Radical Montreal - Urban Farming in Montréal

Here's an awesome list of pretty much all the urban agriculture initiatives in Montréal, made by Sheena from the Radical Montreal blog. The blog is a great resource to stay abreast of all workshops and events of all kinds happening in the city.

Montreal Urban Agriculture Projects

ROOFTOP GARDENS

Concordia Greenhouse
-Vermicomposting
-Greens, microgreens production
-Greenhouse plant propogation
-Workshops
www.concordiagreenhouseproject.wordpress.com

Lufa Farms
-Hydroponics/Window Farming/ Weekly CSA program
http://lufa.com/en

Santropol Roulant
-Vermicomposting, urban gardens, workshops
-Urban Beekeping
-Rooftop garden 
http://santropolroulant.org

Alternatives Rooftop Garden Project
-Four active garden projects
http://www.alternatives.ca/en/project-campaign/montreal-rooftop-gardens-project

SCHOOLYARD GARDENS

City Farm School
-Urban gardening/farming internships
http://concordialoyolacityfarm.wordpress.com/

Mackay Gardens
-Downtown raised bed planters
http://sustainable.concordia.ca/working-groups/concordia-greenhouse/projects/mackay-garden/

Loyola Campus
-Gardens
-Workshops
http://concordialoyolacityfarm.wordpress.com/loyola-farm/

Campus Crops
-McGill University campus garden, workshops
 http://campuscropsmcgill.blogspot.ca/

UQAM - Crapaud Garden
-Campus community garden, workshops
http://www.crapaud.uqam.ca/?page_id=6

Edible Campus
 -Campus based gardens
-Urban Beekeeping 
http://www.mcgill.ca/mchg/projects/ediblecampus/ 

COMMUNITY GARDENS

Action Communauterre 
-Community Gardens
-Workshops
-Hosts Seedy Saturdays annually
http://www.actioncommuniterre.qc.ca/

La Ruche D'art Garden
-worskhops
-demonstration garden
 https://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Ruche-dArt-St-Henri/174341355959676

City of Montreal Community Gardens
-Gardens in 18 boroughs for community use
-In some boroughs, a gardening instructor visits the garden regularly to give advice to gardeners. Some boroughs offer adapted gardens for persons with reduced mobility. 
-Materials provided include soil, a water source, tool shed or toolbox, tables, fences, sand, paint and flowers.
 http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=5977,68887600&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Éco-quartier
-With locations situated throughout Montreal, these local centres offer:
-Annual neighbourhood clean-up
-Distribution of recycling bins, composters, rain-barrel collectors and often plants.
- Education, such as natural pesticides, and environmental sustainability
http://www.ecoquartier.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=42

Montreal Permaculture Guild
-Community group, discussions, fb board
http://permaculturemontreal.org/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/66201097563/?bookmark_t=group

Agriculture Urbaine
-Group hosting events, seminar, discussions 
http://www.ecoleagricultureurbaine.org/index.html

Le Groupe de travail en agriculture urbaine (GTAU) 
-Official group who hosts events, seminars 
http://www.agriculturemontreal.info/

Radical Montreal Urban Homestead Exchange
-Live-in volunteer exchange, garden, workshops
http://www.radicalmontreal.com/p/urban-homestead-exchange.html

Gardening Network of the Southwest and Verdun
-Community resources, workshops
http://reseaujardin.org/en 

Agriculture Montreal 
-Events
-Information 
http://agriculturemontreal.com/

L’arrondissement d’Ahuntsic-Cartierville :

- le projet bac-o-balcon,

- le jardin collectif Louisbourg,

- un jardin collectif en bacs pour les personnes retraitées de la Porte d’Or des Iles PODI,

- les jardins collectifs d’Ahuntsic,

- Univerts-urbains,

- incredible edible
-French only

Sustainable Montreal
-Local news in urban agriculture
http://www.sustainablemontreal.ca/tag/urban-agriculture/ 

Montreal Urban Ecology Centre
 -La Ville en vert
-Green roofs
-Imagine Milton-Parc
-School for Urban Citizenship
http://www.urbanecology.net/article/we-sign-urban-agriculture

PAUSE: Production Agricole Urbaine Soutenable
-Projects with container planting, mushroom growing, and bee-keeping. French only. 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/PAUSE-Production-Agricole-Urbaine-Soutenable-et-%C3%89cologique-/137583529654966 

OTHER RESOURCES

The Urban Farmer 
http://theurbanfarmer.ca/resources/urban-agriculture/

Guide to Soil Contamination in the city
http://mse-research.mcgill.ca/envr401_2002/brownfields/guide.pdf

If I have missed any URBAN FARMING resources for Montreal, please let me know!
Sheena.Swirlz@gmail.com

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We might add that there is P.A.U.S.E. at the Université de Montréal

https://www.facebook.com/pages/PAUSE-Production-Agricole-Urbaine-Soutenable-et-%C3%89cologique-/137583529654966