by SOYL Youth | Aug 23, 2017 | Norquay Field House, Stories from the Field
Jam is delicious. What I’m saying is, I really like jam. I also really like blueberries. So what could be better than a nice jar of blueberry jam? Making blueberry jam, of course! Canning the jars of Blueberry Honey Lavender Jam was an extremely fun and...
by SOYL Youth | May 19, 2017 | Norquay Field House
ATTENTION NORQUAY NEIGHBOURHOOD: The power of good food has once again bonded people together. Fresh Roots is excited to announce that we have teamed up with Together We Can to grow food in Norquay Park! This calls for a celebration- a FEAST of yummy, healthy food...
by SOYL Youth | Jul 27, 2016 | Stories from the Field
On leaving room and creating space. On pruning and trellising. On learning about learning. ~~~~~ “They’re called ‘suckers’ because they suck energy from the plant. Also because they just suck.” (Gaelan, teaching a friend’s little...
by SOYL Youth | Jul 20, 2016 | SOYL Stories
This is the second week of SOYL and I’ve been having an excellent time! Throughout the program so far, I’ve made new friends and also got to learn more about gardening and farming. I hope further in the program I’ll be able to enhance friendships and...
by SOYL Youth | Jul 13, 2016 | SOYL Stories
SOYL has been a really fun experience thus far ( re: this is only my THIRD DAY doing SOYL ), and I’m so happy I took this great opportunity. There’s been a lot of gardening–weeding–and cooking, sharing stories and having laughs. It’s...
