Urban Farming Makes Creative Use of Limited Space in Your Real Estate

Living in a urban high density environment means most buildings are not condusive to dense intensive gardening. The spaces that can be utilized can be balconies, solariums, kitchen, windowsills, rooftops, townhouse courtyards, apartment decks, forgotten areas are all potential urban gardens. However home owners have to be careful to assess various challenges in creating urban gardens due to limited and restricted space, weight, irrigation, excessive wind and sun on sky-high rooftops, and soil-less conditions. as well, keeping edibles away from scavengers such as racoons, cats, squirrels, skunks.

The benefits of urban garden aside from satisfaction and tending the garden:

-Grow, harvest and eat vegetables from your own labour

-Delicious, fresher, simple foods directly picked packed with nutrients

-Better for the environment - reduces the carbon footprint for travel and delivery

-No Pesticides - knowing where the food comes from without the use of chemical gives you a piece of mind

    fresh brussel sprouts from veggie garden

- Community oriented - growing food in a communal urban garden encourages and educates neighbors participation and interaction, especially children.

Type of Urban Garden:

-Herb garden

-Vegetable garden

- Fruit garden

-Vertical garden

A few examples of Toronto urban gardens:

• High Park is one of the well known urban parks spanning 399 acres also offering urban plots for the community to plant. Alotment of gardens are assigned to participants through a small annual/ seasonal fee in order to harvest their own slice of land.

   

  

• Market garden at CAMH - 7000sf of urban garden known as Sunshine Garden carries the tradition of urban agriculture in the heart of Toronto. From July to October, they hold twice weekly market stand every Monday and Thursday 10.00-11.30am. 

References:

Jamie Oliver - Jamie at Home

Foodshare    Community gardening movement in the city of Toronto

CAMH Sunshine Garden  

 

 

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Anne Lok Sales Representative, Homelife/Realty One Ltd. Brokerage Tel: 416-922-5533 | Mobile: 416-799-9632 www.annelok.com

 

 

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