52 Percent of Canadians Are Growing Food at Home, Survey Shows

Eight percent of Canadians say they’ll grow food at home this year for the first time, a new survey says. lightp oet/Shutterstock

Gardening is gaining popularity in Canada amid rising food prices, according to a recent survey.

The survey, done by Angus Reid and Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, found that 52 percent of Canadians are already growing food at home, up 1 percent from 2020. Among them, 9 percent started gardening after the pandemic began.