Urban Farming — Stories

Derek Vincent is an urban homesteader, harvesting a diverse selection of nano crops on a rooftop and two balconies in the heart of Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood. His mission is to show city dwellers around the world that they can joyfully grow and harvest their own food in even the tightest urban spaces. We sat down with Derek to find out about his gardening projects.

Living on the Gold Coast is a charmed life for gardener Kim Howell, but it's another love that keeps Kim busy these days. Creating culinary classics!

Western Australia based Brady Skevington has always loved the outdoors. He runs a medium sized Perth based landscaping firm, Boutique Timeless Landscaping (BTL), offering medium to high end landscaping solutions all over the city. Brady has been lucky to work on some pretty incredible homes over the years, and he is passionate about greening the city. "Urban gardening is as incredible industry to attack head on," he says. "Every day we are surrounded by concrete, bitumen and paving - how we shade, brighten and green up those spaces is a challenge that we thrive on."

Industrial designer Charles Skender grew up with a strong family dynamic and large backyards full of all kinds of produce - citrus, nuts, herbs, greens, veggies, you name it. Here started Charles' journey to grow food, and his new brand, AMPLE. We caught up recently with Charles to talk about AMPLE.