Comments on: Davie Village Community Garden – Vancouver http://www.cityfarmer.info/2008/10/31/davie-village-community-garden-vancouver/ New Stories From 'Urban Agriculture Notes' Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:03:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Devi Rai http://www.cityfarmer.info/2008/10/31/davie-village-community-garden-vancouver/comment-page-1/#comment-839 Devi Rai Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:02:44 +0000 http://www.cityfarmer.info/?p=553#comment-839 Please call me about davie community garden my number 604-899-6751 Please call me about davie community garden my number 604-899-6751

]]> By: bill barilko http://www.cityfarmer.info/2008/10/31/davie-village-community-garden-vancouver/comment-page-1/#comment-35 bill barilko Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:54:36 +0000 http://www.cityfarmer.info/?p=553#comment-35 It's not in any way 'greenwashing'. The soil from the former gas station is indeed contaminated but it's also true that as long as it not disturbed it won't harm anyone. The problem as I understand it is that the facilities for processing/neutralising the contaminated material are always full to capacity and there's along waiting period. There are many prime development sites around the city that can't be redeveloped because of regulatory bottlenecks of this kind-that doesn't mean developers are 'greenwashing' anything it's just the way of life in the urban jungle. It’s not in any way ‘greenwashing’.

The soil from the former gas station is indeed contaminated but it’s also true that as long as it not disturbed it won’t harm anyone.

The problem as I understand it is that the facilities for processing/neutralising the contaminated material are always full to capacity and there’s along waiting period.

There are many prime development sites around the city that can’t be redeveloped because of regulatory bottlenecks of this kind-that doesn’t mean developers are ‘greenwashing’ anything it’s just the way of life in the urban jungle.

]]> By: The Tone http://www.cityfarmer.info/2008/10/31/davie-village-community-garden-vancouver/comment-page-1/#comment-34 The Tone Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:10:48 +0000 http://www.cityfarmer.info/?p=553#comment-34 Although I can't poo-poo a community garden, this project looks like green-washing to me. Fact is, this site is contaminated. The developer hasn't clean the site up but instead capped it with concrete. There's something like 5-6 inches of compost over the concrete, which is over contaminated land. So, pretty much a half-assed community garden to make the developer look good until they're "ready to go on the property." Although I can’t poo-poo a community garden, this project looks like green-washing to me. Fact is, this site is contaminated. The developer hasn’t clean the site up but instead capped it with concrete. There’s something like 5-6 inches of compost over the concrete, which is over contaminated land. So, pretty much a half-assed community garden to make the developer look good until they’re “ready to go on the property.”

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