Concordia Greenhouse Project

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About the Greenhouse

The Concordia Greenhouse Project is an initiative that uses the Henry F. Hall building rooftop greenhouse as an all-organic space, geared towards education and research, sustainable horticulture, and community-building. In partnership with the department of Geography, Planning and Environment, it is a working group of Sustainable Concordia, a multi-stakeholder initiative seeking to create more ecologically, socially and economically sustainable university community.

Within Concordia, the greenhouse is uniquely positioned to facilitate education and skill-sharing outside of the classroom. It is a multi-disciplinary, innovative space that invites community collaboration in urban ecology, scientific development, and social improvement. At the base of the project are principles of mutual respect, promoting equality among project members and the community at large through a consensus-based decision making process and co-operative management structure.

As an educational space, the greenhouse seeks to be an environment for workshops, projects and events. The greenhouse will be used as a springboard for spreading issues of urban sustainability through popular education.

The greenhouse is a strictly organic space. This minimizes pollution, protects the health of participants and ensures that the plants produced are chemical-free and the space remains non-toxic. Furthermore, the greenhouse project recognizes the importance of urban biodiversity as a means of improving quality of life and the health of the city as a whole. This also provides much needed access to green space on Concordia University's downtown campus.