Food Initiatives Greenhouse
59 Resources
Type: Toolkit/Guide
Date: Apr 20, 2017
The toolkit is a resource for municipal governments, urban growers, planners, and organizations to help advocate for policies that support…
Types: Toolkit, Toolkit/Guide
Date: 2014
Types: Book, Research
Date: 2017
A new book from CAWR, Everyday Experts, explains how knowledge built up through first-hand experience can help solve these and…
Types: Report/Working Paper, Sharing Stories
Date: 2016
The report shares stories and learning from 18 different communities in the Northern Manitoba region. The stories shared are about…
Types: Toolkit/Guide, Workshop material
Date: Dec 13, 2017
An online resource library of learning materials for workshops, training and activities related to anti-oppression training and training for social…
Type: Report/Working Paper
This report looks at a failing food system, sustainable production challenges, equity challenges, resilience challenges, ideas to grow a better…
Types: Policy Brief or Recommendations, Research
Date: Nov 29, 2017
Sustain Ontario's Community Growing Network cooperated with student researchers Becky Ellis and Julia Laforge throughout 2017 to create policy position papers, in…
Type: Food Charter
Date: May 19, 2017
Durham's Food Charter provides a vision for the region's food security policies and community action. This food charter outlines Durham's…
Type: Policy
From the Durham Integrated Grower’s website: This report focuses on urban agriculture policy in relation to the Durham region food…
Types: Fact Sheet, Website
Date: February 2017
This website from Harvest Haliburton outlines facts and information regarding backyard chickens. The fact sheet aims to inform people looking…
Date: April 22, 2015
This by-law was passed in 2015 and amended zoning by-laws regarding urban farmers’ markets in Hamilton. The by-law clearly defines…
Date: September 24, 2014
This City of Hamilton by-law allowed for broader operation of community gardens and urban farms throughout the city. It redefines…
Date: August 2013
This report examines Waterloo’s efforts toward supporting local food systems and how current initiatives can be leveraged to advocate for…
Date: 2001
This is the law that mandates food safety and quality in Ontario. The purposes of this act are ensuring quality…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Date: March 12, 2013
A 2013 report put out by the Congressional Research Service that aims to draw attention to the importance of local…
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…
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