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Gap Analysis and Overview of Weather Station Data in British Columbia Agricultural Regions
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…
Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Cole Crops
Evaluating contaminated irrigation water in BC's Lower Mainland
Foodborne pathogens can cause human illness and sometimes even result in loss of life. VTEC (Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli), Listeria (Listeria monocytogenes), and Salmonella are the major foodborne pathogens contributing to illnesses in people. Produce can become contaminated when…
Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Cranberries
Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Currants & Gooseberries
Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Raspberries
Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Strawberries
Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Hazelnuts
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Bell Pepper
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.06 acre of bell peppers grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Beets
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.5 acre of beets grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Bok Choy
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.05 acre of bok choy grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Broccoli
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.25 acre of broccoli grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.