Something New is Growing in St Vital
Something new will be growing in St Vital backyards this summer…a farm! Erica Young, an aspiring farmer and St Vital native, is looking to farm in backyards...
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Here It Is!
The assessment is finished! Check out our final report and summaries here.
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What’s Growing in St Vital?
There’s a lot growing in St Vital! Whether it is in backyards, community gardens, or even farms, St Vital grows a whole lot of food. And now it is growing just a little bit extra – with Winnipeg’s first public orchard.
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Want to Learn More about St Vital?
St Vital is a diverse community, with many different neighbourhoods and an interesting food history. Check out resources like maps, pictures, and more.
Community Gardens in St Vital
How much of St Vital is dedicated to community garden space? According to the City of Winnipeg, there are 26,309 square metres of community garden land. This...
A Food Assessment Update
So what’s new with the St Vital Community Food Assessment? As we head into another month, I wanted to share a little bit about what I have...
Food and Seniors
Compared to other parts of the city, St Vital is a relatively young neighbourhood. That being said, there are an increasing number of seniors living in St...
St Vital’s Food Balance
Awhile ago, I wrote a post about the distance that the average person in St Vital lives from a grocery store. Since then I came across a...
Poverty in St Vital
St Vital is known for being one of Winnipeg’s wealthier suburbs. This is not without reason, a couple of neighbourhoods in St Vital have median household incomes...
St Vital’s Public Orchard
Winnipeg’s first public orchard, along the Bishop Grandin Greenway in St Vital came about as a result of a unique and innovative partnership between the City of...
Schools, Healthy Choices and the Built Environment
Over the last several years schools have been paying increasing attention to the types of food that they offer. Schools are now required to have a healthy...
St Vital’s Grocery Bill: $200 Million
Food is a major part of the St Vital economy – and the economy of other cities and provinces for that matter. In previous research that I...
Peaceful Village Garden
Just north of Bishop Grandin, tucked between Dakota St and St Mary’s Rd, a new garden is providing new Canadians with an opportunity to grow the foods...
Growing Food, Nourishing Community
Off of St Anne’s Rd just north of Bishop Grandin, St Vital Knights Villa is home to a lush garden complete with bursting pepper plants and budding...
102 Years Old And Still Going Strong
In a city as young as Winnipeg, there are few events that can claim to be more than a hundred years old. One of those few is...
IN THE PRESS: Examining Barriers and Solutions to Food Needs
Food Matters Manitoba wants to talk food in St. Vital. The registered charity — which aims to promote healthy, sustainable and fair food for all — is...
How Far to Your Grocery Store?
One of the things that people doing food assessments often look at is how close people are to retail grocery stores. There is evidence from several communities...
Food Business Booming in St Vital
If you were to take a guess at how many business there were in St Vital directly related to food, what do you think the result would...