Exciting new projects at Fresh Roots – Building capacity
At Fresh Roots, the soil is always teaching us—and lately, it’s been asking for better infrastructure. We sat down with Camille, our Director of Farming & Operations to talk about two major projects that are already transforming how we grow, harvest, and share...
FARMER’S LOG, SEED DATE OCTOBER 26, 2022
It’s time to wrap things up on the farm. We had our last market of the season on Saturday and final CSA pickup the week before. Even though our plants aren’t melting away like they usually do at this time of the year, they have stopped producing and are ready for...
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...
FARMER’S LOG, SEED DATE JULY 1, 2022
WOW, welcome to the busiest moment at Fresh Roots. The week of July 4th is when all of our summer youth programming starts up – SOYL Internships in Vancouver, Delta & Coquitlam – and the EL Summer Camp at David Thompson. It’s also the week of our epic,...