restaurant culture that heavily sources organic meat, dairy, and produce from the surrounding Piedmont and Shenandoah regions.