Urban Agriculture

• Urban Farming Guidebook – This is an excellent resource for communities wanting to promote urban farming – completed by Ecodesign Resource Soceity for the Real Estate Foundation of BC.  http://www.refbc.com/sites/default/files/Urban-Farming-Guidebook-2013.pdf

• Food Share Toronto – This is a large local food oriented website form a highly active NGO, including info on urban agriculture.  http://www.foodshare.net/urban-agriculture

• Urban Agriculture Hub – This is a Vancouver Island based website offering an array of resources to those who want to pursue urban agriculture.  http://urbanagriculturehub.ca/resources

• City Farmer Urban Agriculture Guidelines – City Farmer is a Vancouver-based NGO with a long history in supporting urban agriculture.  This is a good resource of information from them.  http://www.cityfarmer.org/uajustification.html

• Urban Farm.org – This is an active blog and resource site of urban farmers.  http://www.urbanfarm.org

• The Urban Farmer – This is a site that offers information, perspectives and resources for urban farming.  http://theurbanfarmer.ca/resources/urban-agriculture

• Farm Folk City Folk – This is an active group in Vancouver and a site that offers many resources on urban agriculture and related topics.  http://www.farmfolkcityfolk.ca/resources/knowledge-pantry/urban/

• Urban Farming.org – This is an NGO offering information on urban agriculture and related topics.  http://www.urbanfarming.org/welcome.html

• IRDC – This is a government resource on urban agriculture supported by some knowledgeable experts within the IRDC. http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Resources/Publications/Pages/ArticleDetails.aspx?PublicationID=1068

• Five Borough Farm NYC – This is an interesting farm project in New York City. http://www.fiveboroughfarm.org/

• Scaling up Urban Agriculture in Toronto – This is an interesting report looking into how a major city can scale up urban agriculture significantly.  http://metcalffoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/scaling-urban-agriculture.pdf

• The Simple Dollar’s guide to urban gardening – This is a great summary of advice for those who want to grow some food in an urban setting to get better produce and save money – http://www.thesimpledollar.com/five-ways-to-get-the-most-bang-for-your-buck-from-a-small-garden/