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 [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Veggie-of-the-Week: Zesty zucchini
Posted in Teaching and Learning, tagged Community Based Research, Nutrition, Zucchini on September 28, 2010 |
Merriment arrayed from this year’s FarmAde
Posted in Events, tagged AMS, corn, face painting, Farm Tours, Farmade, Volunteers on September 21, 2010 |
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 [...]
It’s raining corn! Hallelujah!
Posted in Events, tagged corn, Farmade, rain on September 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Come join the fun at FarmAde this Friday, Sept 17!
Posted in Events, tagged agora string band, community, Farmade, Ruffled Feathers, The Outliers, UBC Bike Co-Op on September 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
SPEC social Sept 18- “What We’re All About”
Posted in Events, tagged Farmade, SPEC on September 12, 2010 |
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 [...]
Volunteers needed for our annual FarmAde, Sept 17!
Posted in Events, tagged Farmade, Volunteers on September 6, 2010 |
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, [...]