Baby kale salad of quinoa, beets, walnuts and goat’s cheese. Seattle, Washington, USA. July 2012.

Baby kale salad of quinoa, beets, walnuts and goat’s cheese. Seattle, Washington, USA. July 2012.

Prepping an early meal. Seattle, Washington, USA. July 2012.

Prepping an early meal. Seattle, Washington, USA. July 2012.

The flesh of a local plum. Seattle, Washington, USA. July 2012.

The flesh of a local plum. Seattle, Washington, USA. July 2012.

Oddfellows Cafe + Bar. Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. July 2012.

Oddfellows Cafe + Bar. Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. July 2012.

Voodoo Doughnuts. Portland, Oregon. December 2011.

Voodoo Doughnuts. Portland, Oregon. December 2011.

Outside Voodoo Doughnut. Portland, Oregon. December 2011.

Outside Voodoo Doughnut. Portland, Oregon. December 2011.

Putting Down Roots

Story by Taraneh Ghajar Jerven.
Photography by Craig David Long.

“Nine knobby apple trees are in bloom in a verdant field as SkyTrains leaving Nanaimo Station rattle overhead. They’re relics of Vancouver’s pioneer history that, surprisingly, still bear fruit.”

Read more about the Copley Community Orchard in the Summer 2012 issue of MONTECRISTO.

Lunch at the Olvera Street Market. Los Angeles, California. March 2012.

Lunch at the Olvera Street Market. Los Angeles, California. March 2012.

Aloo gobi and chicken curry pizze. Cowboys and Turbans. Echo Park, Los Angeles, California. March 2012.

Aloo gobi and chicken curry pizze. Cowboys and Turbans. Echo Park, Los Angeles, California. March 2012.

Aimee indulges. Cowboys and Turbans. Echo Park, Los Angeles, California.

Aimee indulges. Cowboys and Turbans. Echo Park, Los Angeles, California.

Drinks at Gjelina. Venice, California. March 2012.

Drinks at Gjelina. Venice, California. March 2012.

A Growing Reality

MONTECRISTO magazine investigates the growing reality of urban agriculture in Vancouver, where a new vanguard of city farmers is proactively redefining the agronomic possibilities of a civic landscape. Featuring SOLEfood Farms, Inner City Farms and Victory Gardens.

Director of Photography: Liam Mitchell.
Second Camera: Brock Watson.
MONTECRISTO Editor: Craig David Long.
MONTECRISTO Art Director: Mark Reynolds.
Production Assistant: Amanda Jun.
Music: “We Decide” by Noble Oak.

Urban Agriculture

Craig David Long discusses urban agriculture in Vancouver with hosts Anthony Gismondi and Kasey Wilson on AM 650’s “Tony & Kasey’s Best of Food & Wine”, September 6, 2012.

Melons in the hot house. Harbour House Hotel Restaurant and Organic Farms. Salt Spring Island, BC. Summer 2011.

Melons in the hot house. Harbour House Hotel Restaurant and Organic Farms. Salt Spring Island, BC. Summer 2011.

Hot house. Harbour House Hotel Restaurant and Organic Farm. Salt Spring Island, BC. Summer 2011.

Hot house. Harbour House Hotel Restaurant and Organic Farm. Salt Spring Island, BC. Summer 2011.