Urban Farming

• Montreal’s Lufa Farms expands veggie offerings with massive rooftop greenhouse

  Lufa Farms is growing tomatoes and eggplants as part of its latest urban farming project.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2020
• Edmonton business owner gets idea for urban farming from Yukon

  An Edmonton business owner is introducing high-tech cargo containers capable of producing more than 100 pounds of food a week.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2020
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• Verdun’s Grand Potager celebrates 2019 Harvest Party

  According to organizers, the party is an opportunity to welcome people into the space and showcase some of the projects its members have been working on.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2019
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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
• 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
• Long weekend kicks off gardening season in Montreal

  It's been a slow start to spring in Montreal but with a long weekend paired up with nice weather, Montrealers came out in droves to stock up with their gardening supplies. 

  Canada

  May 20, 2019
• 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
• Urban farm finds new home in southeast Calgary

  Grow Calgary, an urban farm providing produce to various social agencies, has found a new home after the province asked the operation to make way for ring road construction.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2019
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• 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
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• Edmonton urban farmer frustrated with city’s red tape

  The owner of Reclaim Urban Farm has had a battle with city staff for a hoop house he erected in Garneau because the building code rules for an urban setting doesn't match what happens on farm land.

  Politics

  Apr 22, 2018