Community Spotlight – Made by Malcolm

by ops | Nov 23, 2021 | Stories from the Field, Suwa'lkh

By Jaimie Rosenwirth, Suwa’lkh Lead and Malcolm’s Support Worker Malcolm’s Story Malcolm is a valued Fresh Roots community member with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and the garden at Suwa’lkh School in Kwikwetlem (Coquitlam) is a place that he loves to spend...

Suwa’lkh School’s Native Plant Sale Now ONLINE!

by Fresh Roots | Jun 22, 2020 | Announcement, Suwa'lkh

The Fresh Roots Team at Suwa’lkh School is very excited to announce that we’ve brought this year’s Native Plant Sale online with 2 convenient pick-up locations! If you’ve been looking to learn more about native plant species or have been searching to find your...

New! Fresh Roots Thursday Pop Up Market in Kwikwetlam (Coquitlam)

by Fresh Roots | Jun 17, 2020 | Stories from the Field, Suwa'lkh

The Suwa’lkh team is super excited to announce that we will be hosting a weekly pop up market at Suwa’lkh School on the corner of Brunette Ave and Schoolhouse St in Coquitlam starting Thursday, June 18th. Stop by the parking lot market space every Thursday from 4-7 pm...

Salmon at Suwa’lkh!

by Alexa Pitoulis | Jan 30, 2019 | Stories from the Field, Suwa'lkh

There’s a steam running through the woods at our Suwa’lkh site that used to be the spawning ground for many salmon. But now, because of overfishing, invasive species and pollution, very few salmon spawn there. However, the students at Suwa’lkh have...

Summer Wrap-up at Suwalkh’s Fresh Roots Garden

by Alexa Pitoulis | Aug 30, 2018 | Stories from the Field, Suwa'lkh

This summer, we have been working with youths from Suwalkh School in Coquitlam to expand their Indigenous Medicine Garden and Healing Forest.  At the start of summer, this space looked rather different. A lot has been done with the youths within this space, and...

Suwalkh’s Freshroots Garden

by Alexa Pitoulis | Aug 16, 2018 | Stories from the Field, Suwa'lkh

Here at Suwalkh Fresh Roots Gardens, our youth have been working hard to maintain the farm: harvesting vegetables, making beds, and much more. Our little team at Suwalkh has come along way since the beginning of the summer, we are excited to see this Garden thrive! We...