Osler area farms are working together to increase awareness of the wide variety of food grown and produced in the area and available to the public.  The Local Food Trail - Osler is a project that is sponsored by the Saskatoon Food Council, RM of Corman Park and the Town of Osler.  Working with a group of local farms, a logo for the project has been developed and a searchable map is available at localfoodtrail.ca

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.

Check out a new and interesting Urban Agriculture display at the Saskatoon Farmer's Market. The Food Council is coordinating a display that features three different ways you can grow some of your own food in a container garden. Every Saturday morning in July and August, look for the Grow Anywhere - Garden Everywhere sign just at the entrance to the market. Learn about urban ag and buy a raffle ticket for $1 to win a

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.