Fostering a connection to food among youth, Fresh Roots takes its summer fundraising dinner online

by Fresh Roots | Aug 4, 2020 | Press

Here’s a chance to support the way young people learn about food while enjoying a sumptuous, seasonal meal at home. by Gail Johnson on August 4th, 2020 Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society helps schools throughout Metro Vancouver build community by growing food. And...

Menu for Fresh Roots’ Schoolyard Harvest Dinner Announced

by Fresh Roots | Jul 29, 2020 | Events

July 28, 2020 | Scout Vancouver Vancouver, BC | With less than two weeks left to score yourself mid-August feast from some of the region’s top producers, in support of a fantastic program. From the Fresh Roots team: For this extra-special year, we are creating summer...

A SOYL Summer – Part 3

by Fresh Roots | Jul 26, 2020 | SOYL Stories

A SOYL Summer- Part 3 As the 2020 SOYL (Sustainable Opportunities for Youth Leadership) program heads into the fifth week of learning and growing together in Delta, Vancouver and Coquitlam we are sharing the third installment in the three-part series written by four...

How to take part in a Vancouver school farm fundraiser dinner in your own backyard

by Fresh Roots | Jul 21, 2020 | Press

They’ll supply the harvest, you serve your dinner at home and it all supports keeping youth healthy and working in Vancouver By: Lindsay William-Ross It’s hard to host a long table dinner when restaurant tables in B.C. are limited to just six diners apiece...

A SOYL Summer-Part 2

by Fresh Roots | Jul 18, 2020 | SOYL Stories, Stories from the Field

A SOYL Summer- Part 2 As the 2020 SOYL (Sustainable Opportunities for Youth Leadership) wraps up another action-packed week or learning and growing together we are sharing the second installment in the three-part series written by four SOYL alumni from the summer of...