Farmers Pull Together Potluck and Social!

by Fresh Roots | Jun 9, 2015 | Events

Young Agrarians and Fresh Roots are organizing a Farmers For Pull Together potluck and social! Join us to to support BC First Nations in their legal battles against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project. Bring something delicious to share, tools to eat with,...

SOYL Summer Internship

by Fresh Roots | May 20, 2015 | Announcement

Grow Food! Cook! Get to know your city! Build your Resume! Have plenty of fun! SOYL: Sustainable Opportunities for Youth Leadership is looking for interns for its summer 2015 session! Over the course of the internship, you will build, manage, and advocate for school...

Train the Trainer for Youth Workers!

by Fresh Roots | May 8, 2015 | Stories from the Field

Are you ready for the summer? Do you want a food and garden engaged out trip for your day camp or summer group? We are partnering with Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House to host a “one of a kind” workshop specifically for youth and child care workers to bring...

Project Spotlight Series: Fresh Roots Urban Farm

by Fresh Roots | Apr 11, 2015 | Press

Farm to Cafeteria put out a post about our project spotlight series feature! “Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society is an enterprising non-profit. They grow organic produce in market gardens in Vancouver, a few of which are half-acre sites located at local schools....

Field Poetry – December 3, 2014

by Fresh Roots | Dec 3, 2014 | Field Poetry

The days they may be chilly, but to stay inside would be silly These tunnels keep our spinach warm, tucked away from the winter storm To make a schoolyard farm grow, you have to brave some snow!