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Outstanding in the Field at UBC Farm July 19th – tickets available!

Posted in Events, tagged dinner, event, Outstanding in the Field on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Vancouver is a featured again as a host city in this year’s Outstanding in the Field dining series!
Chef Andrea Carlson of Bishop’s will be the guest chef for an Outstanding in the Field event at UBC Farm Sunday, July 19th. The UBC Farm is excited to be hosting this great event for the [...]

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Wednesday Walkabout, June 24

Posted in Walkabouts, tagged birds, broccoli, flowers, photos, rain, slug, Wildlife on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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Western Tanager just spotted at the UBC Farm

Posted in UBC Farm Updates, tagged birds on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Scott and Gemma just noticed one of these brilliant birds out in the field. Scott’s stoked – it’s the first one he’s ever seen. They didn’t have a camera on them but I’ve included an image below, courtesy of Flickr user almiyi.

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Campus produce sales tomorrow, Wednesday June 24

Posted in UBC Farm Updates, tagged market, sales on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We are lucky to have an abundance of produce this week so will be having a sale on campus this Wednesday, June 24th from 11:30 – 12:30 outside of the MacMillan building (2357 Main Mall).
We’ll have UBC Farm salad mix, garlic scapes, mustard greens, radishes, mizuna, & herbs as well as kale, Swiss chard and [...]

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Natural building workshops with James Richardson, July 11 and 18

Posted in Events, tagged Growing Season Workshops, natural building, workshop on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Presented by the Conscious Design Collective, with support from UBC Farm:
Essentials of Natural Building
Join us for an informative and practical introduction to the essentials of Natural Building.

Cob and Earthen Plaster represent a simple, sustainable, appropriate and entirely available resource for Vancouver residents. With a media-rich and design focused presentation followed by a [...]

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Wednesday Walkabout, June 17

Posted in Walkabouts, tagged chickens, flowers, photos, summer on June 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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Volunteers needed THIS SATURDAY!

Posted in Events, tagged community, fiesta days, parade, Volunteers on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We’re still looking for people to join us this weekend at the Fiesta Days Parade – super fun for all ages!
Date/Time: Saturday, June 21, 9:00 – 2:00; arrive for set-up: 9:00 AM for parade shift
Location: Parade staging is at 10th and Blanca
Details: We’re looking for enthusiastic fans of the Farm to join us as [...]

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Comfrey Workshop in East Vancouver, June 21

Posted in Events, tagged comfrey, herbs, workshop on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Sustainable Living Arts School and the Living Medicine Project introduce the Living Medicine Series…
…monthly Learning Parties dedicated to the study and art of herbal medicine.
These hands-on, half-day intensives will include Plant Identification, Gathering and Medicine Making. These 3 simple pieces are the tools required to know how, when and which plants can be [...]

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