Canada: Pumpkin smashing a good way to mark end of Halifax’s Common Roots Urban Farm

“The hunt for a piece of land is complicated, but we’ve got a few interesting leads and if people have ideas we’re really open to hearing them,” Melrose said. “Especially if it is a developer that has large swathes of sunny land near apartment buildings.”

By Alexa MacLean
Global News
Nov 4, 2018

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It was the kind of laughter that catches on like wildfire, cutting through the crisp air and soaking into the bones of all who felt it.

The kind of laughter that warmed the spirits of those celebrating the final farewell to an urban farm that’s brought a taste of green thumb magic to thousands of people in the heart of downtown Halifax.

“This is the last hoorah on this very beautiful site that thousands of people have helped make together over seven years,” said Jayme Melrose, the former project coordinator of Common Roots Urban Farm.

The laughter stemmed from families gathered around jack-o-lanterns being smashed into tiny pieces of neon-orange guck

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