KPU Farm
8 acresGarden City Rd, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X4H9Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Regenerative agriculture is a holistic mindset which respects and nurtures the deep interconnectedness of our food production systems.
STORIES OF REGENERATION:
SHORT FILM
The ancient peat bog of KPU Farm
PODCAST
Podcast: Partners in the Ecosystem at KPU Farm
WEBINAR
🎥 Regenerating relationships: Humans, ecosystems, and the food we eat
Photo gallery
British Columbia
REGENERATIVE PRINCIPLE
Preserve and restore natural ecosystems
2023-09-16 | Live Event
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Products
- Vegetables and soft fruit
Regenerative Practices
- Reduced tillage
- Minimum-till
- Soil cover
- Cover crops
- Organic mulch
- Plastic mulch
- Biodiversity
- Intercropping
- Companion cropping
- Diverse crop rotations
- Pollinator buffers
- Habitat conservation/creation/restoration
- Agroforestry and perennials
- Perennial crops
- Native perennial vegetation conservation
- Riparian buffers
- Organic inputs
- Compost
- Manure
- No synthetic pesticides
- No synthetic fertilizers
- Water management
- Water conservation
Observations
- Soil organic matter increase from almost 0% to an average of 11%
- Significant increase in biodiversity for birds, insects, native plant species, and mammals
- Decrease in overwinter flooding
- Increase of beneficial insect populations
- Decrease in overall compaction
Certifications
- Organic (Certified organic with BCARA for vegetables and fruit)
How to buy
- We sell at the Kwantlen Street Farmers Market and to Discovery Organics. In 2022, we also donated 27% of our harvested yield to the Richmond Food Bank. Our Kwantlen Student Association also takes an (unrecorded) amount to a community fridge for students to take for free at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
