A Unique Urban Agriculture Course at UBC Farm
“Sowing the Seeds” Organic Farming Apprenticeship
I catch up with Sarah and Niki at UBC Farm where they are both hard at work harvesting and selling produce grown as part of a unique educational program. If they have dirt on their hands and faces, it’s because this is a real hands-on program, not simply another in-the-classroom academic course. (And I apologize to them for filming before they could wash up!)
The UBC (University of British Columbia) Farm is in Vancouver just minutes from the downtown core. The Farm is presently one of the ‘gems’ in our City, both a serene and active place at the same time, a site where so many worthy projects are happening, a farm where future projects will involve even more urban Vancouverites in their food system.
The University administration is now selling off and developing all the land around the Farm for housing. Presently they are talking about downsizing the area where the Farm is located. This in my mind would be a huge mistake! Future residents of our city need the beauty, tranquility and educational promise of the present site in the same way they need and value our world famous Stanley Park.
Let the University know of your support for the Farm.
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