April 14 | Home-Grown Veggies: No-Fail Foods for First-Time Urban Farmers

bigsnit — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:53:41 +0000

Join North Shore Advanced Master Gardener Mike Nassichuk for an evening introduction to the tastiest and easiest vegetables to grow in your own yard.

Nothing is better for the environment or your palate than a “zero mile diet”, and Mike will help you get started on your new foray into veggie gardening.

Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Location: West Vancouver Senior’s Centre (695 21st Street, WV) (Audio Visual Room)

Meet Cam MacDonald, Urban Farmer

bigsnit — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:48:02 +0000

Cam MacDonald is a new breed of farmer.

He has no land, and his farm is scattered around the city of Vancouver.

Cam is practising urban agriculture, using yards donated by people he and his partners have met, people who are interested in converting lawns into food producing gardens. No tractor or gas-spewing farm machinery here; Cam zips between his plots on an electric scooter.

He’s the subject of the latest podcast in a series I’m producing with writers Spring Gillard and David Tracey called Can Urban Agriculture Save the World ?

runs 14:42

Podcast ISBN: 978-1-926758-00-8

Cam MacDonald is also a professional artist – his latest work and exhibits have a food and food-supply related theme. You can see examples of his work on his website, CamMacDonald.ca

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April 14 | Home-Grown Veggies: No-Fail Foods for First-Time Urban Farmers

Meet Cam MacDonald, Urban Farmer