On Monday, May 30 the Saskatoon Food Council coordinated a presentation to the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Service – PDCS. Speakers included representatives from the Food Council, Chain Reaction Urban Farm, the University of Saskatchewan, CHEP Good Food, Roof Top Gardeners and the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre.
As the 2016 Saskatoon Civic Election draws near, use this resource to learn about food in your ward, and to talk to candidates about food issues.
Click any ward on the map or the list below it to learn some interesting things about food in each ward.
This resource was made possible through the College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, as part of an urban agriculture research study funded by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation.
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A rooftop garden project promoting sustainable agricultural practices and urban farming is sprouting on campus this summer.
“This is the other face of agriculture—urban agriculture,” said Grant Wood, a professor in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources.
Tomatoes, hot peppers and leafy greens (including lettuce, kale and spinach) will soon be popping up on the roof of the phytotron, a sunny, triangle-shaped area visible from the above-ground walkway between the biology and agriculture buildings.