Links between aquaculture and disease in wild fish plus the explosive growth of community gardens

Program Title: Terra Informa - Season 8, Episode 51 - Fish Farming and Community Gardens
Description: In the coming weeks lawyers at the Cohen Commission will be cross-examining witnesses on the themes of aquaculture and disease. Ian Mackenzie spoke to one witness -- Catherine Stewart of the Living Oceans Society -- to learn more about the issues that her organization hopes to address at the inquiry and some of the underlying concerns that salmon farms may be linked to wild salmon declines.

All across the country people are getting their hands dirty. Vacant lots, old rail right-of-ways, and unused corners of city land are getting a make over as community gardens reclaim the lost space. These days just about every major city in the country has a garden, and they're so popular that many are struggling just to find room for all their new members. What's all the fuss about? Tune in today to find out.

Host(s): Marcus Peterson
Featured Speakers/Guests: Catherine Stewart, spokesperson for the Living Oceans Society; Melanie Alexander, Coordinator of the Campus Community Garden at the University of Alberta; Randy Lamb, Chair of Downtown Urban Gardeners' Society (DUGS) in Whitehorse; Jane Hanlon, Executive Director of Climate Action Niagara

Credits: A production of CJSR Radio in Edmonton, Alberta.

Contributors: Ian Mackenzie and Steve Andersen

Producer: Steve Andersen

Comments: Terra Informa can be reached by emailing terra@cjsr.com.