by Fresh Roots | May 20, 2020 | Announcement
Our fearless Interim Executive Director, Alexa Pitoulis, chats about all things Fresh Roots on The Conversation Lab with Don Shafer produced by CFRO FM (Co-op Radio Vancouver). Thanks so much for the opportunity to share a little bit about what we are up to these days...
by Fresh Roots | Apr 29, 2020 | Announcement
Randy Shore https://vancouversun.com/news/covid-19-food-educators-chefs-pumping-out-thousands-of-meals-for-people-in-need/wcm/ed146a8f-a077-4103-84b3-1f6b5ae935da/ There is no shortage of hungry people to feed in a city hobbled by the COVID-19 lockdown and that has...
by Fresh Roots | Apr 24, 2020 | Announcement
Growing Chefs! and Fresh Roots adapt LunchLAB program in response to COVID-19. LunchLAB, our innovative pilot that could, evolved this past month to meet the current needs of families impacted by the pandemic. Those of us in the local farm and food world already...
by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | Apr 18, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources
Earth Day turns 50 this year! Back in 1970, an American politician named Gaylord Nelson wanted to harness the energy of youth activism to bring attention to environmental issues. That year, 20 million Americans (10% of the total population) took part in marches,...
by Rowan Vriesema-Magnuson | Apr 11, 2020 | At Home Learning Resources
This week we got to see the the first full moon of Spring, and it was gorgeous! I hope you got to see it rising as the sun was setting. Many First Nations have traditional names for each of the 13 full moons of the year. The W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) name for this...