Urban farming in Canada
14 citizen-driven urban farms recorded in Canada. Each entry documents who runs it, how the land is held, and where the information came from — nothing is listed without a source.
Fairmont 'Bee Sustainable' Rooftop Apiaries
CAVancouver, Canada
A hotel chain's rooftop beekeeping program begun in 2008, spanning 20+ properties — a flagship corporate CSR linking brand sustainability with guest participation.
fairmontbeesustainable.com+1
Sole Food Street Farms (Vancouver)
CAVancouver, Canada
A social enterprise that transforms vacant urban lots into portable container farms, providing 'good food and good jobs' to socially marginalised residents. It was founded in 2008 by Michael Ableman and Seann Dory.
solefoodfarms.com+2
Black Creek Community Farm (Toronto)
CAToronto, Canada
An 8-acre urban farm in Toronto's vulnerable Jane-Finch neighbourhood dedicated to food justice, education and sustainability. It was founded in 2013 with Everdale Environmental Learning Centre and the TRCA as founding partners.
blackcreekfarm.ca+1
Urban Farm at Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson) Rooftop Farm
CAToronto, Canada
Two rooftop farms on the TMU (formerly Ryerson) campus that combine food production, research and community engagement through ecological rooftop farming. It began when a 2004 green roof was converted into a market garden in 2013 by a student-led initiative.
torontomu.ca+1
Santropol Roulant Rooftop Garden (Montreal)
CAMontreal, Canada
A Montreal non-profit founded in 1995 to connect youth and seniors, linking a rooftop garden, composting and bicycle-based meal delivery. It is described as the only Meals-on-Wheels service in Canada that grows its own food.
santropolroulant.org+1
Montreal Community Gardens Program (Jardins communautaires)
CAMontreal, Canada
Montreal's municipal community garden programme, launched in 1975 and the largest in Canada, rated among the best in North America. About 10,000 gardeners grow food and flowers on 6,700 plots across 73 gardens.
acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com+1
The Stop Community Food Centre — Green Barn (Toronto)
CAToronto, Canada
A community food centre in Toronto's west end, founded in 1982, running a food bank plus four community gardens and two farmers' markets. Its Green Barn is an urban-agriculture hub with a greenhouse and compost demonstration centre.
thestop.org+1
Common Roots Urban Farm (Halifax)
CAHalifax, Canada
A community garden and productive green space that began in 2012 as interim use of downtown Halifax hospital land. With around 240 plots, it is a place where residents grow food and connect.
commonrootsurbanfarm.ca+1
Spence Neighbourhood Association Community Gardens (Winnipeg)
CAWinnipeg, Canada
A non-profit neighbourhood association in Winnipeg's inner-city West End that has created nine community gardens and a community greenhouse since its founding. It works on food security in a multicultural, low-income area.
spenceneighbourhood.org+1
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Thorncliffe Park Urban Farmers Composting Initiative
CAToronto, Canada
A 2024 resident-led composting stewardship program in Thorncliffe Park with City of Toronto support. Since launch, the program has collected over 3,000 pounds of organic waste, demonstrating strong community engagement in circular economy practices.
thorncliffeparkurbanfarmers.ca+1
Rotary Community Garden
CASaskatoon, Canada
The first Saskatoon brownfield lot turned into a community garden, then ordered to vacate.
ctvnews.ca+1
Trinity Bellwoods community garden
CAToronto, Canada
A volunteer-tended garden inside a city park, bulldozed by the city without warning.
blogto.com
City Farms (Edmonton municipal food-growing program)
CAEdmonton, Canada
A city-run program Edmonton started in 2020 on ~5 acres of municipal land, donating its harvest (over 253,000 lbs cumulatively) to the food bank. It was cut in the city's 2024 Fall Supplemental Operating Budget.
globalnews.ca+1
Land of Dreams Urban Farm & Cultural Centre (Calgary, Canada)
CACalgary, Canada
A 30-acre urban farm on public land in southeast Calgary, formerly a construction site. Run by the settlement agency CCIS, it teaches newcomers to Canada how to grow food in southern Alberta's climate. Guided by Blackfoot Elder Herman Many Guns, its programming acknowledges the site as Treaty 7 territory. Soil restoration, biodiversity, composting, honey production and pollinator stewardship are central.
youngagrarians.org+2
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