by Fresh Roots | Mar 12, 2020 | Stories from the Field
Unanimous support from Vancouver City Council ignites new support for a Universal School Food Program. Special thanks to Councillor Rebecca Bligh for bringing the motion forward and the tireless work of the BC Chapter for Healthy School Food for rallying organizations...
by Fresh Roots | Mar 6, 2020 | Stories from the Field
The Great Big Crunch: Making Noise for Healthy School Food! For Immediate Release March 3, 2020 Vancouver, BC– The Great Big Crunch is a national movement and annual moment of anti-silence in which students, teachers, parents and others passionate about food join the...
by Fresh Roots | Feb 25, 2020 | Press
Do you get a little thrill when you bite into a freshly picked, ultra-local carrot? Is the idea of creating urban spaces for learning, sharing and connecting something that excites you and makes your heart grow a size or two? How about being part of a community that...
by Fresh Roots | Jul 18, 2018 | Stories from the Field
Having never worked on a farm in such a rainy and temperate climate, I was amazed at the amount of weeds the earth could produce in just a matter of days! Between the cultivated vegetables, our farms are overflowing with chickweed, dandelion, sheep sorrel, horsetail,...
by Fresh Roots | Nov 14, 2016 | Norquay Field House, Stories from the Field
The Pineapple Express breezes through Vancouver, bringing a day full of sunshine and a tease of spring weather. After spending lunch with the Aboriginal Youth Program at Van Tech, I was feeling very soft and charmed by the warm air. So I went outside to our Fresh...