Support research and encourage innovative practices for regenerative and climate-resilient agriculture
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With the completion of the plan for parkland in the ALR work is underway to implement the plans recommendations. *Work happening at Mound Farm Park (winter cover crop pilot) was delayed in 2024 due to weather issues but was successfully implemented in fall 2025.
Parkland in Surrey’s ALR: A comprehensive plan for agriculture was developed by Upland Agricultural Consulting, in consultation with key stakeholders in the City’s agriculture community. The plan will guide and inform broader agricultural planning objectives for existing and future parks in Surrey’s ALR. The plan also aligns with Metro Vancouver’s Agriculture and Healthy Food Systems and Climate 2050 Roadmap priorities.
With initial funding through the Local Government Climate Action Program implementation of the plan’s recommendations are underway. This includes a regenerative farming pilot project in partnership with Greenway Farms employing winter cover cropping at the City’s largest actively farmed park (Mound Farm Park). City staff also also collaborate with the local farming community to share project updates through the Surrey Farmer's Institute.
Surrey is also actively involved in regional processes around agricultural stewardship and conservation (e.g., Fraser Delta Agricultural Stewardship Working Group, a working group to advance tree and stream protection on agricultural land in the Fraser delta). Further plans to implement regenerative agriculture practices are envisioned for other parks in the ALR (e.g., Sullivan Park, Campbell Heights Biodiversity Preserve, Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve).