UBC Farm’s Saturday Farm Market and 2009 Season Kick-Off Event + Official Launch of the Vancouver 100-Mile Diet Foodshed Map
Everyone welcome! Fun for the entire family, including farm tours, live music, a 100-mile pancake breakfast cooked by local chefs, fresh, local produce, garden tool sharpening (bring your tools!), bike tune-ups, local artisans, baked goods, children’s activities, and more.
Date: Saturday, June 13th 9am to 1pm
Location: UBC Farm (6182 South Campus road; visit the Farm’s website for a map.
Remember to bring your own mug/ Ride your bike /Take transit / Car pool.
TONS of stuff going on at the Market Kick-Off this weekend – check out the schedule below!
Schedule
UBC Farm Saturday Market 9:00am to 1:00pm
100-Mile Pancake Breakfast 9:00am to 11:00am (or until they run out, get’em early!) with Chef Ian Lai
Speakers: Mark Bomford and Kelly Kuryk 9:30am to 9:45am
UBC Farm Tours 10:00am – 10:30am
Beehive Tours 11:00am – 12:00pm
Music – Upbeat acoustic roots: Betz 9:00-11:00; Old-time string band: Shout! White Dragon 11:00am-1:00pm
Ongoing Tool sharpening with Henk Suys from Lee Valley ($5/tool), bike maintenance provided by the UBC Bike Co-op (by donation), children’s activities
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This project between the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the UBC Farm and the 100-Mile Diet Society has been generously supported by Environment Canada through the EcoAction Community Funding Program, Vancouver Foundation, VanCity, and Metro Vancouver.
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