by SOYL Youth | Jun 20, 2018 | Farm Roots
What a year! Yesterday marked the last day of the fall/winter program at the farm, and boy was it a big day! The day started with a farm scavenger hunt, then the students competed in farm Olympics where they had to fill two buckets with weeds, plant corn, pick peas,...
by SOYL Youth | Jun 18, 2018 | Farm Roots
June is here and we are already full throttle into our growing season thanks to the hard work of the Delta Farm Roots students and staff. With nearly all our beds planted, we are expecting lots of food and we are excited to announce we will be selling at the Ladner...
by SOYL Youth | May 30, 2018 | Norquay Field House
Hello friend! Amanda and Nicole here. Have you ever been responsible for storing three totes full of abnormally large spinach? Because we have! And we have written a step-by-step guide just for you based off of our very own experience at the Fresh Roots’ Norquay...
by SOYL Youth | Oct 19, 2017 | Norquay Field House, Stories from the Field
What did you first think when you heard about the SOYL Program? I first heard about it attending the VSB’s 2016 Sustainability Conference. During the conference’s opportunities fair, Fresh Roots had a small booth in the very corner with a little orange...
by SOYL Youth | Oct 17, 2017 | Norquay Field House, Stories from the Field
Food is nourishment. Food is connection. Good days, bad days, celebrations, mourning. Food is there. It can be a burden, an obligation met by busybody, overstressed workers, parents, caregivers. It can be a relief, a comfort, a joy; a refuge to hide away, to...
