Create a “Food Street” with Food Up Front

Apr 30

Mark Stewart and Kassie Miedema join us to talk about a grassroots program encouraging people to grow food in front yards.

The idea is to produce more food locally—and to connect people around food.

Participants in the program can also put up a sign in the garden to raise awareness of the idea—and to stir up conversation.

What does success look like? A food street, with many neighbours growing up front.

Food Up Front is an initiative of Transition Toronto, a chapter of a global movement for change.

“The goal being to create a food street.”
Mark Stewart

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Steven Biggs

Recognized by Garden Making Magazine as one of the "green gang" of Canadians making a difference in horticulture, Steven Biggs is a horticulturist, former college instructor, and award-winning broadcaster and author. His passion is helping home gardeners grow food in creative and attractive ways.

He’s the author of eight gardening books, including the Canadian bestseller No Guff Vegetable Gardening. His articles have appeared in Canada’s Local Gardener, Mother Earth News, Fine Gardening, Garden Making, Country Guide, Edible Toronto, and other magazines.

Along with over 30 years working in the horticultural sector and a horticultural-science major at the University of Guelph, Steven’s experience includes hands-on projects in his own garden including wicking beds, driveway strawbale gardens, and a rooftop tomato plantation—to the ongoing amusement of neighbours.

When not in the garden, you might catch him recording his award-winning Food Garden Life podcast or canoeing in Algonquin Park.

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