Urban Solidarity Farms : supporting food banks through urban agriculture

To help food banks and local organizations, MicroHabitat launched the Urban Solidarity Farms initiative in March 2020. This program encourages our corporate clients to make a social and environmental commitment by donating the crops of their urban farms to the community. Through this initiative, many food banks have received weekly donations of fresh, healthy food from participating MicroHabitat urban farms. We have been working closely with clients including: Ivanhoe Cambridge, Complexe Desjardins, Manulife Investment Management Group, BentallGreenOak, Industrial Alliance, Intact Insurance, BBA, GWLRA, First Capital REIT, CAPREIT, Govan Brown, Allied Properties REIT, Northam Real Estate, Triovest, InterRent REIT, Starlight Properties, Crown Management, QuadReal, Warrington PCI Management, DECEIM, and Hines Together, more than 45,500 pounds of herbs, edible flowers, and fresh vegetables have been donated to our partnered food banks in 2022. This has contributed to the food security of thousands of individuals in need. Many of our local food banks have expressed their delight with our donations, including L'Accueil Bonneau, Dans la rue, le Chaînon, Second Harvest, St Felix Centre, The Lighthouse, The Daily Bread, Sistering, Aboriginal Front Door Society, and Food Stash.

Since 2017, MicroHabitat urban farms have been set up in over 130 locations across North America with the intention of donating the harvests to local food banks. Since COVID-19, there has been a growing demand for food banks and local communities to receive fresh produce. This is why we have chosen to formalize the Urban Solidarity Farms initiative. With the success of MicroHabitat's expansion into Toronto in 2021, and Vancouver and New York in 2022, we are proud to announce our planned expansion into Edmonton, Calgary, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, and Denver.

As an expert firm in urban agriculture, we take care of all the steps related to the development of urban farms. The MicroHabitat team provides complete project management, from the installation of the vegetable garden to its maintenance and the delivery of the crops to the selected food banks. Would you like to devote one of your outdoor spaces to market garden production in order to support and feed communities in need? Discover the MicroHabitat service or contact us for more information. Let's transform our city to develop and feed our communities. Together, let's cultivate change!