GEOG 346: Day 16

Urban Agriculture

Housekeeping ItemsO Field trip assignments due today.O We have a special guest today –

Stephen from Nanaimo Foodshare, who will discuss the various program the organization has relating to urban agriculture here in Nanaimo. Within my somewhat limited experience, I can say that it is one of most advanced groups of its kind in Canada.

Urban Agriculture and Agricultural Urbanism

O I hope you read the excerpt from LeSalle and Holland. There are a number of issues relating to urban agriculture, many of which Stephen addressed:• Food security (including greater regional

self—sufficiency);• Access to safe, healthy food (problem of

“food deserts” and lack of control over what is on the shelf of food stores);

• Maintaining the viability of farming and farmers and preserving farmland from conflicting land uses.

Detroit Food Deserts

Loss of Farmland in BC

A Few Measure Promoting Agricultural Urbanism

O Agricultural land preservationO Planning for farmer successionO Integrating food-growing into

developmentsO Community gardensO Farmers’ marketsO Community kitchensO GMO-free jurisdictionsO Your ideas?