2021 Stories – Summer Schoolyard Gardener

2021 Stories – Summer Schoolyard Gardener

by Olivia Evans, Schoolyard Gardener For my first term in UBC Co-op, I had the pleasure to work with Fresh Roots as a summer schoolyard gardener. As a schoolyard gardener, my main tasks included planning garden layouts, harvesting fresh produce and overall garden...
Season of Pruning and Trellising

Season of Pruning and Trellising

On leaving room and creating space. On pruning and trellising. On learning about learning. ~~~~~ “They’re called ‘suckers’ because they suck energy from the plant. Also because they just suck.” (Gaelan, teaching a friend’s little...