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    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    Preparing for urban farming working groups

    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…

    By cmthoreau, 12 years ago
    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

    Urban Farming Meeting Imminent

    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…

    By cmthoreau, 12 years ago
    Urban Farming in Vancouver

    Successful Planning Meeting

    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…

    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

    Urban Farming Shmooser

    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…

    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

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