Story by Kate Petrusa Ilana Labow and her Fresh Roots Urban Farm team are taking a close look at the viability of urban farming in Vancouver, both in theory and practice.
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Story by Kate Petrusa Lydia and Rachel Ryall are two sisters who come from a long, unbroken line of farmers on both sides of their family.
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Story by Kate Petrusa Vancouver’s urban population provides an essential customer base to many rural farmers, who readily commute
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In preparation for the launch of this year’s Joy of Feeding, Meeru Dhalwala
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Despite hops’ vital role in beer and the rich history of hop farming in the Fraser
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Story by Kate Petrusa Before starting his own farm, Andrew Arkesteyn-Vogler completed law school.
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Story by Kate Petrusa I first visited Rootdown Organic Farm in June 2010, one month after the farm team took possession of their new land.
Read MorePosted by: anelyse | May 6, 2012 | 4 comments
Story by Kate Petrusa Ilana Labow and her Fresh Roots Urban Farm team are taking a close look at the viability of urban farming in Vancouver, both in theory and practice.
Filed under: Growing Farmers, Spotlight | Tags: Fresh Roots Urban Farm, Gray Orion, growing farmers, Growing Power, Ilana Labow, Queen Alexandra Elementary School, Urban Farming, Vancity
Posted by: anelyse | April 27, 2012 | 2 comments
Story by Kate Petrusa Lydia and Rachel Ryall are two sisters who come from a long, unbroken line of farmers on both sides of their family.
Filed under: Growing Farmers, Spotlight | Tags: Cropthorne Farm, family farming, growing farmers, Lydia Ryall, Rachel Ryall
Posted by: ubcfarm | April 25, 2012 | 1 comment
Story by Kate Petrusa Vancouver’s urban population provides an essential customer base to many rural farmers, who readily commute
Filed under: Growing Farmers, Spotlight | Tags: bike delivery, Chris Thoreau, Elite Bikes, Gavin Wright, growing farmers, local food distribution, Vancouver Farmers Markets, Your Local Food Pedalers
Posted by: anelyse | April 21, 2012 | 1 comment
In preparation for the launch of this year’s Joy of Feeding, Meeru Dhalwala
Filed under: Spotlight | Tags: cross-cultural connections, home cooking, Joy of Feeding, Meeru Dhalwala, traditional foods
Posted by: scott | April 20, 2012 | no comments
Despite hops’ vital role in beer and the rich history of hop farming in the Fraser
Filed under: Spotlight, Student Projects | Tags: Agroecology, Brewing, Hops, Hopyard, Humulus lupulus, Scott Bell, UBC Brewing Club
Posted by: ubcfarm | April 18, 2012 | 1 comment
Story by Kate Petrusa Before starting his own farm, Andrew Arkesteyn-Vogler completed law school.
Filed under: Growing Farmers, Spotlight | Tags: Andrew Arksteyn-Vogler, Crisp Farm, Fraser Common Farm, growing farmers, Joel Salatin, young farmers
Posted by: ubcfarm | April 18, 2012 | 2 comments
Story by Kate Petrusa I first visited Rootdown Organic Farm in June 2010, one month after the farm team took possession of their new land.
Filed under: Growing Farmers, Spotlight | Tags: Elymus repens, growing farmers, livestock integration, Rootdown Organic Farm, rotational grazing, Sarah McMillan, Simone MacIsaac, Tamworth pigs, young farmers
Posted by: anelyse | March 11, 2012 | 1 comment
While the vision of an endless golden, rolling wheat field may elicit nostalgia for an imagined agrarian paradise, the intensive agrochemical and irrigation inputs
Filed under: Spotlight, Student Projects | Tags: Andrew Riseman, Biomimicry, Grains, Heirloom plants, Legumes, organic, Tejendra Chapagain
Posted by: anelyse | March 11, 2012 | no comments
Thanks to the efforts of two sedulous UBC Forestry students, every 25 square
Filed under: Spotlight Archive, Student Projects | Tags: Brent Matthies, Felipe Hirata, Kaylah Lewis, Steve Mitchell, TLEF, UBC Forestry
Posted by: scott | February 17, 2012 | no comments
Did you know that the average age of farmers in Canada is 52? North America needs new people to take up the reins of farming. With fresh eyes on the ground, opportunities to reinvigorate the way food is grown are cropping up
Filed under: Growing Farmers, Spotlight Archive | Tags: Farmers Market, future, growing farmers, local food, new farmer, Practicum, Urban Agriculture
