Home Grown on CBC TV’s The National

The National is CBC TV’s premier news show, which is watched across the country. This clip, from July 25, 2008, produced by Margo McDiarmid, shows a growing awareness and interest in urban farming by both the media and the public.

City Farmer was interviewed for the show but due to time constraints was not included in the final edit. The producer had “too many different people in the story and not enough time to tell it”. She is interested in looking more deeply into urban agriculture … “I do hope to do some longer stories on food security and urban agriculture … you were very helpful and your website is a font of information.”