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MLA Students Help Create Urban Farm for McQuesten Neighbourhood

Submitted by dfoolen on October 5th, 2015 3:46 PM
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Karen Landman

When Hamilton's McQuesten Neighbourhood Association contacted OAC to help create an urban farm, Professor Karen Landman and the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) design studio responded by creating a visioning workshop for the project. City staff, residents and students worked together to generate ideas for a seven-acre 'food park' that includes community gardens, learning opportunities for schoolchildren, a community oven, an aboriginal garden, a market garden, a picnic area and a dedicated area for a full-time farmer. Months later, the project is underway, with the City dedicating $350,000 to the creation of this green space. 

McQuesten Visioning Mural

More on the project can be found at the University of Guelph news article here [1]

Keywords: 
Landscape Architecture
McQuesten neighbourhood

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[1] http://news.uoguelph.ca/2015/10/urban-farm-in-hamilton-food-desert/