by Fresh Roots | May 31, 2020 | Announcement
Fresh Roots Weekly Pop Up Market is ON! We are super excited to share that we will be hosting a weekly Pop Up Market located at the Italian Cultural Centre 3075 Slocan Street in Vancouver starting Wednesday, June 3rd! Every Wednesday, June to October from 4-7 pm you...
by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | May 31, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources, Stories from the Field
Last week we talked a little bit about the tiniest inhabitants of our farms – the invertebrates, fungi, and bacteria that decompose plant and animal matter into the nutrients plants need to survive, which in turn become the nutrients we need to survive. But...
by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | May 22, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources, Stories from the Field
Happy International Day for Biological Diversity! You didn’t know May 22 was the International Day for Biological Diversity? That’s OK. Neither did I when I started planning this week’s Fresh Five to be about biodiversity. Talk about good timing! We...
by Fresh Roots | May 20, 2020 | Announcement
Our fearless Interim Executive Director, Alexa Pitoulis, chats about all things Fresh Roots on The Conversation Lab with Don Shafer produced by CFRO FM (Co-op Radio Vancouver). Thanks so much for the opportunity to share a little bit about what we are up to these days...
by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | May 10, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources
After last week’s rhubarb ruminations, I wanted another excuse to talk about one of my favorite not-really-fruits. I love introducing kids to rhubarb by telling them I’m going to let them taste a poisonous plant. It really focuses the attention of a group...
