Canada: Vancouver Urban Foodlands Report
The experience of the Covid-19 pandemic increased participants’ appreciation for the role of foodlands and food-growing in their own lives and the lives of their families and neighbours.
Vancouver Report
Prepared by Angeli dela Rosa,
Project Researcher & Writer Support by Karen Ageson, Project Manager
April 29, 2021
This report explores current urban foodlands practices and policies in Vancouver and aligns them with community visions and outcomes.
This report aims to understand what outcomes people in Vancouver hope to see from urban foodlands (not limited to growing food for sale), what policies could support those outcomes, and what barriers exist in reaching them.
The Vancouver Urban Foodlands Report is part of a larger provincial project that explored urban foodlands in Kamloops, Victoria, and Vancouver. This project aligns efforts across the three municipalities and uses the information gathered from each community to help coordinate urban foodlands policy advocacy across BC.
Project Background
In 2020, the Public Health Association of BC, Kamloops Food Policy Council, Vancouver Urban Farming Society, and the Food Eco District in Victoria conducted case studies throughout their respective urban municipalities to explore current urban foodlands practices and policies and to align them with community visions and outcomes. A report was created to align efforts across municipalities to help inform the coordinated development of urban foodlands policies and practices across BC.
