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Volunteer Feature: Paula Marinescu
Volunteer Feature: Paula Marinescu We know that one of the main reasons people love to visit the UBC Farm Saturday Farmers’ Market is the community: chatting to vendors, seeing friends, spending time with family, and meeting new people. One person our marketgoers are sure to have seen is Paula Marinescu. This is Paula’s fifth season […]
Saturday Market Vendor Feature: Darsana Tea
Saturday Market Vendor Feature: Darsana Tea This week, we will be featuring Darsana Tea, which is a one-person business started by Renée Fulsom right here in Vancouver just a year ago specializing in 7 different Chakra blends of tea that you can get in your favourite tea base! What is included in your Chakra blends? […]
Oct. 10: Infant food insecurity in Canada: The breastfeeding paradox, politics of infant food charity, and second-hand baby food environments with Lesley Frank
Oct. 10: Infant food insecurity in Canada: The breastfeeding paradox, politics of infant food charity, and second-hand baby food environments with Lesley Frank Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Liu Institute for Global Issues – Multipurpose Room, 6476 NW Marine Drive. Join us for Infant food insecurity in Canada: The breastfeeding paradox, […]
Saturday Market Vendor Feature: The True NOSH Company
Saturday Market Vendor Feature: The True NOSH Company The True NOSH Company is in their second year selling at our market with a diverse line of drinks, treats, sauces and more that are flavourful and diabetic-friendly. We talked to Iris about their origin story, what motivates them, and why their business is so connected to […]
Saturday Market Vendor Feature: Brazilian Roots Food Truck
Saturday Market Vendor Feature: Brazilian Roots Food Truck Marketgoers will recognize returning food truck Brazilian Roots, which sells beiju, an indigenous flatbread traditional to Brazil made with cassava flour and naturally plant-based and gluten-free. Come out for their last market date of the 2018 season and try your own: you’ll find it filling and flavourful, […]
Saturday Farmers’ Market Vendor Feature: Neighbourly Bee
Saturday Farmers’ Market Vendor Feature: Neighbourly Bee This week at the UBC Farm Farmers’ Market, Neighbourly Bee will be pouring their local blueberry blossom honey on tap. Bring you favourite honey jar and fill up with this honey at $14/lb. Here are some questions we asked to find out more about Neighbourly Bee! What makes […]
Saturday Farmers’ Market Vendor Feature: Blue Valley Farm
Saturday Farmers’ Market Vendor Feature: Blue Valley Farm Regular visitors at our Saturday Farmers’ Market will recognize Blue Valley as a long-time vendor. Their colourful and flavourful fruits and vegetables are a favourite among our market community. We had a chance to talk to owner Dave Perry about his farm and why they have been […]
Saturday Market Volunteer Feature: Fred Fromm
Saturday Market Volunteer Feature: Fred Fromm We know that one of the main reasons people love to visit the UBC Farm Saturday Farmers’ Market is the community: chatting to vendors, seeing friends, spending time with family, and meeting new people. One of the people most marketgoers have likely had a chance to meet is our […]
Saturday Farmers’ Market Vendor Feature: Humblebee Meadery
Saturday Farmers’ Market Vendor Feature: Humblebee Meadery This week at our fall fair, we are featuring Humblebee Meadery, founded and handcrafted right here in Vancouver! This local business is mixing incredible flavours like saffron and orange with gifts from the humble honeybee. What is mead, you ask? Read on to find out more about this […]
Sept. 11: Women, the right to land and resources, and the political-humanitarian crisis in Nicaragua with Martha Sánchez
Sept. 11: Women, the right to land and resources, and the political-humanitarian crisis in Nicaragua with Martha Sánchez Tuesday, September 11, 2018. 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. MacMillan Building Room 350, UBC. Women, the right to land and resources, and the political-humanitarian crisis in Nicaragua by the activist and gender specialist Martha Sánchez. About the […]