Common Roots Urban Farm

• Halifax’s Common Roots hosts ‘blindfolded tour’ as it works on farm accessibility

  A popular Halifax community farm organization marked the start of its summer growing season by launching some of its in-progress accessibility features.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2022
  
• Common Roots hosts 9th annual pumpkin smash to end growing season

  “With distancing in place, we can still smash pumpkins and take home delicious food,” says the urban farm.

  Consumer

  Nov 1, 2020
  
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• Common Roots celebrates first Pumpkin Smash at new BiHi location

  This is first Pumpkin Smash celebrated at the Common Roots Urban Farm's new Halifax location.

  Features

  Nov 3, 2019
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• Common Roots Urban Farm preparing to relocate to Bi-Hi Park

  Common Roots Urban Farm held a community session Sunday afternoon to plan the way forward for its new location at the Bi-Hi Park.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2019
• Halifax’s Common Roots Urban Farm to have new home after HRM vote

  Halifax Regional Council passed a motion on Tuesday that will ultimately move the urban farm to the Bi-Hi Park, located near Bicentennial Drive and Bayers Road.

  Politics

  Mar 5, 2019
• Pumpkin smashing a good way to mark end of Halifax’s Common Roots Urban Farm

  The urban farm has until April 2019 to find a new home, as their current location will become part of the Halifax Infirmary expansion and QE11 Health Sciences Centre New Generation Project.

  Environment

  Nov 4, 2018
• Two-year-old with a green thumb grows garden in Halifax

  A Halifax grandmother passes her green thumb on to her two-year-old granddaughter.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2016
• Immigrant students dig into learning English at Halifax urban farm

  New Canadian students at Citadel High School are learning English while working on an urban farm.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2016