by Jayme Melrose | Mar 20, 2018 | Community, Press
In 2017, many of you might have noticed regular film crews on the farm, especially around the Rick Hansen Healing Garden area. That was for a TV show called ‘Growing Sense’ an inspiring, 10-part documentary which premieres this week on AMI-tv, follows...
by Jayme Melrose | Nov 21, 2017 | Community, Deep Roots, Press, Uncategorized
This summer, the United Way Halifax came to Common Roots to do a photoshoot of DataRam Humagai, and tell his story. It starts like this: “Data Ram Humangai spent nearly two decades in a refugee camp before coming to Halifax. There was no farmland or outside...
by Jayme Melrose | Nov 21, 2017 | important news, Press
In September 2017, we opened our Rick Hansen Healing Garden. Accessible Media joined us, and harvested this wonderful video about what we do and why it matters. They say “The Rick Hansen Healing Garden at Common Roots Urban Farm is something all Haligonians...
by Jayme Melrose | Sep 25, 2017 | Events, important news, Press, Thank you
On Friday September 22, we had our grand opening for the Rick Hansen Healing Garden. What a great event! Thanks to everyone who came out – what a nice big crowd. Here is a link to some great photos of the event – thanks to Såndor Fizli. We were also on...
by Spencer Gough | Sep 11, 2017 | Press
Thank you to Laura Whitman who wrote a lovely piece about how Back to our Roots and Common Roots urban farms are addressing food insecurity, by feeding and healing our communities. Exerpt: “Gardening is such a soul-feeding experience,” said Lindsay....
by Spencer Gough | Jun 19, 2017 | Press
Check out a couple videos and a story about the Space to Grow planters on Quinpool in the Herald: http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1477668-video-halifax-growers-plant-roadside-vegetables-on-quinpool
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