Market Share July 2008

Wondering if Bean Boy is booked? If Klippers has confirmed? Wonder no longer...
Interested in receiving a weekly email update of the vendors coming to your favourite market? Visit www.mymarketsnews.com for a simple sign up and opt-in for this great free service. Choose one or more markets to receive updates on and get the latest list delivered a day or two before the market.

Market News

story Riley Park Farmers Market Storytelling - July 23
Come see storytelling and musician father and son duo: Wong Wing-Siu and Andy Lang Wong (12 years old) perform under the storytelling tent at the Riley Park Farmer's Market on Wednesday July 23rd from 3 - 4 p.m.

Wing-Siu has been telling children's stories in festivals and schools all over the lower Vancouver mainland for over 20 years. The father and son pair have been wowing audiences as a musical duo over the past year and this will be the first time Wing-Siu and his son Andy will perform together as storytellers. Their performance will be suitable for children of all ages and will be a mix of stories and music. Come see this unique father and son duo. Be ready to do a little acting, a little dancing, and a little singing.

Have you been to the Wednesday Riley Park Market yet?
If not, now's the time to start! The Wednesday market offers the market experience mid-week with most of the same great goodies offered at our busy weekend markets - sans lineups. You can also find some vendors who don't sell elsewhere. Tired of missing out on popular items at Trout Lake? Visit the Riley Park market for a great selection.
Coming up - Summer Craft-acular! Craft Vendors will join our weekly lineup for 4 weeks - July 23, 30, August 6 and 13th. You'll also get to learn craft techniques from knowledgeable experts during on-site demos and the kiddies can make their own masterpieces at our craft tent. Stay awhile and enjoy a very crafty afternoon!
Riley Park Market Map - we're in the parking lot of the Riley Park Community Centre (moved from the parking lot of Nat Bailey Stadium.

Vendor News
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Waste-Free Market Update
Well, we're getting great feedback from shoppers and the use of reusable bags continues to go up each week - thanks to all of you for helping contribute to this change. We thought we'd share what our vendors are doing to help too:
Jobsthof Orchards, tree fruit - is using biodegradeable carry bags and biodegradeable cups for their grab & go cherries
Cathy Albrecht, wood accessories - uses reclaimed furniture and packaging to create beautiful, vintage inspired home accessories and cards.
Anabella Designs, jewellery- has switched to biodegradable bags for those who need them but many folks decide to wear their purchases right away which saves packaging too!
Varinicey Pakoras, food service - uses paper plates only - no plastic cutlery needed to snack on their tasty veggie pakoras
Richmond Specialty Mushroom Growers, organic mushrooms - uses reusable cardboard tubs for displaying mushrooms and small paper bags for carrying
Knead Some Dough, bread - recycles kitchen rinse water to water her garden, uses only paper bags as necessary
Jay Springs Lamb, lamb and beef - have maintained use of butcher paper wrapping instead of switching to styrofoam and plastic, reduced their plastic bag use by 50% even though volume has increased by 400%. They are currently looking for a plastic-free way of packaging their wool bedding - any suggestions? Email them.
Organic Farm Connection, organic produce - has stopped offering plastic carry bags.
More updates next month!

Vendor Schedules

Don't forget, you can access vendor schedules online at www.eatlocal.org/vendors.html

Community Events and Classes

Taste of the City - Saturday, July 19
Discover the diversity of Vancouver’s culinary culture at Citytv’s 6th annual Taste of the City – a one day tasting extravaganza where visitors can taste portions of signature menu items from over two dozen of Vancouver’s restaurants. Come join the fun from 12 Noon until 8PM at the PNE.

Take a seat and watch some of Vancouver’s most acclaimed chefs create their signature dishes on the CityCook’s main stage. Hosted by Simi Sara, the stage will have a continuous lineup of chefs all day so make sure to stick around and learn something new about cooking!

Admission is free, and restaurant menu items can be purchased for $1 - $4 dollars. Please visit www.citytvtasteofthecity.com for more information, including participating restaurants and menu listings.

Come out for an afternoon of food and fun! (after a trip to the market of course)

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Farm Folk City Folk Incredible Edible Tours
A day with Tallulah Winkelman, FarmFolk's Farm Tour Coordinator, starts in the morning in front of Capers on 4th Avenue where guests are welcomed onto their chartered bus. Included in the ticket price of $80 is a delicious lunch made with fresh, regional ingredients, transportation, the tours, and opportunities to purchase farm fresh food direct from the farm gate.

This years' tours are set for July 20th, "Today's Farmers: from an Urban Rooftop to a Rural Island" and August 23rd, "Farming in the Fraser Valley; Diversity At Its Finest."

"Some of this year's tours include a tour of City Farm Boy's rooftop garden, meeting a Westham Island farmer that grows potatoes for Hardbite Chips, and a dairy farm that is transitioning to organic certification. They are all unique and interesting farming operations," Winkelman says with anticipation, "I can't wait to learn more about them all and what they produce."

Because we only take 20 people on each tour, tickets sell out quickly. The Incredible Edible Tours are an excellent venue for folks to get out into the country air, meet the folks that put food on their table, learn how the food was grown, and when they're back at home and someone asks, "What are you eating?" they're able to answer with confidence and knowledge.

For more information or tickets, visit www.farmfolkcityfolk.ca or call 604-730-0450

Kwayedza - upbeat Zimbabwean music
Thursday July 24 Douglas Park Picnic in the Park
Bring friends and family!
When: Thursday July 24 6:30 PM
Where: Douglas Park, W 22nd Ave at Willow, on the grass
What: Douglas Park Performance in the Park
Details: A fun family event, organized by the community centre, with free entertainment every Thursday evening through July and August. Bring a picnic, or buy from the concession (open at 5:30). Note that in the case of rain, the performance starts at 6:00 PM in the gym.
Cost: Free

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MOBY Garden Clean-Up
What: We will be turning the compost and weeding general areas.
When: Tuesday July 29th 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: MOBY Garden - 1735 east 11th Ave (half block east of Commercial Dr)

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Slow Food Vancouver presents the 2nd Annual SLOW FOOD Cycle Tour Agassiz
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Abandon your fast life for one day of S L O W and join SLOW FOOD CYCLE TOURS. Come to Agassiz on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 to participate in a self-guided bicycle ride following the popular 30km Circle Farm Tour. Embark on a leisurely cycle and learn more about local food production. Riding your bicycle, you will get to experience and taste local food products produced close to home, while getting to know and supporting your local farmers.

Inspired by the success of Slow Food Cycle Sunday Pemberton and the popular Circle Farm Tour, Slow Food Vancouver and the farmers of Agassiz are hosting this culinary adventure that will explore several farms. Some farms will be open to the public for this day only. For example, you will have a rare glimpse of a large commercial dairy farm, tour a land-based salmon farm, see how farming was done in the 1920s, see both heritage and rare breeds of cows and other animals, visit a farm that grows 25 different varieties of garlic and another that makes unique artisan cheeses.

The cycle tour runs from 9am – 4pm. The self-guided tour begins at the Fall Fair Grounds in Agassiz where participants receive a map they can follow to the various farm locations. There are ten stops on the route through the tranquil rural area of Agassiz-Harrison Mills and participants can take the tour as fast or as slow as they would like.

Slow Food Cycle Tours encourage us to go "green and clean" by promoting the use of bicycles and encourages conviviality through the connection of People, Food and Slow.

For more information and to register go to: http://www.slowfoodvancouver.com/index.php/AgassizTour

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Introduction to Food Preservation by Fermentation with Andrea Potter and David Rotzstain
Saturday, August 10am-4pm
Traditionally every culture has incorporated fermented foods into their diet. From health benefits to social change, preserving foods at home is a sustainable practice. In this hands-on course, we will discuss the benefits of tapping into this ancient wisdom and prepare traditional sauerkraut, brine pickles and fruit salsa, as well as get introduced to fermenting dairy with kefir culture

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Fun Camps
FUN Camps is a new non-profit summer program being put on by Friends Uniting for Nature Society, with support of the Provincial Government of BC. It is a day camp program for 11-15 year old youth that focuses on environmental education, leadership skills and most of all FUN! The camps will be packed with exciting games, sports, arts, drama, hiking and specialized activities such as the creation of solar powered cars, bike maintenance workshops being led by staff from Bikes on the Drive and gardening and stewardship work with other local organizations. The camps run Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm and cost $185.00/week. For more information and to register, please contact Maia Green - maia@funcamps.ca - or visit the website at www.funcamps.ca

Opportunities

Vote for UBC Farm!
The Tyee (along with the David Suzuki Foundation, Pembina Institute, Western Canada Wilderness Committee and others) are encouraging people to pool their "Campbell Cash" and donate it to projects working to mitigate climate change in order to make more effective use of this money. ("Campbell Cash" is the name for the100$ climate action dividend sent in the mail to each B.C. resident this past month to spend on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.)

They're encouraging people to vote for their favourite projects online by July 25th. The top five projects will get funding ($500) and some valuable profile raising.

It is important at this critical time for the future of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems/ UBC Farm to get the word out as much as possible about the value that Vancouver's last working farm has for UBC, Vancouver, the region, and the province in terms of providing accessible, hands-on opportunities for innovative research, teaching and community programming aimed at reducing global climate change through sustainable food production techniques.

So please take a second to vote for the farm. Just go to the link below to read about the details of the farm's "Changing the Food System to Change the Climate" project and vote away.

http://contest.thetyee.ca/greenyourcampbellcash/node/299

Again, voting closes July 25th - so don't delay!

And if you do want to donate your Campbell Cash to the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems/ UBC Farm, you can send your donation to the farm directly at the following address: UBC Farm, 2357 Main Mall, UBC, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z4

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Volunteering at Feast of Fields

The 14th Annual Feast of Fields will be held on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 and plans are in the works as we speak. Last year we were fortunate to have the best Feast Volunteer Team ever and we’re determined to do it again! We’re very excited to be holding it at UBC Farm for the second year in a row – as the only working farmland within the city of Vancouver, the UBC Farm is an urban agrarian gem, featuring a landscape of unique beauty www.landfood.ubc.ca/ubcfarm

This year, Feast of Fields will showcase BC's agricultural products by magically transforming UBC Farm into acres of gourmet buffet. Here, 1000 foodies (approx. 750 guests, 50 volunteers & 200 participants) will stroll in the countryside, wineglass and napkin in hand, savouring and celebrating the depth and wealth of the Lower Mainland’s culinary scene.

Why volunteer?
Because, you’ll receive:
• a fabulous feast featuring BC’s vintners, brewers, and chefs
• the opportunity to be a valued FarmFolk/CityFolk team member
• the opportunity to give to your community
• the chance to gain new skills while having fun
• gratitude from FarmFolk/CityFolk as we rely on your support of this primary fundraising event in order to continue our good work

If you're interested or want more information, please email me at krideout@interchange.ubc.ca and I will send you a volunteer application form.

Karen Rideout, Volunteer Coordinator
Lower Mainland Feast of Fields
604.306.3571
krideout@interchange.ubc.ca
http://www.ffcf.bc.ca/feast.html

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July 2008 The Newsletter of Vancouver's Farmers Marketswww.eatlocal.org
At the Market This Month Produce: Cherries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Apricots, English Peas, Snap Peas, Fava Beans, Fresh Herbs, Green Onions, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, New Potatoes, Radishes, Rhubarb, Salad Greens, Tomatoes, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Peppers, Turnips, Honey, Kale, Mushrooms, Spinach, Strawberries, Summer Squash Protein and Dairy: Eggs, Goat, Cow and Sheep Dairy Cheese, Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Pork, Sablefish, Salmon, Cod, Side Stripe Shrimp, Tuna Prepared Foods: Dried Fruit, Fruit Juice, Baked Goods, Humous, Pesto, Hazelnuts, Preserves, Chocolates, Olives, Granola, Roasted Coffee, Candy, Bread, Seasonings, Maple Syrup, Tea, Fresh Crepes, Brewed Coffee, Pakoras Crafts: cards, prints, knitting, polymer clay, pottery, jewellery, textiles, metal work, wood craft, glass, soap, bodycare Other: Cut Flowers, Plants, Shrubs, composting systems You'll find a great guide to the seasonal availability of BC products provided by Get Local . Print your copy own copy and post it on your fridge for quick reference. Summer Farmers Market Dates Trout Lake - East Vancouver 15th and Victoria Drive Saturdays until October 25 9am - 2pm - this year open past Thanksgiving! Nelson Park - West End 1100 Block of Comox Street Saturdays until October 25, 9am - 2pm - Staying open until the last weekend of October! Kitsilano - Kits Community Centre 10th and Larch Street Sundays until October 26, 10am - 2pm - Our first full season! Riley Park Community Centre 30th and Ontario Street East Parking lot of the Riley Park Community Centre Wednesdays until October 22 12:30pm - 5:30pm - Please note our new hours & location! Cookbook Swap this Weekend Swap out your old cookbooks for something more your current style and meet some local cookbook authors while you're at it. Our annual Cookbook Swap happens this weekend - Saturday, July 19 at Trout Lake - all day. Look for the swap tent and make a deal! New cookbooks on sale by Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks. Thank Yous! Thank you to Chuck Hassett at the Riley Park Community Centre for making the calls necessary to get our new market banner hung and looking great on the side of the Riley Park rink. Support Farm Folk City Folk Win Tickets to Jack Johnson Concert & Support FarmFolk/CityFolk 5 pairs of tickets to Jack Johnson’s Vancouver concert (UBC Thunderbird Stadium, Thursday, August 21) have been donated to FarmFolk/CityFolk by Jack Johnson. To win a pair of tickets follow these simple steps: 1. Follow this link to the Jack Johnson web site 2. Scroll down to the FarmFolk/CityFolk show (bee on flower photograph) 3. View the entire 3 minute show. FarmFolk/CityFolk gets $1 for every complete viewing. 4. Answer this question: What are the 3 things that Wendell Berry says to do wherever possible to support sustainable food choices? 5. Send your answer to FarmFolk/CityFolk using this email address: contest@ffcf.bc.ca 6. We will have a draw and 5 people will win a pair of tickets. We will let winners know 1 week before the concert. Cherry Ice Sour cherries are delicate and should be used shortly after purchasing. Ask your local grower if they grow sour cherry varieties - you may have to place a special order. 2 pounds fresh or frozen sour cherries, thawed and pitted 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 3 tablespoons sugar Set a colander over a bowl, and drain cherries, reserving all the liquid. Place cherries in a food processor or in a blender, and puree. Pass the purée through a fine sieve, set over a medium bowl. Using the back of a spoon, press cherries to extract the juice. If any solids remain in juice, pass juice through the sieve again. Discard pulp left in the sieve. Add reserved liquid from step one and vinegar to the strained juice. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar with 2/3 cup water; cook over medium-high heat until sugar has dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove the pan from heat, and let stand until cool. Add cooled syrup to juice mixture, and stir until combined. Pour this new mixture into a shallow metal pan large enough to hold the liquid; place in freezer until ice crystals begin to form around edges, about 1 hour. Using a fork, stir the ice crystals into the center; return to the freezer. Stir ice crystals once an hour until all the liquid has frozen and has a grainy consistency, about 5 hours. Serve, or store in the freezer, covered, up to 2 days. Warm Milk & a Bowl of Cherries Did you know? Cherries are one of the few foods that contain melatonin, a powerful antioxidant that helps to regulate natural sleep patterns. They are especially helpful in easing jet lag. BC150 Events All Through August Discover the rich history of our agricultural traditions and crafts at all markets in August. Look for the list of events at the market in the coming weeks including: Learn how to make butter the old fashioned way, milk a goat and harvest honey from the hive. Generously sponsored by BC150 and the BC Association of Farmers' Markets. Bike Valet at Kits Farmers Market Cyclists arriving at the Kits Farmers Market on June 1 were greeted with a complimentary bike valet in honour of Bike to Market day. This service was so popular we thought we should try to make it happen every week if we could. Thanks to a generous loan of bike racks by the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition and the help of Kits Community Centre for storage, we have secured bike valet service for the whole market season. What great teamwork! Travel Far with Eat Local! YLFMS Executive Director, Tara McDonald took time out from sightseeing in Boulder, Colorado to show off her market bag. Send us a photo of you and your market bag in a far-away place and we'll put it in the next issue of Market Share. This is an ongoing call for photos so send them in whenever you can. Photos can be sent to Jen in the market office either by mail or email (contact info below). Be sure to include where the photo was taken and your full name and address so we can thank you properly! Now get snapping! Join our Facebook Group Love it or Hate it...Yes, we admit it - we're on Facebook. The markets have a great and growing group of fans who receive updates about market events via the ubiquitous social networking site. Join us, invite your friends and spread the word! Farmers Market Facebook Group Will you be our friend?	Wondering if Bean Boy is booked? If Klippers has confirmed? Wonder no longer... Interested in receiving a weekly email update of the vendors coming to your favourite market? Visit www.mymarketsnews.com for a simple sign up and opt-in for this great free service. Choose one or more markets to receive updates on and get the latest list delivered a day or two before the market. Market News Riley Park Farmers Market Storytelling - July 23 Come see storytelling and musician father and son duo: Wong Wing-Siu and Andy Lang Wong (12 years old) perform under the storytelling tent at the Riley Park Farmer's Market on Wednesday July 23rd from 3 - 4 p.m. Wing-Siu has been telling children's stories in festivals and schools all over the lower Vancouver mainland for over 20 years. The father and son pair have been wowing audiences as a musical duo over the past year and this will be the first time Wing-Siu and his son Andy will perform together as storytellers. Their performance will be suitable for children of all ages and will be a mix of stories and music. Come see this unique father and son duo. Be ready to do a little acting, a little dancing, and a little singing. Have you been to the Wednesday Riley Park Market yet? If not, now's the time to start! The Wednesday market offers the market experience mid-week with most of the same great goodies offered at our busy weekend markets - sans lineups. You can also find some vendors who don't sell elsewhere. Tired of missing out on popular items at Trout Lake? Visit the Riley Park market for a great selection. Coming up - Summer Craft-acular! Craft Vendors will join our weekly lineup for 4 weeks - July 23, 30, August 6 and 13th. You'll also get to learn craft techniques from knowledgeable experts during on-site demos and the kiddies can make their own masterpieces at our craft tent. Stay awhile and enjoy a very crafty afternoon! Riley Park Market Map - we're in the parking lot of the Riley Park Community Centre (moved from the parking lot of Nat Bailey Stadium. Vendor News I Waste-Free Market Update Well, we're getting great feedback from shoppers and the use of reusable bags continues to go up each week - thanks to all of you for helping contribute to this change. We thought we'd share what our vendors are doing to help too: Jobsthof Orchards, tree fruit - is using biodegradeable carry bags and biodegradeable cups for their grab & go cherries Cathy Albrecht, wood accessories - uses reclaimed furniture and packaging to create beautiful, vintage inspired home accessories and cards. Anabella Designs, jewellery- has switched to biodegradable bags for those who need them but many folks decide to wear their purchases right away which saves packaging too! Varinicey Pakoras, food service - uses paper plates only - no plastic cutlery needed to snack on their tasty veggie pakoras Richmond Specialty Mushroom Growers, organic mushrooms - uses reusable cardboard tubs for displaying mushrooms and small paper bags for carrying Knead Some Dough, bread - recycles kitchen rinse water to water her garden, uses only paper bags as necessary Jay Springs Lamb, lamb and beef - have maintained use of butcher paper wrapping instead of switching to styrofoam and plastic, reduced their plastic bag use by 50% even though volume has increased by 400%. They are currently looking for a plastic-free way of packaging their wool bedding - any suggestions? Email them. Organic Farm Connection, organic produce - has stopped offering plastic carry bags. More updates next month! Vendor Schedules Don't forget, you can access vendor schedules online at www.eatlocal.org/vendors.html Community Events and Classes Taste of the City - Saturday, July 19 Discover the diversity of Vancouver’s culinary culture at Citytv’s 6th annual Taste of the City – a one day tasting extravaganza where visitors can taste portions of signature menu items from over two dozen of Vancouver’s restaurants. Come join the fun from 12 Noon until 8PM at the PNE. Take a seat and watch some of Vancouver’s most acclaimed chefs create their signature dishes on the CityCook’s main stage. Hosted by Simi Sara, the stage will have a continuous lineup of chefs all day so make sure to stick around and learn something new about cooking! Admission is free, and restaurant menu items can be purchased for $1 - $4 dollars. Please visit www.citytvtasteofthecity.com for more information, including participating restaurants and menu listings. Come out for an afternoon of food and fun! (after a trip to the market of course) ------------------------------- Farm Folk City Folk Incredible Edible Tours A day with Tallulah Winkelman, FarmFolk's Farm Tour Coordinator, starts in the morning in front of Capers on 4th Avenue where guests are welcomed onto their chartered bus. Included in the ticket price of $80 is a delicious lunch made with fresh, regional ingredients, transportation, the tours, and opportunities to purchase farm fresh food direct from the farm gate. This years' tours are set for July 20th, "Today's Farmers: from an Urban Rooftop to a Rural Island" and August 23rd, "Farming in the Fraser Valley; Diversity At Its Finest." "Some of this year's tours include a tour of City Farm Boy's rooftop garden, meeting a Westham Island farmer that grows potatoes for Hardbite Chips, and a dairy farm that is transitioning to organic certification. They are all unique and interesting farming operations," Winkelman says with anticipation, "I can't wait to learn more about them all and what they produce." Because we only take 20 people on each tour, tickets sell out quickly. The Incredible Edible Tours are an excellent venue for folks to get out into the country air, meet the folks that put food on their table, learn how the food was grown, and when they're back at home and someone asks, "What are you eating?" they're able to answer with confidence and knowledge. For more information or tickets, visit www.farmfolkcityfolk.ca or call 604-730-0450 Kwayedza - upbeat Zimbabwean music Thursday July 24 Douglas Park Picnic in the Park Bring friends and family! When: Thursday July 24 6:30 PM Where: Douglas Park, W 22nd Ave at Willow, on the grass What: Douglas Park Performance in the Park Details: A fun family event, organized by the community centre, with free entertainment every Thursday evening through July and August. Bring a picnic, or buy from the concession (open at 5:30). Note that in the case of rain, the performance starts at 6:00 PM in the gym. Cost: Free ------------------------------- MOBY Garden Clean-Up What: We will be turning the compost and weeding general areas. When: Tuesday July 29th 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Where: MOBY Garden - 1735 east 11th Ave (half block east of Commercial Dr) ------------------------------- Slow Food Vancouver presents the 2nd Annual SLOW FOOD Cycle Tour Agassiz Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Abandon your fast life for one day of S L O W and join SLOW FOOD CYCLE TOURS. Come to Agassiz on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 to participate in a self-guided bicycle ride following the popular 30km Circle Farm Tour. Embark on a leisurely cycle and learn more about local food production. Riding your bicycle, you will get to experience and taste local food products produced close to home, while getting to know and supporting your local farmers. Inspired by the success of Slow Food Cycle Sunday Pemberton and the popular Circle Farm Tour, Slow Food Vancouver and the farmers of Agassiz are hosting this culinary adventure that will explore several farms. Some farms will be open to the public for this day only. For example, you will have a rare glimpse of a large commercial dairy farm, tour a land-based salmon farm, see how farming was done in the 1920s, see both heritage and rare breeds of cows and other animals, visit a farm that grows 25 different varieties of garlic and another that makes unique artisan cheeses. The cycle tour runs from 9am – 4pm. The self-guided tour begins at the Fall Fair Grounds in Agassiz where participants receive a map they can follow to the various farm locations. There are ten stops on the route through the tranquil rural area of Agassiz-Harrison Mills and participants can take the tour as fast or as slow as they would like. Slow Food Cycle Tours encourage us to go "green and clean" by promoting the use of bicycles and encourages conviviality through the connection of People, Food and Slow. For more information and to register go to: http://www.slowfoodvancouver.com/index.php/AgassizTour -------------------------------------- Introduction to Food Preservation by Fermentation with Andrea Potter and David Rotzstain Saturday, August 10am-4pm Traditionally every culture has incorporated fermented foods into their diet. From health benefits to social change, preserving foods at home is a sustainable practice. In this hands-on course, we will discuss the benefits of tapping into this ancient wisdom and prepare traditional sauerkraut, brine pickles and fruit salsa, as well as get introduced to fermenting dairy with kefir culture ------------------------------- Fun Camps FUN Camps is a new non-profit summer program being put on by Friends Uniting for Nature Society, with support of the Provincial Government of BC. It is a day camp program for 11-15 year old youth that focuses on environmental education, leadership skills and most of all FUN! The camps will be packed with exciting games, sports, arts, drama, hiking and specialized activities such as the creation of solar powered cars, bike maintenance workshops being led by staff from Bikes on the Drive and gardening and stewardship work with other local organizations. The camps run Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm and cost $185.00/week. For more information and to register, please contact Maia Green - maia@funcamps.ca - or visit the website at www.funcamps.ca Opportunities Vote for UBC Farm! The Tyee (along with the David Suzuki Foundation, Pembina Institute, Western Canada Wilderness Committee and others) are encouraging people to pool their "Campbell Cash" and donate it to projects working to mitigate climate change in order to make more effective use of this money. ("Campbell Cash" is the name for the100$ climate action dividend sent in the mail to each B.C. resident this past month to spend on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.) They're encouraging people to vote for their favourite projects online by July 25th. The top five projects will get funding ($500) and some valuable profile raising. It is important at this critical time for the future of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems/ UBC Farm to get the word out as much as possible about the value that Vancouver's last working farm has for UBC, Vancouver, the region, and the province in terms of providing accessible, hands-on opportunities for innovative research, teaching and community programming aimed at reducing global climate change through sustainable food production techniques. So please take a second to vote for the farm. Just go to the link below to read about the details of the farm's "Changing the Food System to Change the Climate" project and vote away. http://contest.thetyee.ca/greenyourcampbellcash/node/299 Again, voting closes July 25th - so don't delay! And if you do want to donate your Campbell Cash to the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems/ UBC Farm, you can send your donation to the farm directly at the following address: UBC Farm, 2357 Main Mall, UBC, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z4 ------------------------------- Volunteering at Feast of Fields The 14th Annual Feast of Fields will be held on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 and plans are in the works as we speak. Last year we were fortunate to have the best Feast Volunteer Team ever and we’re determined to do it again! We’re very excited to be holding it at UBC Farm for the second year in a row – as the only working farmland within the city of Vancouver, the UBC Farm is an urban agrarian gem, featuring a landscape of unique beauty www.landfood.ubc.ca/ubcfarm This year, Feast of Fields will showcase BC's agricultural products by magically transforming UBC Farm into acres of gourmet buffet. Here, 1000 foodies (approx. 750 guests, 50 volunteers & 200 participants) will stroll in the countryside, wineglass and napkin in hand, savouring and celebrating the depth and wealth of the Lower Mainland’s culinary scene. Why volunteer? Because, you’ll receive: • a fabulous feast featuring BC’s vintners, brewers, and chefs • the opportunity to be a valued FarmFolk/CityFolk team member • the opportunity to give to your community • the chance to gain new skills while having fun • gratitude from FarmFolk/CityFolk as we rely on your support of this primary fundraising event in order to continue our good work If you're interested or want more information, please email me at krideout@interchange.ubc.ca and I will send you a volunteer application form. Karen Rideout, Volunteer Coordinator Lower Mainland Feast of Fields 604.306.3571 krideout@interchange.ubc.ca http://www.ffcf.bc.ca/feast.html -------------------------------
\Vancouver Farmers Markets 1163 Commercial Dr, #2, Vancouver, BC V5L 3X3 Tel. 604-879-FARM (3276) i nfo@eatlocal.org Executive Director, Tara McDonald tara@eatlocal.org Roberta LaQuaglia Operations Manager roberta@eatlocal.org Office Administrator, Jenefer Pleadwell jen@eatlocal.org Special Events Co-ordinator, Debby Reis debby@eatlocal.org