A group of five writers, supported by IDRC through its Focus City Research Initiative, toured Vancouver's City Farmer, a demonstration site and resource centre for urban agriculture (UA). In addition to its public education programs, City Farmer offers a Web site that has become a information clearinghouse for UA information around the world. During WUF, City Farmer provided material and staff to demonstrate some of the innovative programs the City of Vancouver funds.

Here, Mike Levenston, City Farmers' Executive Director, shows tour participants the proper way for Vancouver residents to compost dog waste, an enormous source of pollution in North America.