by Fresh Roots | Dec 3, 2023 | Experiential Learning, Stories from the Field
By Jindi Tao, Experiential Learning Community Educator – UBC Career Experience Practicum Hi everyone! I’m Jindi, a fourth-year student in Food, Nutrition, and Health at UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food System. Super excited to be volunteering with...
by Fresh Roots | Sep 27, 2023 | Experiential Learning, Recipes, Stories from the Field
By Andrea Lucy, Experiential Learning Program Lead Cooking with kids can be chaotic, fun, challenging, exhausting, and rewarding. Not every recipe will turn out perfectly; vegetables will be oddly cut and measurements may be skewed, but that’s okay! It’s the...
by Fresh Roots | May 24, 2023 | Experiential Learning, Stories from the Field
At Grandview¿uuqinak’uuh Elementary School, we are in full swing with spring growth. This is the perfect time to look back at the seeds we’ve planted since the beginning of the year to get to this point where the students are harvesting, cooking, and connecting...
by Fresh Roots | Aug 23, 2022 | Experiential Learning, Stories from the Field
On every Fresh Roots farm this summer, children and youth are harvesting fresh veggies and cooking up a feast! So what are we cooking? Salad Mondays Or any day! We love a hearty ginormous salad to kick off our week. Sometimes we make it in a bowl, other times...
by Fresh Roots | Jun 1, 2022 | General
By Sophia, Henry, Areej, Maryam, and Jason There is so much potential in schoolyard farms! Fresh Roots has been operating schoolyard farms in the greater Vancouver area for over 10 years. But what other organizations and models for schoolyard farms are out there? How...
