by Jayme Melrose | Aug 26, 2018 | Press
On March 28th, 2017, one of our beloved volunteers, Don Christie was interviewed by Natalie Dobbin, on CBC Mainstreet NS. He talks about the challenges of living on a very low income, with many challenges, but the bright spot that Common Roots Urban Farm has...
by Jayme Melrose | Jul 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
As a result of the QEII Redevelopment Project new construction, the Common Roots Urban Farm will be relocated. The farm will stay in its current location until the end of the 2018 growing season. In April of 2018, we held a public meeting to gather public opinion and...
by Jayme Melrose | Jul 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
In April the farm and PFC hosted a public engagement session to gather information from the farm participants and the public to determine where the farm could move and what a new farm would ideally look like. Over 250 people attended the public engagement session...
by Jayme Melrose | Jun 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Public Engagement Meeting Summary “Where Will Our Garden Grow?” For Common Roots Urban Farm At Citadel High School Auditorium April 11, 2018 7pm – 9pm written by Greg Woolner of CoLab What Happened Approximately 250 people attended the event. Four language...
by Jayme Melrose | Apr 4, 2018 | Press
Having recently returned from the Parabere Forum, held in Malmö, Sweden, Janine Kennedy wrote for the Chronicle Herald about food and food security titled A Fresh Approach to an Age-old Problem, (read the full article here). “Something I’ve been learning about (at...
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