Benjamin Alldritt, North Shore News
Published: Sunday, September 27, 2009
The City of North Vancouver will move ahead with an urban agriculture project, the first of its kind on the North Shore.
Council voted unanimously Monday to begin public consultation regarding a potential farm in the southern portion of Loutet Park. If it proceeds, a U.B.C.-led team will develop and operate the farm, at no cost to the city, for a five-year trial.
The concept of urban agriculture was first presented to council in June. Daniel Roehr, assistant professor at U.B.C.'s school of architecture, said growing crops in urban areas would help begin to address food security issues and reduce the transportation costs and emissions associated with distant food sources. Urban agriculture is distinct from community gardening because of its intensive, yield-oriented approach.
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