UBC Farm Market Letter for July 7, 2007

UBC FARM LETTER FROM AMY FRYE FOR JULY 5, 2007

1) July 7th - SummerFest Market Festival!
2) UBC Farm Workshop Series: Tools: What, Why, Which and How
3) 13th annual Feast of Fields - tickets on sale July 1



What: the UBC Farm Market - selling local, organically-grown produce from Vancouver's only remaining working farm
When: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, every Saturday through October
Where: at the UBC Farm, 6182 South Campus Road (see http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/ubcfarm/contact.php for directions)

The sun is out, and it finally feels like summer - just in time for SummerFest, our first market festival of the season! Join us this Saturday for a market with a little something extra - facepainting for the young (or young at heart!), bee hive tours, and a nature walk around the farm where you'll identify birds and native plants. The hive tours and nature walk will first start around 10:00, with subsequent tours to be held thereafter.

We'll also have a visit from 'Madame Beespeaker' & the Beespeaking Project. The Beespeaking Project, put on by Lori Weidenhammer, is a family-oriented conversational piece, using a lost folk tradition to create a dialogue in the community about our relationship to bees and the environment, and what people can do to protect our disappearing bees. Lori encourages everyone to check out her website: http://www.absolutevalueofnoise.ca/UTOPIA/2006_BEES/.

With all the activities going on, don't forget the stars of the market - fresh, local produce! This is the last week for those tasty garlic scapes, an early-season specialty, so don't miss out. Also, we'll have lots more of our best-selling salad mix - can't get enough of those greens! The first UBC Farm kale and cabbage will be making an appearance, and although the end of strawberry season is drawing near, we're picking right up with offerings of the first crop of BC cherries from the Similkameen Valley. They are so tasty!

Also, it's not too late to get those tomato plants into the ground - we'll be having a sale on all tomato transplants (started from seed by farm staff and volunteers) - $1.00 or less! We have many different varieties, and most of them can even be grown in large pots. So bring a little of the UBC Farm home to your own garden. Lastly, thanks to everyone for your feedback on the proposed UBC Farm organic canvas bags. We had a very positive response, so look for these bags to show up at the market in a few weeks!


UBC Farm produce available this week:
Cabbage
Eggs
Garlic scapes
Green garlic
Herbs (basil, mint, savory, lovage, oregano, licorice mint/annise hyssop)
Kale
Lettuce heads
Pac choi
Purslane
Salad mix
Strawberries
Swiss Chard
Turnips
Transplants - lavender and tomato

Other BC organic produce we'll have:
Cherries from the Similkameen Valley
Crimini brown button mushrooms from Richmond Specialty Mushrooms, Aldergrove
Green leaf lettuce from Meyers Farms, Aldergrove
Swiss chard from Meyers Farms, Aldergrove
Kale from Meyers Farms, Aldergrove
Arugula from Meyers Farms, Aldergrove
Radishes from Meyers Farms, Aldergrove
White nugget potatoes from Fraserland Farms, Delta

Also at the market:
Baked goods: "Seeds of Plenty" whole foods products are 100% unrefined and made for maximum digestibility. Our products go Beyond Organic as we use the highest quality organic ingredients that are prepared in way that will nourish your body as well as your soul.
The Friends of the UBC Botanical Garden will have fresh-cut lavender and other items for sale
Granola King products including locally-made Gourmet Granola, Omega Mix, Almond Butter and Hazelnut Butter.
The Mayan Garden group, with produce from their demonstration garden at the UBC Farm and traditional Mayan weavings.
Fair-trade, organic coffee and fresh-baked bread to help wake you up in the morning! Proceeds to benefit the Urban Aboriginal Community Kitchen Garden Project at the UBC Farm.
2) UBC Farm Workshop Series: Tools: What, Why, Which and How.

Tuesday July 10 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm UBC Farm Market Garden Coordinator Tim Carter will be leading a hands-on workshop titled Tools: What, Why, Which and How. Tim will teach us how to correctly handle gardening tools, and will discuss the production philosophy and practices of the UBC Farm. A great chance to get your hands dirty and increase your skill set!

This workshop is part of a series of presentations designed for our Rooted at the UBC Farm volunteer program. If you would like to register in the workshop, please email Sarah at ubcfarm.interns@gmail.com. The presentation is by donation for volunteers, and $10 for members of the general public. For information on upcoming workshops please see the attached schedule.



13th annual Feast of Fields - tickets on sale July 1

Celebrate the best of B.C.'s harvest at the 13th annual Feast of Fields fundraiser, hosted by FarmFolk/CityFolk. Mingle with foodies while enjoying food and wine from our region's finest restaurants and wineries. Get to know your local food producers and learn about sustainable food systems. Sunday, September 9, 2007 from 1-5 pm at the UBC Farm Tickets: $75 available July 1st online http://www.feastoffields.com and at Choices Markets.


Amy Frye
Marketing Coordinator
Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm
t: 604.822.5092
f: 604.822.6839
ubcfarm.market@gmail.com
http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/ubcfarm/