Le Dveloppement de L'agriculture Urbaine Communautaire [Euro] Montral: De la Formation D'un Discours [Euro] L'mergence de Nouvelles Pratiques Communautaires‪.‬

Abstract Urban agriculture has evolved into a complex set of concepts and goals stemming from the UN metanarrative on sustainable development and the ecological city. Urban agriculture is a concern for practitioners who aim to make cities of the South more food secure, socially healthy and environmentally sound. These ideas have percolated to cities of the North as well. Recently, Montreal community groups took it up. Initially, they aimed to satisfy the local demand for more gardening opportunities in the city. Public health and local development agencies back these projects, withe community-based urban agriculture representing an alternative to food banks. Investment is justified on the grounds that it can increase food security and empower the community to take charge of its development. However, groups target life surroundings that are sustainable, natural and productive. We will assess the gap that still remains between the anticipated results and the achievements in the field and show how the emergence and operation of these projects lie within the scope of the UN metanarrative. In closing, institutional organisation frameworks that centre around the projects will be contrasted.