Energy and support from the community serves to inspire much of the work that we do at the farm. We were thrilled to welcome over 1000 people to this year’s FarmAde celebration on September 16! For many folks, it was their first time visiting the UBC Farm and learning about our sustainability programming.
Hats off to Nancy Toogood for launching FarmAde for the ninth year in a row despite her intensely demanding role as the AMS Food & Beverage Manager. FarmAde was made possible in large part due to the generous support of the AMS, Student Care, the University Neighbourhoods Association and UBC Transportation Planning. Warm, special gratitude to Margaret Bloomquist for being our FarmAde Volunteer Coordinator extroardinaire.
Photos below are courtesy of Cynthia, Mike, Justin, Amy and Sprouts. You can check out the winning images from our FarmAde photo contest at Sprouts until mid-October, where they are being sold as a fundraiser for the UBC Farm!
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- One of our volunteers arranging sunflowers to welcome FarmAde guests
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- The Ponderosas
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- Wanna race?
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- Potato sack racing clearly involves some serious strategizing.
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- Not surprisingly, Sprouts’ fair trade vegan brownies sold out in a flash
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- Audience members rolling in the aisles with UBCimprov’s performance
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- BBQ with vegan, vegetarian and local, free-range beef burgers plus organic BC corn-on-the-cob
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- Burger fixins included UBC Farm salad mix, which was harvested a few yards away earlier that morning
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- Nancy Toogood’s mouthwatering organic, homemade ketchup. Let us know if you’d like to have the recipe!
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- AMS Bike Co-Op by-donation repairs and cycling advice
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- Free volunteer-run bicycle valet
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- ForestEthics was among Info Fair participants who let attendees know about ways to make a difference in their communities, including taking action on the proposed Enbridge tar sands pipeline
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- UBC Farm and the Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust offering public education and fresh veggies!
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- Maki and her students hanging out in the Heritage Orchard post-performance
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- View from the Beer Garden
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- Handcrafted beer from East Van’s Storm Brewing was served in compostable cups
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- One of our 30 energetic volunteers who helped run the show
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- Vancouver-Quadra Liberal MP Joyce Murray came out to voice her support for the UBC Farm and urban agriculture
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- AMS Food & Beverage Manager Nancy Toogood has been spearheading FarmAde off the side of her desk with grace and zest for the past 9 years.
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- The Juice Caboose was pressing organic, vegan and gluten-free smoothies and juices until sunset
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- Square dancing with Shout!WhiteDragon, whose lead singer Chris Suen is an alumnus of UBC’s Faculty of Land Food Systems
