Farmer’s Log – July 8, 2014

by Fresh Roots | Jul 8, 2014 | Farmer's Log, Stories from the Field

You know summer is really here when the sunflowers start to open. Our farms just became even more beautiful this week. We’ll soon see dahlias, strawflowers, sweet peas and more flowers bursting with colour to brighten the day. We are also watching our zucchini...

Fresh Roots mentioned in CBC Vegetable Article

by Fresh Roots | Jul 8, 2014 | Press

The CBC wrote a great article about a new bilingual seasonal choi guide, and mentioned Fresh Roots as one of the places to find this wonderful tool! “A local foundation wants Vancouverites to become more familiar with Chinese vegetables, hoping to build a...

Farmer’s Log – July 2, 2014

by Fresh Roots | Jul 2, 2014 | Farmer's Log, Stories from the Field

The first of this season’s garlic looks beautiful. We pulled a bunch of fresh heads this week for market and they are already huge! Hopefully over the next few weeks we’ll see them size up even more before curing for long term storage. This coming week...

Field Poetry – July 2, 2014

by Fresh Roots | Jul 2, 2014 | Field Poetry

Morning dew, and bright light sun; the summer season has begun dahlia flowers opened here complex coloured spiraled spheres Come and join our little band of farmers, thinkers – our team expands!

Farmer’s Log – June 25, 2014

by Fresh Roots | Jun 25, 2014 | Farmer's Log, Stories from the Field

We’ve had another busy week on the farms. Between harvesting, Good Food Markets, weeding and seeding we’ve managed to find time to nearly finish building our new walk-in cooler, which means we can provide even more food to our communities. With the Summer...