Community Shared Agriculture

“I never thought, as a kid washing carrots from my parents’ garden, that I’d land up here,” says Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) farm collective co-founder DeLayne Toews, dirt under his fingernails and a grin on his face. More than a “garden project,” the urban farm on CMU’s west Winnipeg campus sells sustainably grown produce, teaches about food’s connection to the land, provides a practical outlet for academic disciplines, and explores spiritual vocation.