Free summer tours whetting Montrealers’ appetites for urban agriculture
Global News
A series of initiatives is taking place, including workshops on gardening and, starting Friday, 15 bike tours exploring several urban gardens across the city.
Have you been growing your own herbs or veggies this summer? You’re not alone.
Urban agriculture has been on the rise in Montreal for the past few years, according to Cultiver Montreal, a non-profit promoting urban agriculture.
The growing interest has sparked a series of initiatives, including workshops on gardening and, starting Friday,15 bike tours exploring several urban gardens across the city.
“The goal is to show people what has been done in urban agriculture and to show the growing interest,” said Pascale Nycz, an urban agriculture consultant and Cultiver Montreal board member. “It’s also a way to make the city prettier and to give food to people and also teach people how to cultivate fruits and veggies and make it accessible to everyone.”
Friday’s tour started at Jardin Nourriciers in the Plateau-Mont-Royal. Participants arrived by bike or on foot and got a chance to check the garden out.
“I’m hoping to learn more about how to grow certain vegetables,” said Mickey Labrèche, a tour participant. “I want to be surprised today. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Labrèche and the 19 other participants learned tips and tricks to cultivate their own crops at home.
The tour made two other stops: the Jardin Pour Tous in the Milton Parc area and finished at the rooftop gardens of Santropol Roulant.
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