This is a picture of Ward from City Farm Boy one of the many fantastic urban gardeners in our Vancouver area. Ward grows thousands of square feet of fresh veges from early spring to the later winter months selling his produce at Riley Farmers Market.
His picture and many more experienced and less experienced urban gardeners can be found on our restaurant walls. Sharon Hanna, urban gardener for over 20 years & consultant for growing your own food from Hotbeds; Justin Tilson, urban gardener for over 5 years; Tim Higgs, who used to supply John Bishop with all of his fresh herbs when his restaurant first opened... And the list goes on.
Their reasons for urban gardening are hugely diverse: Love of gardening, food security, personal nurtrition, taste and environmental reasons.
And their wealth of knowledge for gardening tips is amazing. One thing every urban gardener said was make sure your use soil full of nutrients and use lots of compost every year - it is black gold!!!
So if you know of any urban gardeners in Vancouver with great gardening tips we would love to hear about them.
