Grow Calgary wants to be the worlds largest urban garden

A local non-profit organization that grows food for the Calgary Food Bank is looking to make a huge expansion.

Grow Calgary has been leasing a 4.5-hectare parcel of land along the city's transportation utility corridor near Canada Olympic Parksince 2013.

• Grow Calgary volunteers donate harvested vegetables

Its planning a major expansion so it can plant dozens more gardens in all four quadrants of the city.

Farm manager Paul Hughes said the group is seeking another 255 hectares along the corridor.

"Its minimalism.Its the most simple thing in the world. Its empty landand empty stomachs and we just connected the dots, he said.

This organization that people work at, Grow Calgary, we are based on a fundamental belief that everyone should have access to nutritious food.

A spokesperson for the minister of infrastructure and transportation saysthere have been some informal talks about an expansion, butthe department hasn't received an application yet.

Hughes says the group plans to submit its proposal by next week.