What do you expect Vancouver to look like in coming years with regard to urban agriculture space? Peter Ladner: I think we’re going to see everything from more people with tomatoes on their balconies right through to commercial enterprises in unused or under-used lots around the city. Before too long you will not want to put in a new development without some kind of community garden attached to it because there’s such a demand for that space. I think you’re going to see people supplementing their income selling at the farmers market or selling over the back fence. There’s going to be a commercial element that’s going to get into this more!
Discovery’s Matt Danzico investigates vertical farming, an agricultural concept aimed at growing food and raising animals in skyscrapers in city centers. And it’s not so far off as small scale projects have started popping up everywhere. Watch this video to discover more about how you too can profit from the vertical [...]
As Vancouver strives to be the “greenest” city in the world we can count on our past and with a multiplicity of new initiatives look forward to leading this new economy. According to City Mayor, Gregor Robertson we have what it takes and the convergence technology, of sustainable values and of environment has catalyzed the fastest growing industries on the planet right now, collectively known as the green economy. It is a seismic shift!
