an integrated urban agriculture model for conservation, education & innovation
Location Klee Wyck Farm will be located at 200 Keith Road, on the site of the municipality’s former nursery, adjacent to Klee Wyck Park. Woodcroft and Spurway housing complexes are nearby.
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Photo Credit: Google Earth
Photo Credit: Google Earth
The farm is adjacent to the Capilano Pacific Trail and will be a 10 to 15 minute walk from Park Royal Shopping Centre and public transportation providing West Vancouver residents and visitors with easy access to its community gardens, and community-focused workshops and educational programs.
Preliminary Site Plan d. R h t Kei
Glass Hut
• Community Produce Sales Adminstration • Micro-enterprise
Community Garden Plots
Soil Handling & Composting Service Access
& Food Handling/ Storage
Community Hub
Caretaker’s Residence
• Gatherings, Workshops, Festivals
Repurposed Greenhouses
New Greenhouse
• High Output production and propagation • Research & Development • Early/Late Season Production
• High Output Tower/Vertical Gardens • Early/Late Season Production
Row Crops Storage
• Equipment & Supplies
• Raised Bed Vegetable Production
Service Access DWV Staging Area
Row Crops
• Raised Bed Vegetable Production
Row Crops
• Raised Bed Vegetable Production
Relocated Greenhouse
Apiary
• Honey Production
Key Features • Acquire a new greenhouse for high output vertical gardens & year-round production. • Relocate one greenhouse to the southeast area of the site for muncipal parks department use. • Repurpose three existing greenhouses for high output production and research & development. • Repurpose two eastern greenhouses for seed propagation. • Construct raised beds for crop production and rotations Spring through Fall. • Add new community garden plots. • Develop a Community Hub for gatherings, workshops, and food-related events. • Develop an apiary. • Add storage and soil/compost handling area. • The southeast corner of the site will be kept for muncipal parks department use. a West Vancouver community initiative of EcoUrbia Network visit: www.kleewyckfarm.org