Tag Archives: Vancouver Urban Farming Society

September 13: Zaklan Heritage Farm 3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Surrey, BC

Posted by Sara Dent on August 08, 2014

We’re so excited for the third annual Harvest Festival at Zaklan Heritage Farm! Young Agrarians and friends, join us for a fabulous night of networking, eating and dancing. Our hosts Doug Zaklan and Gemma McNeill are young farmers in their third year of production on this family-owned farm. This year they have increased production and offer eggs, flowers, fruit, veggies and honey to their customers. Zaklan Heritage Farm is a fantastic example of growing and managing the land ecologically for optimum health and fertility. Date: Saturday, September 13th Times: 5pm Farm Tour, 6pm Potluck, Music 8pm Address: 13278 84th Avenue, … Continue reading September 13: Zaklan Heritage Farm 3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Surrey, BC →

May 10 – Metro Van Urban Farm Mixer!

Posted by Sara Dent on May 05, 2014

Register Here Join Vancouver Urban Farming Society this Saturday at UBC Farm – lets mix it up! **PLEASE BRING TOOLS TO EAT WITH: CUP, MUG, PLATE/BOWL, AND CUTLERY** 10 -10:30 | Breakfast 10:30 – 12:30 | Opening Circle & Networking, Intern Enrichment Program Idea Jam Along with some facilitated networking courtesy of our friends at the Young Agrarians, we will be having an idea jam to shape this year’s pilot Intern Enrichment Program. The Intern Enrichment Program came out of a need identified in our consultation with urban farmers for additional opportunities for urban farm interns on the various operations throughout … Continue reading May 10 – Metro Van Urban Farm Mixer! →

Southlands Heritage Farm Mixer!

Posted by Sara Dent on August 13, 2013

Saturday, August 24th, 2013 As part of our on-going farm tour and potluck series, join Vancouver Urban Farming Society and Young Agrarians for a tour hosted by Southlands Heritage Farm – a community farm home to horses, sheep, chickens, bees and more! Jordan Maynard will give us a tour and share the history of the area and hopes for the farm into the future. Come on down and mingle with farmers, garden-geeks and food lovers from around the Lower Mainland. We’ll introduce ourselves, look around the farm, and eat together. After the sun goes down we’ll snuggle up for some fire time. Please bring … Continue reading Southlands Heritage Farm Mixer! →

City Beet Farm Tour & Potluck

Posted by Sara Dent on July 30, 2013

More yards in Vancouver, BC have been converted to farm space! The young farmer movement grows! As part of our ongoing collaboration with Vancouver Urban Farm Society – we have two Vancouver potlucks in August. The first on Wednesday, August 14th with City Beet Farm, and the second at Southlands Heritage Farm Saturday, August 24th. City Beet Farm Tour & Potluck – August 14th Come join us for a tour around Mount Pleasant of City Beet Farm’s front/side/backyard farms! After finding their farm legs during an organic farm internship on Reroot Organic Farm in Harriston, Ontario, Ruth and Katie launched their … Continue reading City Beet Farm Tour & Potluck →

Hastings Urban Farm Weed Date + Potluck

Posted by Sara Dent on June 17, 2013

Thursday, June 27, 2013 Vancouver, BC Join us for an event collaboration with Hastings Urban Farm, Vancouver Urban Farming Society and Young Agrarians! 6pm – Meet and tour Hastings Urban Farm with farmers Brenda, Doc and Eric 6:30pm – Weed Dating – fun! Meet other folk. Talk about food and farming and anything else under the sun:) It’s like speed dating but you get to get your hands dirty and eat afterwards. Thanks to the Greenhorns for getting the weed dating idea on the map. We love it! 7pm – Potluck – bring a dish to share and tools to … Continue reading Hastings Urban Farm Weed Date + Potluck →

SOLEFood Farms Tour & Hive Potluck

Posted by Sara Dent on April 18, 2013

We’re excited to kick off our 2013 Lower Mainland farm & potluck series collaboration with Vancouver Urban Farming Society: bring your friends, family & loved ones- let’s feed each other! Tour: 5-6pm SOLEFood Street Farms @ corner of Pacific & Carrall Potluck: 6-9pm The Hive, 128 W. Hastings, Suite 210 (not #201 as on poster – oops!) * Bring a food dish to share and tools to eat with; bring your own beverage @ 7pmish – Presentation / Conversation @ land access with: Deer Crossing the Art Farm’s Smart Farm Project, and Researcher / Farmer Dennis J. Dennis, UBC Land … Continue reading SOLEFood Farms Tour & Hive Potluck →

Celebrating Winter: Potluck this Friday

Posted by Sara Dent on November 20, 2012

Join us this Friday, November 23rd: farmers, gardeners, friends and foodies for our next Vancouver farm tour + potluck! In collaboration with Vancouver Urban Farming Society  and Slow Food Vancouver we will be gathering to share food and joy- and feed each other! This time in Vancouver’s Downtown. 6pm: We will tour Local Garden’s new 6000 square foot greenhouse. If you want to attend please be on time and RSVP to: info@urbanfarmer.ca 7pm: Potluck at Rainier Provisions, 2 West Cordova Rainier Provisions is a new beautiful cafe and produce sales spot in Gastown. Thank you to Heather Hospitality Group for the space! … Continue reading Celebrating Winter: Potluck this Friday →

Urban Stream: Food for the future, technology from the past

Posted by wesleysregan on September 04, 2012 2 Comments

Why do my partner Nick and I want to grow food in cities? Why have we started a business that lenders and investors struggle to understand and for which there are no existing models or precedents for us to draw from as we plan?  And why are we so passionate about this apparently quixotic vision? I guess like many others we see the writing on the wall. We need new ways of doing things, and new ways of thinking, if we want to thrive in the future. We don’t mind being ahead of the curve if that’s what it takes. … Continue reading Urban Stream: Food for the future, technology from the past →

August Potluck – Farmers on 57th

Posted by Sara Dent on August 07, 2012

Young Agrarians has partnered up with Vancouver Urban Farming Society to host a monthly potluck on one of Vancouver’s beautiful urban farms.  The location changes every month and includes a farm tour and DIY feast!  Join us! Friend, foodie, farmer – everyone welcome:) Next Potluck @ Farmers on 57th: August 23rd, 2012 Farm tour 6 pm Potluck 7 pm Please bring a food dish to share, and dishes + cutlery to eat with! Location: George Pearson Centre, 700 West 57th Avenue @ the Farmers on 57th Market Garden. The market garden is on the south side of 57th Avenue tucked behind a row of trees. Take … Continue reading August Potluck – Farmers on 57th →

Potluck!

Posted by Sara Dent on July 25, 2012

It’s been natural for us to pull people together to eat. Since we’re focused on farmers and foodies, our monthly gatherings started small and are growing. We like the idea of young folk around the province potlucking and pulling together local food, food lovers and growers. Potlucks are free, participatory and a wonderful way to bond and build community. Our first potluck was a house gathering in Vancouver’s Strathcona. Our secound potluck was at Cottonwood Community Garden to meet Jane Rabinowicz from The Bauta Initiative, who was touring B.C. with FarmFolk CityFolk. Our third potluck marked the beginning of a collaboration … Continue reading Potluck! →