Future secured for valuable south Nanaimo urban farm
NANAIMO — Urban agriculture will continue to grow in south Nanaimo after the last remaining urban farm was purchased and protected from development.
The City of Nanaimo announced Thursday, Sept. 12 it bought the Five Acres Farm on Park Ave. for $1,375,000.
The land is used by Nanaimo Foodshare to grow crops for their Good Food Box program, which feeds hundreds of people in need every month. Crops grown are also sold at market and the land is used for a variety of programs with community sponsors.
Craig Evans, Nanaimo Foodshare director, said this is a major announcement 20-years in the making.