by Alexa Pitoulis | Aug 30, 2018 | Stories from the Field, Suwa'lkh
This summer, we have been working with youths from Suwalkh School in Coquitlam to expand their Indigenous Medicine Garden and Healing Forest. At the start of summer, this space looked rather different. A lot has been done with the youths within this space, and...
by Summer Gardening | Aug 29, 2018 | Stories from the Field
Seed saving is rad and I mean that in the literal sense of radical, meaning something that relates to the fundamental nature of a thing. Seed saving is the act of collecting seeds, a plant’s reproductive material, directly from the plant as opposed to buying or...
by Alexa Pitoulis | Aug 17, 2018 | Announcement, Events, Stories from the Field
Suwa’lkh students will be at the PoCo Farmers market on August 23rd bringing awareness to our program! We will be selling our produce and native plants set up for the community. Here at Suwalkh we have been focusing on growing fresh produce for the community. We...
by Alexa Pitoulis | Aug 16, 2018 | Stories from the Field, Suwa'lkh
Here at Suwalkh Fresh Roots Gardens, our youth have been working hard to maintain the farm: harvesting vegetables, making beds, and much more. Our little team at Suwalkh has come along way since the beginning of the summer, we are excited to see this Garden thrive! We...
by Alexa Pitoulis | Aug 3, 2018 | Press
Fred Lee’s Social Network: Rooted in Goodness by Fred Lee Last year’s Fresh Roots inaugural long table dinner was held inside the hallways of David Thompson Secondary School due to inclement weather. This year, Mother Nature cooperated and the sophomore...