September 1, 2017
Sheep maintaining the turf at parks in Montreal are introducing families to urban farming.
Montreal launches eco-grazing pilot
Montreal has enlisted 10 sheep to patrol a pair of parks in the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough. Six ewes and four lambs have spent much of the summer maintaining and fertilizing the turf at Pelican Park, and they are moving on to nearby Lafond Park. The pilot project sees the animals fenced in during the day, and housed in mobile barns at night. “Within the innovative movement of urban agriculture, Biquette à Montréal is working to bring pastoral elements back with initiatives to help sheep graze in the city,” project organizers explain. “The main objective of the pilot project, carried out in Pelican Park, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, is the introduction of eco-grazing in contemporary Montreal. Biquette à Montréal was developed within the Urban Agriculture Lab (AU/LAB).”