“Fresh Roots” CSA – East Vancouver urban farmers serve local community

Harvest Delivered by Trevor the Trailor.

Fresh Roots – growing food in our neighborhoods, for our neighborhood, by our neighborhood

We produce and distribute organically grown food through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, using urban land to nourish Vancouver residents.

How We Do What We Do!
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After confirming with the landlord, ensuring all parties are happy – what is our actual urban farming process?

First. We kill the sod. We do this by collecting cardboard from dumpsters around town then laying it out on the lawn.

Important to note, we lay down the cardboard because it helps kill the sod, with the understanding that the cardboard will decompose with the sod and the following season we’ll be able to access all the scrumptious soil hidden beneath the unused grass. Our next step is to collect woodchips. We’ve been collecting from a pile up near 52nd and Main – we’ve found it to be quite a fruitful mission each time we drive that way.

Backyard conversion in Vancouver from UBCjournalism on Vimeo.

Once the woodchips are laid down – we create beds! Our process has been to lay down a fine layer of freshly rotting vegetables -not yet composted- leaves. properly composted produce. leaves. yummy soil. mulch. bless. Sadly, the days of the fresh veggie lay down took place before I realized how important it was for me to finally own a digital camera. Luckily, that day has come, and I can share pictures of other parts of the process.

See their website and blog here.

See UBC Journalism’s story about them here.