Heyo, we won!

Thanks to all of your wonderful support, we are one of the five winners of the Tyee’s “Green Your Campbell Cash” contest. Our page received over 1,000 votes, with an average of 4.9 stars – pretty dang good! Lisa from the Tyee announced the winners last night at the Green Drinks BBQ at Jericho Park. [...]

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Got your tickets yet? Feast of Fields, September 7th

Press Release #3 – CHEFS HEED THE CALL FOR LOCAL GOODNESS
As the rising price of gasoline drives up the price of food, more consumers are seeking out what is local, fresh and in season. More than ever, restaurants are incorporating this ethic into the menus they serve, and the results are fantastic. In contrast to [...]

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Interested in the farming life? Apprentice in ‘09!

Did you know that the UBC Farm has started a part-time, season-long Apprenticeship in small-scale organic agriculture?  It’s true!   We are now 4 months into our first 7 month program, and it has been amazing.  Our fabulous Apprentices are finding their place within the UBC Farm Team, developing solid farming and gardening skills, and gaining a theoretical understanding through classes, workshops, and field experience. Come meet the [...]

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In the News

Check out a little video of some of the apprentices at work on the farm. Mike Levenston, of City Farmer, visited the market last Saturday and interviewed some of us for his Urban Agriculture Notes. You can watch the video at: http://www.cityfarmer.info/a-unique-urban-agriculture-course-at-ubc-farm/#more-324

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Free winter gardening workshop

photo by flickr user ptamas33
The Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA) is hosting a free workshop on winter gardening. They’ve even got some hearty veg starts for participants to take home:
Saturday August 2nd, 1-2:30, RayCam Community Centre
Friday August 8th, 2-3:30 p.m Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House.
Visit www.eya.ca or call 604-689-4446 for additional details.

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Monsanto film screening, Vancouver

If you’ve got some time in early August, the Vancouver International Film Centre is screening The World According to Monsanto from August 1st through the 7th. I plan on attending, because nothing’s more heart lifting than the story of an agri-chemical giant’s escapades terrorizing the world. The VIFF description promises a film full of [...]

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Another great letter in the Sun

Below is the text of a letter submitted by Jen Ardiel to the Vancouer Sun, printed this Sunday. Jen does a wonderful job of illustrating why developing the farm is so unnecessary.

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We’re all over the Sun…

Gavin and Erika’s response to Dr. Isman and Mr. Owen’s editorial is available in this morning’s Sun, along with three letters of support from the public in the “Voices of the People” section. We’re very happy to see that the Sun provided space for other perspectives on the future of the farm, and hope that [...]

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Response to Tuesday’s Vancouver Sun editorial

On Tuesday the Sun published a guest editorial authored by Stephen Owen and Murray Isman. Owen is UBC’s Vice President External, Legal and Community Relations, and Isman is the Dean of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. You can read the full article here, but the gist of it is that the concerns over [...]

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Green your $$$, vote for UBC Farm!

Here’s an easy way to throw some support behind the Farm: The Tyee’s “Green Your Campbell Cash” contest. You can find our page here. The most voted-for project gets a cash prize from The Tyee, something that would really help us out as we’re mostly grant-funded.
To vote, simply scroll down on our page and click [...]

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