DONALD STREET FARMS

Donald Street Farms is founded upon these principles:

Development of local, sustainable models of food production Creating a strong community through cooperation Utilizing valuable resources within our urban environment Including healthy foods and activity into our lifestyle

When asked to imagine a farm, you might conjure images of vast tracts of land, far out in the country, perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles away. Urban farmers have changed the farming model. By stitching together a collection of small plots of land in the city, urban farmers can grow enough food in less than one acre to nourish a community, provide a healthy income for the farmer, and develop community cooperation and interaction. One example of this is Victoria's own Donald Street Farms.

It's a simple concept: landowners (homeowners, businesses, schools, public lands, churches) offer space for vegetable production. Donald Street Farms will develop this land into an intensive, productive micro-farm. We then provide freshly harvested vegetables for the landowner and bring the remaining produce to market (e.g. farmers' markets, CSA program, neighbourhood cooperatives, and restaurants).

Here's to a growing relationship!