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“Taking care of our garden means it takes care of us”
“Seeing the garden throughout the whole year is an amazing transformation because of all the people that come through, the connections we make, and the joy we get in seeing our work culminate in the plants we grow.” —…
Read MoreGrowing Chefs Keep Growing: Program Assistant Needed
Growing Chefs! Chefs for Children’s Urban Agriculture runs a Classroom Gardening Program in elementary schools to get kids excited about growing, cooking, and eating good, healthy food. Over the course of three and a half months, chef volunteers are paired…
Read More“We’ve got red peppers, yellow peppers, green peppers…”
Farm to School, an initiative of the Public Health Association of British Columbia, found itself in the spotlight of the GlobalTV News this past Thursday, May 31, and the resulting story is one equal parts charm and inspiration! Farm to…
Read MoreSOYL Internship Deadline Approaching
The Sustainable Opportunities for Youth Leadership Summer Internship prepares Vancouver secondary students to be leaders in their schools and communities through hands-on experiences developing school gardens and supporting community organizations that advance our local food system. SOYL values diversity in all…
Read MoreThe Orchard Garden Field News: May Edition
After years of mixing all of my kale with all of my potatoes into the Dutch staple of Boerenkoel, I finally have an alternative recipe for those hardy greens. It’s “Kale Blossom Pesto”, and it’s in the May 2012 edition…
Read MoreSummer Institute Registration Now Open!
“I found this to be an amazing experience that talks the talk as well as walks the walk. You offer real, hands-on learning of ideas and techniques for the classroom that will promote social change. I have pages of notes…
Read MoreExcitement Underfoot at Tyee Elementary
Calculating the square footage required for one person to grow enough food for one year? All in a days (years) work for students at Tyee Elementary. Along with growing vegetables in their garden plots, composting organic material, watering, weeding, and…
Read MoreThe Orchard Garden Field News: April Edition
If you missed it, you haven’t now. It’s the April 2012 issue of the Orchard Garden‘s Field News, brimming with sweet goodness. It’s bee season, and so you’ll be whipping up honey glazed Hakurei potatoes in no time (we’ve got…
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