#SOYLyouth 2022 – Alex
by Alexandra Johansen, SOYL Vancouver Crew This summer has honestly been the best summer ever and that is all thanks to the SOYL program. It was so fun! I came in not knowing anyone at all, but I got to know many amazing people that I probably wouldn’t have met...
Farm Fresh Cooking
On every Fresh Roots farm this summer, children and youth are harvesting fresh veggies and cooking up a feast! So what are we cooking? Salad Mondays Or any day! We love a hearty ginormous salad to kick off our week. Sometimes we make it in a bowl, other times...
FARMER’S LOG, SEED DATE AUGUST 12, 2022
Here I am, about two weeks late, at 6:30am on a Friday making another attempt at August’s farm blog. It’s not that I don’t enjoy telling a story – those who know me or have sat at a table in one of the restaurants I’ve worked at have their ears coated in my poetic...
LFS 496 Summer Internship Reflections
By Crystal Mai, Community Education Facilitator As the Community Education Facilitator at Fresh Roots for the last three months, I have received numerous opportunities to challenge myself, learn, and improve my professional skills in food systems, marketing, and youth...
Attention Foodies This Urban Farm Fundraisers Dinner Menu Looks Spectacular
Eat charcoal hummus! Think of the children! By Alyssa Hirose Jul 4, 2022Vancouver nonprofit Fresh Roots is best known for their farming-focused youth programs—summer camps, in-school workshops and other organized educational activities that encourage kids to get their...
Make This Fresh Zucchini Relish for All Your Summer Sandwiches
Posted on https://www.westernliving.ca/ A new take on classic relish from Vancouver nonprofit Fresh Roots. By Alyssa Hirose / June 17, 2022 Zucchini season is coming up, and one can only make so much zucchini bread. This new take on a summer classic from...Fresh Roots Summer Fundraiser: Before Sunset
June 7, 2022 Foodgressing Vancouver Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society is excited about the return to in-person events and can’t wait to see you at this year’s summer fundraiser, Before Sunset, on Thursday, July 7. Celebrating nature’s bounty on the verdant farm...
Grab Tickets for the Before Sunset Outdoors Dinner
By Scout Editors Jun 6, 2022 The Fresh Roots ‘Before Sunset’ schoolyard dinner spreads across the fields of David Thompson Secondary schoolyard Thursday, July 7th. Besides a bunch of fresh, expertly prepared food and drinks, Before Sunset guests will also be invited...