So I am 8 days into low carbs today and have been thinking that this is the longest I have gone without pasta in a very very long time – perhaps my whole life. In fact, I’m pretty sure when I was born the doctor looked at me and said, Read more…
Well, we met with a facilitator today to start structuring the working groups and how to carry forward. It was good to have a little structure suggested to keep us on track. So now we are going to come up with a one page mission document so as to guide Read more…
So nearly a month after the urban farmer meeting we are ready to release the summary document and project introduction. I have pasted the Executive Summary here with a link to the full pdf below: Advancing Urban Farming in Vancouver Executive Summary As Canadians become more and more aware of Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Well, I have been a busy body in the last while, meeting with all sorts of people and talking about urban farming. So, what has happened: It looks like I have secured some funding for the urban farming working groups, though the exact amount is not yet determined. I am Read more…
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…
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…