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506 Resources
Type: Policy Brief or Recommendations
Date: n/a
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…
Type: Website
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…
From the lufa farms website: We grow food where people live and grow it more sustainably. This means growing on…
From the Bowery website: Bowery Project is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to create opportunities for urban agriculture through…
Type: Program-Initiative
Date: Mar 1, 2017
From the Community Growth Website: This website is intended to inform Torontonians about the ongoing work and consultations that are…
Type: Toolkit/Guide
The tool kit is for planners, engineers, and administrators from small and large communities to help them gain a better…
An online resource library of materials related to community gardens, broken down into 14 categories, including community and school garden…
Date: 2015
An online course about urban agriculture and local food, in four modules covering economics and sustainability, social dynamics, governance, and…
Date: 2012
A website abstracted from the Ottawa Food Action Plan, authored by the Food For All Project and outlining proposed changes…
Date: 2016
A website promoting urban agriculture and situating it in historical, cultural, and policy contexts. The site additionally provides various rationales…
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: November 23, 2015
A report based on key informant interviews with developers, landowners, and other private sector stakeholders to better understand factors facilitating…
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: May 2011
Toronto Public Health; Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and the Toronto Environment Office developed this soil assessment guide. This document is…
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: 2003
An unpublished academic research paper, by associates of the The Community Food Security Coalition. The paper reviews the benefits and…
Date: 2009
A tip sheet by Toronto Master Gardners and Blooming our Balconies for residents with balconies to begin container gardening.
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: July 1, 2008
One of a series of background reports designed to inform the next Offical Plan for the City of Vaughan. 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: October 1, 2012
This action plan aimed at urban growers, policy makers, and supporting organizations is built on a consultation process following the…
Date: February 11, 2016
This website is aimed at individuals or groups who are looking to find space for agriculture in a municiple setting.…
This toolkit is aimed at Food Bank staff and volunteers, and provides step by step instructions for developing a community…
Date: June 1, 2010
This report aimed at urban growers, policy makers, and supporting organizations provides an environmental scan of urban agriculture at the…
Type: Lesson Plan
This resource was developed for the 2016 International Year of Pulses. Students will learn about the role of pulses in…
Types: Game / Interactive Resource, Lesson Plan
Date: Feb 15, 2017
In this workshop students will discuss waste and how composting can be an effective strategy for reducing waste that ends…
Date: 2014
This activity will explore the questions: What do we mean when we say healthy soil? How can we tell if…
Date: 2013
In this lesson students explore some of the techniques used by early settlers and First Nations to save seeds and…
This workshop allows students to explore the loss of biodiversity associated with industrial food production while creating an opportunity for…
In this activity students will observe the garden and record abiotic and biotic elements in the garden. Students can then…
In this workshop students will germinate seeds for school garden squash and zucchini seedlings. In the process they will explore…
In this workshop students will start seedlings for the garden while exploring the differences and similarities between various seeds. This…
This workshop provides an approach for students to measure out square feet in the garden and plant early crop seeds…
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