URBAN ROOTS LONDON

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Who We Are

Urban Roots is a non-profit organization that revitalizes underused land in the City of London for agriculture by:

        • Producing high-quality, organic vegetables and herbs
        • Distributing produce locally, directly to consumers and to private and social enterprises
        • Developing agricultural opportunities for the neighbourhood, social enterprises, and community organizations within the City of London
        • Growing a self-sustaining, urban agricultural model to germinate to new sites

Our Model of Thirds

33%

Donations

My Sister’s Place, Crouch Neighbourhood Resource Centre, Queer Events London

33%

Affordable

Farmgate, hyper-local neighbourhood and social enterprise distribution

33%

Food Outlets

Restaurants, markets, and distributors

Produce Tracker

Since our 2017 season, we’ve distributed over 62,354 pounds of produce across our three tiers.

20474

Donated (lbs)

31824

Affordable (lbs)

10055

Food Outlets (lbs)

A full breakdown of produce sales and donations by tier and weight can be found here.

Volunteer With Us

 

A big part of what makes Urban Roots London work is the many generous volunteers who have given their spare time to help prepare a vegetable bed, plant a row of beets, or pull what sometimes feels like an endless supply of thistle. As a volunteer board, we are humbled and very grateful for this support!

We hold regular drop in volunteer sessions alongside our market from May to October. If you are interested in volunteering, please email us in advance at volunteer@urbanrootslondon.ca. Unless there is heavy rainfall or a thunderstorm warning, assume that we will have a volunteer leader on the farm with a list of tasks that need to be done for your scheduled volunteer time. COVID-19 protocols and guidelines are in place for everyone’s health and safety.

You are encouraged to bring your own gardening tools, but we also have some of our own available. We recommend that you bring water and wear clothes/footwear that you don’t mind getting dirty.

See you all soon!

 

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Growing Fresh, Healthy, Connected Communities

We deeply appreciate your support in helping us make Urban Roots a permanent fixture in our city!

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