Small Magic in Late Autumn
The Pineapple Express breezes through Vancouver, bringing a day full of sunshine and a tease of spring weather. After spending lunch with the Aboriginal Youth Program at Van Tech, I was feeling very soft and charmed by the warm air. So I went outside to our Fresh...
Fresh Roots with Cilantro Cooks!
Marc Schutzbank is transforming the school food system through educational farms on school grounds as the Executive Director of Fresh Roots. We recently sat down with Marc to hear more about his organization and his thoughts on the importance of farming education for...
Fred UnLEEshed!
Fred UnLEEshed: Sept. 19, 2017 Fred Lee highlights Fresh Roots, the Pacific Autism Network and Chinatown BBQ Fred Lee / Vancouver Courier SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 06:00 AM FARM TO SCHOOL: Combining urban agriculture, local food and education, Fresh Roots is an innovative...LongTable
Season of Pruning and Trellising
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...The SOYL Experience (so far)
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...Coolrabi
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...
Alive! Magazine
June 1, 2016 By Joshua Duvauchelle @joshduv www.epicjosh.com If you ate today, you can thank Canada’s farmers. Unfortunately, our farming is in peril as aging farmers retire. Meanwhile, experts warn that a lack of appreciation for where our food comes from is...