Our Spaces

George Vari Engineering & Computing Centre (ENG)
Andrew and Valerie Pringle Environmental Green Roof
245 Church St.
5th floor

60 people

1. 36’ x 14’ paved area on the north side of the rooftop near the main entrance; dimensions include vent protrusions.
2. 64’ x 10’ paved area on the south side at the wash station.

Total growing space is about a quarter acre (10,000 ft²). The main crop production space has 21 60’ long permanent raised beds. Beds measure 30” wide and 10-12” deep with paths that are 18” wide and 2” deep. Drip irrigation system. Portable sprinkler as needed.

Stainless steel, featuring work benches, a three tub sink and hand washing sink. Includes a hose and washdown gun for spraying crops. 

Plastic folding tables (x2) for organizing and packing harvest orders. Includes an outdoor storage bin for supplies. There is no cold storage on site.

Packing table desk for short tasks, safety and records management, metal pegboard for tool storage, rolling shelves for farm supplies.

To access the primary entrance to the ENG roof, community members will take the main elevator up to the fourth floor and will take the north stairwell up one flight of stairs to the rooftop’s fifth floor entrance. The main entrance is a 32” wide exterior doorway.

A secondary entrance to the rooftop primarily used for deliveries or when transporting produce is also available. The secondary entrance can be accessed by taking the freight elevator to the fifth floor mechanical room, where a few steps lead out onto the rooftop. The mechanical room has a 32” wide exterior doorway. A temporary ramp measuring 37” wide with a 1:12 slope can be set up upon request.

Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex (DCC)
288 Church St.
8th floor

140 people

Approximately 68’ x 25’ with steel frame pergola (under construction).

Permanent raised beds in the main crop production space. Total in-ground growing space is approximately 372 m² (4,004 ft²). Planter growing space of approximately 52 m² (560 ft²). Portable sprinklers as needed.

Produces seedlings for the Urban Farm’s two rooftop growing spaces. Approximately 18’ x 22’ steel frame greenhouse with tempered glass walls and twinwall polycarbonate roof. Manual shade, automated ventilation, electric heating via heat pump and supplementary resistance heat (under construction). 

Interior post-harvest room is approximately 21’ x 13’ with sliding barn doors. Features a three tub sink, 20 gal electric salad spinner and hand washing sink (all stainless steel). 20-tier stainless steel herb drying rack. Roll-in refrigerator.

Tool storage room approximately 9’ x 15’. Rolling metal shelves for farm supplies.

To access the DCC roof, community members may take the elevator to the 8th floor interior lobby. The exterior door to the farm is 44” wide.