BC Election- it’s time to #NourishKidsNow ? ? ?

by Fresh Roots | Oct 15, 2020 | Stories from the Field

The week after Thanksgiving seems like the perfect moment to think about the status of food security in BC and Canada. One way to address food insecurity is to support a national cost-shared, universal healthy school food program. Did you know Canada is the ONLY G7...

October Farm Volunteer Sessions-Just Announced! ?

by Fresh Roots | Oct 15, 2020 | Events

Are you itching to spend some time outside on a schoolyard farm? We are here to help! We are excited to welcome the return of volunteer sessions! Join us at the Fresh Roots schoolyard market farm at Vancouver Technical Secondary to help us with a variety of farm tasks...

Fresh Roots school food program adapts to pandemic by delivering harvest banquet

by Fresh Roots | Aug 16, 2020 | Press

Students still reaped crops in food gardens but spaced further apart CBC · Posted: Aug 16, 2020 12:00 PM PT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago Chef TJ Conwi and Natasha Sawyer are pictured at the Italian Cultural Centre where they prepared meals for school children in...

Fresh Roots On The Coast

by Fresh Roots | Aug 14, 2020 | Events, Press

On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko Farms and gardens are bursting with produce now which means it’s a great time for a harvest dinner. A local non-profit called Fresh Roots hosts one of those every August to raise funds for their school educational programs. But...

Scout List Vol. 569

by Fresh Roots | Aug 7, 2020 | Events, Press

By Michelle Sproule Aug 6, 2020 https://scoutmagazine.ca/2020/08/06/scout-list-vol-569/ FARM DINNER | Speaking of making the most of summer, how about putting some time aside to savour the bounty of the season? If you hurry (ticket sales end Friday, August 7th) you...