CTV | Urban agriculture gets boost in efforts to grow farming sector
Urban agriculture is getting a $750,000 boost from the province and from Montreal to help develop the farming sector. The goal is to spur innovation and growth in urban farming, agriculture and local greenhouses, ensuring the projects align with the needs in each part of town to add to the vitality of the area.
"It will give us the opportunity to do a deeper study about the needs, the possibilities (and) the opportunities," said Mayor Valerie Plante. "And also to come up with how we can financially support some of the existing initiatives and some of the new initiatives that support this whole sector."
These measures have been due for a long time, said McGill University Urban Agriculture Professor Mark Lefsrud. "The challenge with growing food in urban centres is it's typically listed as agricultural, and most cities don't allow for an agricultural zoning," he said.
