LFS 496 Student Profile: Rachel – Sole Food Street Farms Compost Specialist

Meet Rachel! The fantastic compost specialist who joined Sole Food Street Farms this season through the UBC Farm – Centre for Sustainable Food Systems career development placement.

Rachel built life in their boxes by conducting soil analysis and developing a new compost recipe using the farm’s Actium Composting Drum. When asked about their experience, Rachel shared:

“My tasks were similar day to day, but the soil was constantly changing, which was always exciting! I really loved opening the composting drum and seeing what had developed over the week. Otherwise, my favourite memories here were the simple ones: feeling the breeze on my skin while sampling in the fig and plum orchard, sticking a fork in the compost pile and watching the steam rise, and talking excitedly about new tomato varieties between rows.”