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, our first urban farming meeting is taking place this Monday, Nov. 22. The response has been great with 48 people confirming their attendance. It’s actually a little more than we have room for, but its hard to complain about success! The interest in this meeting is encouraging as an Read more…
We had a good planning meeting on Monday to prepare for the meeting on the 22nd. There were 8 people in attendance which is a manageable number. The general feedback on the event was positive and it seems that so far we are fairly organized and on top of things. 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…
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…
After writing my last post I realized I was already trapped in the “give me give me give me” mind set and was neglecting what it is that urban arming can offer in return. Realistically, for everything that urban farmers ask for they need to be able to give something Read more…
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…