Fresh Roots presents FIRST WE EAT
It’s Giving Tuesday next week. What is Giving Tuesday you ask? It is a global movement for giving and volunteering, which takes place each year after Black Friday the “opening day for the giving season” when charities, companies, and individuals join...
Fresh Roots is Seeking an Operations Coordinator
*Job opportunity* Are you hyper-organized, curious, reliable, versatile, enjoy problem-solving and team interaction? Keep reading! In this key role, the Operations Coordinator will be responsible for administrative support of the executive director and management team...
Sowing the Future of Food Systems
Contemporary food studies programs are increasingly addressing the multifaceted challenges of food and its politics, including social justice, food sovereignty, and environmental sustainability. November 12, 2020 WORDS BY JULIE KUNEN Food Politics in the Coronavirus...
Scout List Vol. 571 | Scout Magazine- Help
Scout List Vol. 571 By Michelle Sproule | October 15th, 2020 HELP | Like the idea of mucking about outside on a schoolyard farm? Fresh Roots schoolyard market farm is looking for volunteers to help with a variety of farm tasks including weeding, moving compost, and...
BC Election- it’s time to #NourishKidsNow ? ? ?
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! ?
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...
Take Learning Outside This Fall!
Fall is (almost) here, and the rain is due any day now. Whether your kids are learning in school, online,though a distributed learning program, or home learning, don’t let the rain keep you inside. Fall is a magical time to learn outside. Deep Learning...
Fresh Roots school food program adapts to pandemic by delivering harvest banquet
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...