Urban Agriculture in Montreal

Montreal Urban Agriculture Projects

ROOFTOP GARDENS

Concordia Greenhouse
-Greens, microgreens production
-Plant propogation - house plants and seedlings
-Workshops
www.concordiagreenhouse.com

Santropol

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/

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

APICULTURE

Miel Montreal
-Solidarity Co-operative
-Beehives and production
-Community involvement and volunteering
http://mielmontreal.com/en/home2/


GARDEN HUBS

Grand Potager
-Waterfront greenhouses
-Beehives
-Workshops
-Community events
-Seedling production
http://www.grandpotager.com/?lang=en

NDG Food Depot


COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Éco-quartiers
-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

Compost Montreal
-Community and corporate compost collection
-Workshops and presentations
-Compost distribution
https://www.compostmontreal.com/

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/

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

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