Food Forests
The City installed two food forest demonstration sites in 2025 to provide publicly accessible, edible landscapes in Saskatoon. Leif Erickson Park and Boughton Park were selected as the highest priority sites, based on criteria including land availability and neighbourhood-level food insecurity.
Plants on site are still being established. Food Forests will be open to the public in spring 2028. Stay tuned!
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Natural Infrastructure Fund.
Please note: This project was moved from our previous engagement website, and some of the tools and information may appear different than originally designed or other projects on this platform.
Phases
Food Forest Stewardship Program Engagement
In response to the early feedback received from Phase 1 and Phase 2, the designs of Boughton Park food forest and the Leif Erickson Park food forest were amended; these draft designs were shared with the participants during the workshop and corresponding survey.
Food Forest Stewardship Workshop & Survey
A food forest stewardship workshop was conducted on November 6, 2023, for all the community members who had indicated interest in volunteering with the food forest sites during Phase 1 and Phase 2. The topics of the workshop were centered on six themes: Maintenance, Planting and Picking, Ongoing Success, Stewardship, Agreement and Costs.
An online survey exploring the same themes was open from November 8-27, 2023 for those who were unable to attend the workshop.
The feedback received during the food forest stewardship workshop can be accessed in this Phase 3 Workshop and Survey Feedback Report.
Events
Past events
Event date: July 6th, 2023 from 1:00 AM to 2:30 AM.
Boughton Park
Event date: July 7th, 2023 from 1:00 AM to 2:30 AM.
Leif Erikson Park
Event date: February 8th, 2024 from 1:30 AM to 2:30 AM.
St. John School
Event date: February 9th, 2024 from 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM.
Westmount School