Two great things happened today: The first being that it was warm out (20 degrees on March 13th) and the second being that I went to talk to my new friend Phil Collins who is the Co-Founder of Fresh City Farms in Downsview Park in Toronto.
While helping to flag off garden beds for the coming season on their 1.5 acre plot of land, the two of us got talking about the expanding economic viability of growing food in the city. Most CSA's are no more than 10 years old. Also, we got talking about the increase in seasonal share holders that a lot of CSA farmers are benefiting from. Last year was the first year that Fresh City Farms was in business and they had 30 share holders. So far for this coming season they have 140 share holders. Each of them will receive a box of vegetables once a week. Most of vegetables will be grown on their plot and in backyards throughout Toronto.
This increase is being seen at CSA's across the country and means for some good business prospects!
Anywho, I stumbled upon growingyourgreens.com (which is completely unrelated to Fresh City) a while ago when looking for cool recipes for smoothies and was really amused by the enthusiasm and character involved in this guy's videos. He grows most of his greens in raised beds in his front yard and is proud of it! This video of his is about a company in the States which now owns the patents to a few terms associated with urban farming.
