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Archive for September, 2010

For fresh ideas on how to use that beautiful UBC Farm produce you picked up from our Market, check out the Veggie-of-the-Week blog post series! Crafted by a team of UBC students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems as part of their Community-Based Research project with Friends of the Farm, these posts contain [...]

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Come hear Joel Salatin – American farmer, author, and proponent of sustainable agriculture – as he shares stories and insights based on his upcoming book The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th at 7pm at UBC (Room 166, H.R. MacMillan Building, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C.). Joel Salatin was profiled [...]

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Thanks to everyone who made it out to FarmAde last Friday. Many thanks also to our wonderful volunteers and to the tireless Nancy Toogood for spearheading this event with such zeal for the eighth year in a row!  Without you, FarmAde would simply not have taken place. Our home brewing workshop host, Danny Seeton, also [...]

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It’s raining corn! Hallelujah!

Humidity is rising – Barometer’s getting low According to all sources, the farm’s the place to go Cause Friday from 3-8 Better get them gumboots worn For the first time in FarmAde history It’s gonna start raining corn It’s Raining corn! Hallelujah! – It’s Raining corn! Blow the horn! I’m gonna go out to run [...]

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We’re really juiced up about our annual FarmAde event at the UBC Farm (6182 South Campus Rd).  Come on out to this family friendly, free admission, rain-or-shine event this Friday, Sept 17 from 3-8pm! Transportation: Although we strongly encourage walking and cycling, a free shuttle bus will pick up and drop off attendees along a [...]

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SPEC social Sept 18- “What We’re All About”

After visiting our Farm Market next Saturday between 9-1pm, we suggest that you stop by the Open House that will be held by the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC)!  We’re also very pleased that SPEC will be joining other inspiring community organizations in our Info Fair at FarmAde on Friday, Sept 17 from 3-8pm. “SPEC [...]

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This Saturday September 11th, visit the Old Barn Community Centre on the UBC Point Grey campus for their 4th Annual Barn Raising! This free event runs from 1pm-5pm and will feature the return of the Artisans Market, the Stanley Park Carriage Rides, the Mountain Men and face painters. The UBC Farm will be at the event [...]

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We will need plenty of volunteers from morning until evening on Friday, Sept 17 to help us make this fun annual fundraiser a success! Volunteer tasks range from shucking corn, overseeing site waste management, taking photos of the event, assisting with BBQing and helping to tidy up at the end of the day. In particular, [...]

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