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Archive for July, 2009

My last one! It’s been a joy to bring you photos each week, and I will miss it very much. However Halifax calls, and I must answer. Amy will be rocking the blog though, so I leave you in good hands. Enjoy these farewell shots of a gorgeous day.
Many good farm wishes,
Ayla

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If you’re interested in volunteering with the UBC Farm the first step is to join us for an orientation session. We’ll be holding a general orientation today, Tuesday July 28 from1-2:30pm.
Following the general orientation, our market coordinator Vanessa will be holding a market crew-specific orientation from 5:30-6:30pm. We’re still trying to line up volunteers for [...]

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UBC Food Services, the UBC Bookstore and the BC Blueberry Council present the first annual Blueberry Fest July 28-30, 9am-1pm each day at the Bookstore Plaza. The event will include BC blueberries sold by the flat, daily prize draws, free recipes and UBC Bookstore discounts. A blueberry menu by Award-winning Executive Chef Piyush Sahay will feature [...]

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Sorry about the tardiness, technical difficulties kept me from posting these until now.

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Farm Fresh Garlic

Most people associate July bounty with fresh summer fruit but in my opinion, fresh garlic is the most glorious market treasure. (No disrespect to the fruit; apricots and berries are a close second!)  We’ve been harvesting garlic over the last three weeks — selling some fresh at the market by the wheelbarrow-full and curing [...]

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Just letting you know we will be having a mid-week sale today, Wed, July 15th outside the MacMillan building (2357 Main Mall) from 12:00 – 1:00pm. Stop by for some farm-fresh produce, including good supplies of our popular salad mix, radishes, raspberries, beets, snow & snap peas, arugula, garlic scapes, basil, edible flower petals, etc.. [...]

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Like a colony of bees, saturday morning sees a hive of activity. Central is the harvest hut, where volunteers, staff, apprentii, and those who vend, swarm and descend, fresh goodies in hand. The carrots and broccoli are new, and the meaty beets would crowd out the rest if they could; their bushels of  green and [...]

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The LFS Orchard Garden will have it’s first volunteer shift this Monday July 13th from 10:00am to 2:00pm in the Orchard Garden behind MacMillan Building. It will be a great way for anyone interested in Urban Agriculture to come and take a look at a “real life” plot.
(Map to MacMillan Building for those who [...]

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We will be having a mid-week sale tomorrow, Wed, July 8th outside the MacMillan building (2357 Main Mall) from 12:00 – 1:00pm. Stop by for some farm-fresh produce, including good supplies of our popular salad mix, radishes, kale, purslane, mizuna, arugula and more. Cash only please, and don’t forget to bring your own bags. Hope [...]

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