by Caroline Manuel | Feb 26, 2021 | Farmer's Log
Hello and welcome to the Farm Team’s very first blog post of 2021! My name is Camille and I’m the new Farm Manager for the Good Food program here at Fresh Roots. I come from a Deaf Family (Deaf parents, hearing kids) of mostly white European settler descent. Growing...
by Caroline Manuel | Feb 25, 2021 | Announcement
Do you remember the first seed that you planted? The way that it sat in the palm of your hand until you tucked it in the soil? How about feeling like a proud plant parent when finally, its little green head groggily peaked up through the ground? As scientists, we live...
by ops | Feb 12, 2021 | Stories from the Field
By Vivian Cheung, Fresh Roots Operations Coordinator As a Canadian-born Chinese, I grew up learning to communicate through culturally diverse lenses. Not only did I get immersed in weekly Saturday morning Mandarin classes, but I also was exposed to the important...
by Caroline Manuel | Feb 11, 2021 | Stories from the Field
By Kristen McLester, Youth Program Facilitator What vegetable do you feel like today? That’s the kind of question you’d hear at a Fresh Roots interview or group zoom call. This question provides a peek into what working with Fresh Roots is like. This past summer I had...
by Caroline Manuel | Feb 8, 2021 | Announcement
A Big (really big!) Fresh Roots Announcement It’s been ten years, that I’ve been here, helping Fresh Roots to grow It’s hard work and seeds, meeting educational needs: A Good Food For All combo We created a space with shovels and rakes, Where youth could build out...
