Fresh Five: Marvelous Microbes!
Last week we talked a little bit about the tiniest inhabitants of our farms – the invertebrates, fungi, and bacteria that decompose plant and animal matter into the nutrients plants need to survive, which in turn become the nutrients we need to survive. But...
Fresh Five: Biodiversity
Happy International Day for Biological Diversity! You didn’t know May 22 was the International Day for Biological Diversity? That’s OK. Neither did I when I started planning this week’s Fresh Five to be about biodiversity. Talk about good timing! We...
Fresh Roots on The Conversation Lab -Co-op Radio Vancouver
Our fearless Interim Executive Director, Alexa Pitoulis, chats about all things Fresh Roots on The Conversation Lab with Don Shafer produced by CFRO FM (Co-op Radio Vancouver). Thanks so much for the opportunity to share a little bit about what we are up to these days...
Fresh Five: Sturdy Stems
After last week’s rhubarb ruminations, I wanted another excuse to talk about one of my favorite not-really-fruits. I love introducing kids to rhubarb by telling them I’m going to let them taste a poisonous plant. It really focuses the attention of a group...
Fresh Five Week 5: Senses
Week Five of the Fresh Five? Well, we just gotta keep that theme going, don’t we? So this week we’ll focus on our Five Senses! Not all people have all of these five senses, but everyone uses at least some of them to navigate the world. One of the best...
COVID-19: Food educators, chefs pumping out thousands of meals for people in need
Randy Shore https://vancouversun.com/news/covid-19-food-educators-chefs-pumping-out-thousands-of-meals-for-people-in-need/wcm/ed146a8f-a077-4103-84b3-1f6b5ae935da/ There is no shortage of hungry people to feed in a city hobbled by the COVID-19 lockdown and that has...
Fresh Five Week 4: Flower Power
They say that April showers bring May flowers, and we’ll see if that’s right this week! Friday is May Day, which has been celebrated with flowers since Roman times, when it was known as Floralia, a 6-day long celebration in honor of Flora, goddess of flowers. One May...
The Entire World is Re-Examining How Communities Operate Due to COVID-19. Here’s How We Fit In.
Growing Chefs! and Fresh Roots adapt LunchLAB program in response to COVID-19. LunchLAB, our innovative pilot that could, evolved this past month to meet the current needs of families impacted by the pandemic. Those of us in the local farm and food world already...