It's a tiny garden, sandwiched between two park benches and surrounded by apartment buildings. And though picking cucumbers is not exactly an urban activity, Shannon Bradley, a food systems manager for Vancouver, BC, would like you to think so. Following more than a decade of community organizing efforts, Vancouver’s city council adopted a "just and sustainable food system" which includes planting fruit trees, and establishing community gardens and edible landscaping, like the one you see here. Listen and learn how a tiny garden can play a big role in the third most densely populated city in North America.
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