Far-Reaching Food Strategy in the Works for Edmonton

Some ideas brought forward in public consultations for Edmonton’s new food strategy include allowing urban chicken-raising and beekeeping, and building gardens on vacant city land. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

The highly anticipated strategy will address issues such as increasing access to local food, providing opportunities to grow and process food in the city, stimulating and diversifying the local economy, improving the health of residents, and reducing the environmental costs of food production.