2013: 140 community gardens in Calgary. 2008, there were 11.
Gael Blackhall, Coordinator of the Community Garden Resource Network for the Calgary Horticultural Society, discusses the surge in interest in urban agriculture in Calgary. She describes the reasons for recent increased interest in community gardens, and the difference between public and private gardens.
Gael Blackhall was interviewed by the Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network as part of their online course and discussion of Urban Agriculture and Local Food in the autumn of 2013. The course, Growing Insights can be viewed at http://growinginsights.ca/
