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    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    Second Urban farmer Meeting (a wee bit smaller than the first one)

    Well today we had another urban farmer meeting – this one a bit smaller, but still a good time! Although this one was on very short notice, we still had 12 people turn out. And three of those people were new to the group – including another urban farm: City Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 12 years ago
    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    Slowing down for holidays

    Well, things are still moving, but definitely slowing down for the holidays. We are going to have a brainstorming session this Thursday to start developing ideas for the working groups in January.  This will help get me out of my head a bit and start creating a more solid vision Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 12 years ago
    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    Successful Urban Farmer Meeting! Phew…

    So the November 22 urban Farmer meeting was a smashing success! My apologies that I have not written about it sooner. It’s been a very busy time. 50 people were confirmed for the meeting and we only had 4 no shows. The energy for the evening was great and I Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 12 years ago
    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    Making a Living by Urban Farming

    As I started this project, one of my goals was to explore urban farming as a way of making a viable living in the city.  While viable means different things to different people, I would say it means generating enough income  to significantly contribute to one’s regular expenses, if not Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 12 years ago
    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    Organizational Planning for Urban Farming Network

    I think that many of the key challenges around building a successful urban farming movement/network have an organizational basis. One likely key to the success of urban farming is in developing and maintaining a cohesive organization to maintain relationships between farmers while simultaneously building opportunities for farmers and advancing the Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 12 years ago
    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    Defining Urban Farming

    In order to ensure I stay on task I am going to develop a working definition of urban farming so as to track how my perspective on urban farming changes and evolves.  Accompanying the definition will be essential components of urban farming that should be considered as important aspects of Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 12 years ago
    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    Can’t keep up

    I have so much information and so many ideas going through my head right now about what is happening in the world of urban ag. that I can’t keep up.  Let’s try to get some of them out here… 1. There is a good amount of literature coming around on Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 12 years ago
    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    First Brainstorm

    As I look into the future working groups that this project aims to facilitate I keep getting ideas and thoughts that I need to get written down before I lose them.  Which really is the whole point of this blog. I have lately been thinking about working group topics related Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 13 years ago
    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    Reading and Research

    Well, I am off and running with some research already. One of my focuses right now is finding literature on urban farming as a business.  Found a few good academic papers as well as some urban farmer websites.  I am hoping to be able to contact other urban farmers and Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 13 years ago
    Sunflower Blog

    Bad weather, but decent sprouts

    Well, the weather is still crap, but with the heating cables the sprouts are still doing decently.  They are still only about 70% of what their potential is, but I have planted extra trays to make up for it. I thought I would post a picture of the new sprout Read more…

    By cmthoreau, 13 years ago

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