
Students in the 250 class of Land & Food Systems at UBC created videos focused on both thinking and eating greener. This is the first of 5 videos we will be bringing to you this spring. Enjoy!
Read MoreAbout Fresh Roots Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society grows resilient, engaging, education-based food systems accessible to Vancouver’s diverse communities. Our neighbourhood market gardens are designed as commercially productive agriculture fields that serve two main functions: educational opportunities and food production. …
Read MoreGreat news: the Think&EatGreen@School Project has succeeded in securing funding for the second half of the project until 2015! Many thanks to the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s midterm review of the project, and for their continued…
Read MoreWatch this video from TEG partner organization, the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives on the issue of BC’s greenhouse gas emissions. Click here to give a helping hand and sign the petition to the Premier to save BC’s fresh water…
Read MoreCongratulations to Joanne Bays, TEG Co-Investigator, for winning the CAFP Leadership Award for her work with Farm to School Canada! Join the F2S group on Facebook to receive updates about the wonderful work that they do. CAFP Award winners 2013(1)
Read MoreSpring Harvest Planning – Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 Vancouver’s mild climate allows us to get an early start in the vegetable garden, and harvest many items before school lets out in June. Learn how to work the soil, provide quality…
Read More2011 Think & Eat Green School Gladstone Secondary recently won $50 000 for their video on locally grown produce entitled “Why Not Gladstone Secondary’s Apples?”. This whiteboard video won in a contest created by the Aviva Community Fund, and will…
Read MoreChef Steve Golob (UBC Place Vanier Dining Hall) and Sarah Carten (VCH Community Nutritionist) developed this delicious and diverse slaw to make use of vegetables that can be easily grown and harvested from school gardens in the fall, and combines …
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