by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | Dec 20, 2023 | Stories from the Field
✨REASON #9 to donate to Fresh Roots this giving season: Suwa’lkh! ✨ DONATE HERE: https://freshroots.ca/its-thyme-year-end-fundraiser/ Introduction Suwa’lkh is one of Fresh Roots’s most important spaces for students to connect with food, the land, and...
by ops | Dec 15, 2023 | Stories from the Field
✨REASON #7 to donate to Fresh Roots this giving season: Youth Empowerment! ✨ DONATE HERE: https://freshroots.ca/its-thyme-year-end-fundraiser/ Introduction “What do you want to do when you’re older?” is an age-old question in society, yet for most young people...
by ops | Dec 15, 2023 | Stories from the Field
✨ REASON #8 to donate to Fresh Roots this giving season: Work Experiences! ✨ DONATE HERE: https://freshroots.ca/its-thyme-year-end-fundraiser/ Introduction “My journey with Fresh Roots began as an undergrad, in the early days when there was the schoolyard farm...
by ops | Dec 13, 2023 | Stories from the Field
✨ REASON #6 to donate to Fresh Roots this giving season: People & Systems! ✨ DONATE HERE: https://freshroots.ca/its-thyme-year-end-fundraiser/ Introduction A common misconception about nonprofits is that grants are the best solution to charitable funding. The...
by ops | Dec 13, 2023 | Stories from the Field
✨ REASON #5 to donate to Fresh Roots this giving season: Field Trips! ✨ DONATE HERE: https://freshroots.ca/its-thyme-year-end-fundraiser/ Introduction Our schoolyard farm field trips connect over 3,000 students a year to food, the land, and each other through hands-on...
by ops | Dec 13, 2023 | Stories from the Field
✨ REASON #4 to donate to Fresh Roots this giving season: Summer Camp! ✨ DONATE HERE: https://freshroots.ca/its-thyme-year-end-fundraiser/ Introduction I could say a lot about Camp Fresh Roots. How we create an inclusive environment for campers and staff alike, how we...
by Fresh Roots | Dec 12, 2023 | Experiential Learning, Stories from the Field
By Jia Qiao, Experiential Learning Community Educator – UBC Career Experience Practicum Hello, my name is Jia Qiao, I am a graduate student at UBC studying the Adult Learning and Education program. This winter term, I am enrolled in the practicum course LFS 496...
by Fresh Roots | Dec 3, 2023 | Experiential Learning, Stories from the Field
By Jindi Tao, Experiential Learning Community Educator – UBC Career Experience Practicum At Grandview¿uuqinak’uuh Elementary School, when late autumn comes and the flowers are gone, kids could brighten up the Grandview school garden with this cool Halloween...
by Fresh Roots | Dec 3, 2023 | Experiential Learning, Stories from the Field
By Jindi Tao, Experiential Learning Community Educator – UBC Career Experience Practicum Hi everyone! I’m Jindi, a fourth-year student in Food, Nutrition, and Health at UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food System. Super excited to be volunteering with...
by ops | Nov 28, 2023 | Stories from the Field
✨ REASON #3 to donate to Fresh Roots this giving season: School Food! ✨ DONATE HERE: https://freshroots.ca/its-thyme-year-end-fundraiser/ Introduction Did you know we partner with Growing Chefs on LunchLAB, an innovative and accessible school meal program, which...