Accessible Media on the Rick Hansen Healing Garden opening
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 should be...
Rick Hansen Healing Garden grand opening
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 Global news,...
Chronicle Herald – Digging into our roots: Urban farms sowing seeds of possibility
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....
Halifax growers plant roadside vegetables on Quinpool – Chronicle Herald
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
Common Roots and Quinpool Business Association on CTV
Thanks CTV for the coverage of the Space to Grow project! Watch the clip here: http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1144383&binId=1.1145745&playlistPageNum=1
Refugee farmer puts down Halifax roots – Chronicle Herald
Another great story from Common Roots on the front page! Read a little about Data Ram Humagai's new role as Sara's assistant. "Data Ram Humagai has come a long way since spending nearly nearly 21 years of his life in a Nepalese refugee camp. After three years of...
Space to Grow sprouts Common Roots down Quinpool Road – Metro
Check out Tristan Cleveland's enthusiastic endorsement of our Quinpool Road planters project, from the front page of the Halifax Metro, May 12, 2017! "Is this Halifax? When I throw my hands up and imagine how things should work, this is what I picture. People are...
Mr Green Thumb: Amber in the Metro
"Amber Bhujel, a Nepali-Bhutanese immigrant, has been growing mustard greens, kale, and cilantro in his two handmade greenhouses during the winter at the Common Roots Urban Farm in Halifax". Nicole Gnazdowsky wrote a great article in the Halifax Metro about Amber's...
Great Food Gardening pilot, with Niki Jabour
Niki Jabbour has created a pilot TV show! It is a wonderfully informative and inspirational garden show, from field to fork. It profiles Common Roots Urban Farm! The Common Roots segment starts at around 8:45, but it's definitely worth checking out the whole thing!...
Refugee uses method he learned in camp to water a Halifax community garden CBC News
Refugee uses method he learned in camp to water a Halifax community garden. Featured on CBC and A&E