We Need New Farm Truck
Help us fundraise $25,000 to purchase a new farm truck before the growing season kicks off on May 1st! So what happened to the truck? For those just tuning into the truck saga, the beloved Fresh Roots farm truck went missing in September 2023. After tapping into the...
Looking to Volunteer? Join Our Big Help on April 16th!
IN TWO WEEKS! We’re urgently looking for volunteers to help us kick off the growing season in our first Big Help volunteer party of 2024: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/schoolyard-farm-volunteer-big-help-tickets-876050830617 Date: Tuesday, April 16th Drop-in Times: 4-6pm...
Announcing… Make It Monthly!
Hello community! We wanted to let you know about a new monthly donation campaign in March and invite you to participate exclusively on CanadaHelps: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/freshroots/ Monthly donations are a great way to make a big impact and help us...
Help! Fresh Roots is Urgently Seeking a Cooler Space in Vancouver
Hello to all Fresh Roots’ wonderful friends & community partners, I’m reaching out today to ask for help. We have had to vacate our cooler space and need a solution ASAP so that we can operate our market and CSAs this season starting May 15th, 2024. Without...
Fresh Roots is looking for Board Members
The Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society Board is growing! We are looking for new Board members to share their talents and insights to support Fresh Roots in its mission to cultivate educational farms and place-based programs where youth develop healthy relationships with...
Summer Fun and Growth: My Experience Working with Kids at Fresh Roots
By Fahima Mohibi, Day Camp Staff In this blog post, I’ll share my exciting summer job experience at Fresh Roots, a local organization that focuses on food education and urban farming. Their commitment to developing healthy relationships with food, sustainable farming...
Being a Day Camp Staff with Fresh Roots
By Kira Slykhuis, Day Camp Staff & SOYL Alumni Out of all the amazing experiences I had over the summer, my favourite part with working with Camp Fresh Roots was getting to meet so many funny, kind and creative children. To Be a Great Fresh Roots Staff, You...
IT’S THYME for Climate Resilience!
✨REASON #10 to donate to Fresh Roots this giving season: Climate Resilience!✨ DONATE HERE: https://freshroots.ca/its-thyme-year-end-fundraiser/ Introduction What is the recipe to build the sustainable, inclusive, resilient communities of the future? We can’t just...