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504 Resources
Type: Website
Date: n/a
This website outlines the rules and regulations for selling fruits and vegetables in Ontario. The website provides information regarding information…
Type: Policy
Date: June 14, 2011
This document outlines the rules and regulations for keeping backyard hens in Kingston. It reflects what is written in the…
A website that provides information for those looking to grow food on their front yards. The website outlines the benefits,…
Types: Policy, Report/Working Paper
Date: January 29, 2016
This informative report provides an understanding of the current status of community garden policy in Chatham-Kent. The report includes the…
Type: Toolkit/Guide
This guide aims to provide information regarding an emerging entrepreneurial trend within the urban gardening community. It connects people with…
This document addresses the accessibility of gardens and garden participation for people with disabilities. It provides tools and resources to…
This resource is a compilation of FoodShare’s Community Gardening 101 workshops that began in 2002. Each topic includes readings and…
Date: October 2013
This guide by Toronto Public Health acknowledges the benefits of urban growing and addresses the need for more information about…
Date: 2015
This is a comprehensive 10-step guide to starting a community garden in Hamilton. It equips individuals or groups with tools…
Type: Case Study
This case study highlights the partnership between Toronto organization FoodShare and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) that was established…
This website from the City of Toronto outlines the procedures for community garden implementation in the city. The steps for…
This guide aims to bring attention to the significant potential of growing food on public land and its impact on…
Types: Policy Brief or Recommendations, Strategic Plan
This website outlines the Ottawa Food Policy Council’s vision for Ottawa citizens to have access to land for community gardens.…
Type: Policy Brief or Recommendations
This policy brief highlights the ways in which urban agriculture can be used to mitigate the effects of climate change…
Type: Academic Literature
Date: February 26, 2007
This academic article explores the impact of community gardening using Toronto as a case study. It aims to highlight the…
This section of the RUAF Foundation website outlines the importance of local food supply chains on local economies. It explains…
Type: Report/Working Paper
Date: March 12, 2013
A 2013 report put out by the Congressional Research Service that aims to draw attention to the importance of local…
Type: Webinar
Date: February 2017
This webinar was the second in our Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools webinar series. Recorded on February 22, 2017,…
Date: November 2016
This webinar was the first in our Local Food Literacy in Ontario Schools webinar series. Recorded on November 30, 2016,…
The website Urban Food Revolution was developed by Peter Ladner who is a public speaker, consultant and author of two…
The tool kit is for planners, engineers, and administrators from small and large communities to help them gain a better…
From the Bowery website: Bowery Project is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to create opportunities for urban agriculture through…
From the lufa farms website: We grow food where people live and grow it more sustainably. This means growing on…
Date: 2012
A website abstracted from the Ottawa Food Action Plan, authored by the Food For All Project and outlining proposed changes…
An online course about urban agriculture and local food, in four modules covering economics and sustainability, social dynamics, governance, and…
An online resource library of materials related to community gardens, broken down into 14 categories, including community and school garden…
Date: November 23, 2015
A report based on key informant interviews with developers, landowners, and other private sector stakeholders to better understand factors facilitating…
Date: February 1, 2016
A website outlining the city of Edmonton's public consutations and subsequent changes to zoning bylaws to permit urban gardens in…
Date: 2016
A website promoting urban agriculture and situating it in historical, cultural, and policy contexts. The site additionally provides various rationales…
Date: April 1, 2009
A research report reviewing the then (2009) current state of urban agriculture in Toronto's Hydro Corridors, and making specific policy…
Date: May 2011
Toronto Public Health; Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and the Toronto Environment Office developed this soil assessment guide. This document is…
Type: Infographic
Date: July 1, 2007
A two-page pamplet targeting municipalities interested in re-developing brownfield sites. The document makes recommendations about remediation of brownfields, encouraging private…
Date: June 18, 2008
A briefing document from the medical officer of health, in 2008, that makes recommendations on reducing exposure to Electromagnetic Fields,…
Date: 2009
A tip sheet by Toronto Master Gardners and Blooming our Balconies for residents with balconies to begin container gardening.
Date: 2003
An unpublished academic research paper, by associates of the The Community Food Security Coalition. The paper reviews the benefits and…
Date: February 11, 2016
This website is aimed at individuals or groups who are looking to find space for agriculture in a municiple setting.…
Date: October 1, 2012
This action plan aimed at urban growers, policy makers, and supporting organizations is built on a consultation process following the…
Date: May 1, 2013
This report is aimed at decision an policy makers in the city of Hamilton, to develop a regulatory environment more…
Date: July 1, 2008
One of a series of background reports designed to inform the next Offical Plan for the City of Vaughan. The…
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