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Soil assessment for urban agriculture: a Vancouver case study
Urban agriculture is becoming more prevalent in North American cities. With the rise of urban farming comes the need to evaluate the soil and the urban environment to assess potential risks of metal contamination due to pollution in urban-grown food. Community gardens and urban farms are often…
Quinoa Production in the Urban Environment
With urban agriculture becoming more prevalent in cities comes the need for health assessments of crops grown in urban environments. Many urban farms are located on “brownfields,” lots that have become contaminated with trace metals. Plants grown in brownfields can take up trace metals from…
FAQ about Changes to BC's Organic Certification Regulation
This document developed by the BC Ministry of Agriculture and recommended by COABC answers many questions about Bill 11, the Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act, which came into effect on 1 September 2018.
Leek Variety Trial 2018 Full Report (BC Seed Trials)
Bell Pepper Variety Trial 2018 Full Report (BC Seed Trials, CANOVI)
Orange Carrot Variety Trial 2018 Full Report (BC Seed Trials, CANOVI)
Corno di Toro Pepper Variety Trial 2018 Full Report (CANOVI)
Balancing nitrogen and phosphorus on organic vegetable farms
In the first episode of the Organic BC podcast, they discuss on-farm research trials that compared different combinations of organic amendments (composts and organic fertilizer) and their impact to crop yield, soil carbon, input costs, and residual soil nutrients. Amy Norgaard, a former Master of…
Using tarps as overwinter soil cover
In this episode of the Organic BC podcast, we'll be learning about on-farm research trials that examined the role that silage tarps can play in managing agricultural soils in the winter months in British Columbia. Raelani Kesler, Master of Soil Science student with the Sustainable Agricultural…