Category Archives: SOLEfood Farm Raising

Hundreds of volunteers are contributing to the construction of a working urban farm that will provide a healthy source of organic produce for residents of Vancouver’s Downtown East Site.

SOLEfood Farm Raising

Posted on December 3, 2009 by

Just put together the video of the first SOLEfood Farm Raising, back in October. Sorry for the delay, folks. To All Participates of the Urban Farm Raising Event in the DTES, Let me start off by thanking all volunteers for … Continue reading →

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Merck Frosst – Thanks!

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

This past tuesday, Merck Frosst Canada provided SOLEfood with a big boost! Ten of their sales reps dropped by the farm and donated several hours of hard labour (well, hopefully it wasn’t too hard). The result was several truckloads of … Continue reading →

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SOLEfood Urban Farm Raising – Take 2!

Posted on November 21, 2009 by

Following the inspiring efforts of nearly 100 volunteers participating in our first ‘Farm Raising’, Projects in Place is gearing up to do it again! The SOLEfood Urban Farm Raising will take place next Sunday, November 29th. Our goal is to … Continue reading →

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How To Plant A Parking Lot: The SOLEfood Urban Farm Raising

Posted on November 16, 2009 by

Press Release How To Plant A Parking Lot: The SOLEfood Urban Farm Raising You’ve heard all the bad news stories in the Downtown East Side, now how about some good news for a change? A diverse group of community-oriented organizations … Continue reading →

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SOLEfood Build

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

Micheal Leventson of City Farmer put a collection of all the media we received from Our SOLEfood Build on his website at http://www.cityfarmer.info. I have reproduced some of his photos and links here. Thanks for putting all this together, Micheal … Continue reading →

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SOLEfood Urban Farm Raising!

Posted on October 24, 2009 by

Projects in Place is gearing up for our latest community build and we’re looking for volunteers! SOLEfood, an initiative of United We Can, will see the creation of an urban farm on five vacant lots next to the Astoria Hotel … Continue reading →

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Another Great Killarney Gardens Story From EAGA

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

Check out this link from EAGA, the people who kindly made all the planting possible. They dubbed themselves soil relocation engineers. Nice term. That pretty much captured the spirit of the day. Maybe I might add Wet Soil Relocation Engineers! … Continue reading →

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