Urban Agriculture

• Montreal’s urban sheep mow grassy park, drop in on yoga classes and bring joy to city dwellers

  The 16 sheep that take over the park are much more than seasonal landscapers. They are friendly, curious and bring a bit of country into the city.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2021
  
• The push to grow more of what we eat in Edmonton

  The president of the Fraser Community League has applied for a grant to start a community garden in the area, but she describes a lengthy process to make it a reality.

  Features

  Apr 13, 2020
  
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• Quebec National Assembly’s edible garden promotes urban agriculture

  There are over 200 different plants in the Quebec National Assembly garden, where members of the public are allowed to pick -- and eat -- much of it.

  Environment

  Sep 20, 2019
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• Etobicoke backyard farm joins growing GTA trend, supports fight against climate change

  An Etobicoke man quit his IT job to start a backyard farm -- all part of a growing trend of urban farms popping up in the GTA.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2019
• Vacant brownfield lot in Saskatoon to be transformed into community garden

  The Rotary Community Garden will be Saskatoon's first community garden located on a brownfield site.

  Canada

  May 15, 2019
• University of Saskatchewan students plan edible shelterbelt

  A group of U of S students have come up with an idea to plant an edible shelterbelt along the Meewasin Valley Trail just north of the CPR Bridge.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2019
• Urban agriculture tour highlights some of Saskatoon’s creative gardeners

  The second annual Urban Agriculture Tour on Saturday showed off some of Saskatoon's creative gardening projects.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2018
• Raising chickens in Montreal, not for everybody

  Some Montrealers are skittish about keeping chickens in their backyards.

  Canada

  May 4, 2018
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• Got a green thumb? Edmonton’s offering vacant lots for urban gardening

  The City of Edmonton is offering up utility land for gardeners to grow flowers and food as part of the vacant lot cultivation pilot project.

  Environment

  Mar 23, 2018
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• Seedy Saturday gets gardeners ready for the season

  Hundreds attended the 20th annual Seedy Saturday event at Station 20 West.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2018