A non-profit urban agriculture group in Vancouver says development on the False Creek Flats and the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaduct lands is threatening its operation. "Examples of food production in the city ... positive employment models for people from the Downtown Eastside, are those things important? Ableman says Sole Food has always known its locations were impermanent, but in the past, it could count on moving somewhere else. "Our primary mandate is the hiring and training of individuals from the Downtown Eastside and providing them, essentially, a reason to get out of bed every day and a positive choice in their lives." Ableman has proposed the creation of an "agriculture park" in Vancouver where Sole Food can farm in a permanent location while also educating the public on food systems.

Source: CBC News March 22, 2017 02:15 UTC