Category Archives: Community Gardens

Join me in supporting Vancouver’s Truck Farm

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Urban Food Revolution

Vancouver’s Truck Farm is a cool, fun mobile classroom and seed dispensary based in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood. They’ve got an indiegogo campaign underway. It’s worth supporting. Food in a nutshell: Judy Kenzie believes in small beginnings with big outcomes from … Continue reading →

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Vancouver embraces sidewalk boulevard food gardens

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Urban Food Revolution

Sorry, guerilla gardeners, you’ve just been legitimized. The city of Vancouver has issued guidelines for people who want to plant food, not just ornamentals, on the boulevards between the sidewalk and the curb. In the interests of soil safety and … Continue reading →

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Looking for a garden or gardener in Vancouver?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Urban Food Revolution

CityFarmer has a website showing who’s looking for a garden and who’s looking for a gardener to use their yard to grow food. Now is a good time to hook up!

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“Agritainment”: a combination of agriculture and entertainment

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Urban Food Revolution

“Agritainment” is an expression used in South Korea to describe a combination of agriculture and entertainment in the joy of urban farming. Lest this be seen as trivializing food growing, here’s an excerpt from an article in a South Korean … Continue reading →

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