On Saturday Oct 31 all prospective applicants to the 2010 Sowing Seeds for the Future Practicum are invited to attend a drop-in Open House at the UBC Farm between 2-5pm! Come meet this year’s apprentices and farm staff, tour the site and get your questions answered!
Sowing Seeds field trip to Salt Spring, June 2009*
For the 2008 and 2009 growing seasons, the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm has been pleased to offer “Sowing Seeds,” a hands-on, season-long apprenticeship-style course in sustainable agriculture. Our second year of the program began in early March 2009 and completes early November 2009.
Now, after two full seasons, Sowing Seeds 2010 is under revision as we consider feedback from our 2008 and 2009 apprentices, our UBC Farm Staff and our Steering Committee. We believe this evaluation is a critical step in the creation of an excellent program, and we are excited about the continued evolution of Sowing Seeds. The 2010 course details (including course schedule, dates, fees and application information) will be available on our website shortly. Updated info will also be available at the Open House on Oct 31. We hope to see you there!
(* Thanks to Nic for sharing his photos!)
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- Sowing Seeds 2009
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- Salad harvest*
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- Early season transplanting
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- Market bouquets early Saturday morning
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- Seed saving class
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- Never a nicer cabbage (or a friendlier face)
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- Early season compost and mowing
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- Visiting Brighte Farm*
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- Visiting Foxglove Farm*
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- Sowing Seeds 2008 (with staff)
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- Raspberries in the rain
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- Our 2009 Glamour Shot*
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- Saturday Market
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- Orchard care
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- Visiting Salt Spring Seeds*
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- Personal Plots time
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- Garlic cleaning
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- Sowing Seeds field trip to Salt Spring, June 2009*
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- Veggie sales
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- Early season bed preparation
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- Our chicken friends
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