Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for coming today.
I'd like to start with some questions for Mr. Ricketts.
Your community garden is actually in part of my riding of Calgary Centre-North. It's in one of the more dense urban parts of the city of Calgary, which is called Bridgeland. When I first found out about your project, it was interesting, because there is a lot of interest in urban gardening and food production in Calgary.
Something I wanted you to expand upon is the impact of the garden on the community. When I first spoke to you, you highlighted some impacts the garden has had on the seniors in the area, as well as some of the youth in the surrounding apartment complexes and whatnot—special needs youth, as well.
Could you talk about that a bit, in the context of why urban conservation is so important?