Urban farmers want your land

If you've got a backyard to plant but don't have the green thumb to do it, a pair of Calgary entrepreneurs might have a proposition for you.

Rod Olson and Chad Kile borrow small plots of urban land, grow vegetables on it, sell the produce to markets and restaurants and share the bounty with the landowners.

"There's a lot of interest," said Olson, who co-owns Leaf and Lyre Urban Farms with Kile. "People really love the idea. Now we're just trying to turn a little bit of that moral support into acreage."

Their business is modelled on the concept of small-plot intensive farming, or "SPIN farming", which began in Saskatoon but has caught on in Vancouver and in parts of the U.S., Olson said.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/04/01/calgary-urban-farming-backyard-intensive-olson-kile.html#ixzz0kSoNRsNa

2010 Garden Show, April 10 & 11, Spruce Meadows

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	2010 Garden Show, April 10 & 11, Spruce Meadows Tickets Now On Sale! Early Bird Pricing - Save $2 by purchasing your tickets on-line or visit Greengate Garden Centre @ 1411 MacLeod Trail South. All guests will receive a 15% discount coupon for Greengate. New for 2010: Weekend Pass only $18! See all the speakers (over 20!) and Jim Hole is back! Participate in many activities all weekend long! Visit the Membership booth at the Garden Show (front entrance of Equi-plex) and enter your name in one of our membership draws and pick up a free bag of soil, compliments of Miracle Grow. Over 600 1L bags available to members ONLY. First-come-first serve. One bag per member please. Get your hands in the soil early! Garden Show Workshops - 9 exciting projects to choose from. Register today! Forward this on and share with your gardening friends. Plants that Bite Back! Fun, family activity with Greengate's greenhouse manager, John Duncan. Learn all about the Venus Fly Trap. Build a Terrarium with the carnivorous plant to take home. Registration required. Only $12, includes instruction, terrarium and plant. Fun, friendly, container garden competitions! Start gardening early and showcase your talents! 2 Competitions to choose from: Adult and Children's categories. Get your kids involved in gardening early! Voted by People Choice. Cash prizes begin at $250! Ribbons too! Join the fun, register now! Garden Show Raffle You could visit Butchart Gardens this summer. Or be sitting in a beautiful hand-crafted gazebo. These are just 2 of the 5 prizes available. Purchase your raffle tickets at the garden show or visit the Society office, 208 - 50 Ave SW. We could use your help selling raffle tickets, stop by the office and sign out some booklets and invite your friends and family to purchase raffle tickets. All proceeds support the Society's year round activities. Our goal is to raise $10,000. If you would like to help us reach our goal please stop by and pick up some tickets. Thank you! New for 2010 - New building added! More Food! New Food Menu in Congress Hall! More Parking! New Container Competitions! New Speakers! Outside Exhibits! Children's Activities! More Garden Workshops! Something to see, do and learn all weekend long. April 10 & 11, 9 am to 6 pm each day. Click here to learn about all the activities at this year's garden show. Thank you for your support. 2010 Garden Show Committee
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Growing Food for the First Time Event

Here's an event that has something for everyone:

Growing Food for the First Time

They are featuring Master Gardener and Market Gardener Elaine Rude.

It is being held in collaboration with the Unitarian Church Green Sanctuary Committee and Community Garden and Green Calgary.