2023 SOYL Stories

2023 SOYL Stories

By Carolina Diaz, 2023 SOYL Facilitator Vancouver The impact of SOYL, which stands for Sustainable Opportunities for Youth Leadership, is easy to measure in the number of participants in the program or the kilograms of food harvested and distributed. However, it is...
#SOYLyouth 2022 – Audrey

#SOYLyouth 2022 – Audrey

by Audrey Sum, SOYL Suwa’lkh Crew A Foodie’s Insight: Community Eats at Suwa’lkh From a Foodie’s perspective, being part of the SOYL program allowed me to discover different meals and introduce vegetables from the local schoolyard garden in many ways to...
#SOYLyouth 2022 – Kaylen

#SOYLyouth 2022 – Kaylen

by Kaylen Chong, SOYL Suwa’lkh Mentor This is my second year participating in the SOYL program and I have found it more fun than the first time. It was partly because last year we didn’t get the opportunity to cook or go on any field trips, but I thought the...
#SOYLyouth 2022 – Saul

#SOYLyouth 2022 – Saul

by Saul Todd, SOYL Vancouver Crew One of the things I enjoyed most during my time with SOYL was weeding the gardens. Weeding may not sound very fun or exciting, but for me it was a really good way to relax and give my brain a break. I can’t think of a more rewarding...
#SOYLyouth 2022 – Alex

#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...