Sole Food Street Farms

12/01/2025

Donate & Double Your Impact💕
From December 1–31, every donation to Sole Foods is matched 1:1 (up to $20,000) by a generous long-time donor.

Make your gift go twice as far: solefoodfarms.com/donate/

Your support makes meaningful, low-barrier employment possible! A good job can change everything—offering stability, income, and a place to belong.

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11/20/2025

Huge gratitude to the amazing volunteer crews for joining our 3rd Annual Gleaning Day this November. 🌈🌦️Including the teams from and Whole Foods Cambie store.

Volunteers showed up on one of the rainiest days of the fall and absolutely crushed it—muddy boots, big smiles, and all! Together we gleaned 89.5 lbs of produce from the fields, including:
💚40+ lbs collards
🥦11 lbs broccolini
🥗50 lbs mustard greens
🌿mountains of fresh herbs
🧄all the remaining garlic
🌼and the last of our bloomed flowers

Your hard work also helped us complete a ton of essential end-of-season farm tasks, setting us up for a strong 2026. Because of your efforts, we were able to donate a huge amount of fresh produce to the DTES Emergency Food Hub, supporting a community-led response to food insecurity. Thank you for ending our growing season on such a beautiful note.

11/07/2025

The end of a farming season always comes with change.

But with change comes new opportunity! We are excited to announce that Sole Food will be hiring two new positions set to start Spring 2026; a Processing and Sales Supervisor and a Greenhouse and Market Supervisor. Positions are seasonal and hourly, with full time availability required from May to October and part time availabilities in the shoulder seasons. If you are passionate about urban farming, community building and social impact, consider applying! See our job postings for full details!

Application details are up on Goodworks (.ca) and Young Agrairians (). You can also email us directly at [email protected] with resume, cover letter, and three references as a single PDF. We can’t wait to hear from you 🌼

11/07/2025

11/06/2025

Don't miss our Third Annual Gleaning Day on November 6th, 2025! The event will take place from 11am-3pm, rain or shine. Every November since 2023 we have invited the communities around us to join us in the final days of our season to help close to fields. This has included the opportunity for gleaning, an age-old practice of collecting any produce left-over after the farmers have finished their market harvest. At Sole Food, this has meant the opportunity for folks to be a part of the end of our season and co-create a free market where volunteers have the chance to take home salvaged veggies that would have otherwise been compost. We hope you'll don your gumboots and join us for an afternoon of work, community, and food rescue!

This year, we’ll be adding a donation of PASTRIES from as well as a clothing swap to our Free Market! (Bring your hand-me-downs!)

There will be a tour of the farm to share our story and practices. Please RSVP via instagram DMs or to [email protected] so we have an idea of numbers, or just show up between 11am-3pm.

11/04/2025

“Sole Food saved my life—again, and again, and again.” — Reinaldo, Sole Food Farmer

🎥 Watch the full 4-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55DanP4Mpg&t=10s

Hear directly from our incredible farmers as they share what Sole Food means to them. This work is about more than growing food — it’s about creating dignified jobs that bring stability, healing, and hope.

We’re raising $100,000 this fall to fund more life-changing jobs for the 2026 season — and we’re already halfway there!

💚Donate today: solefoodfarms.com/donate/

We’re deeply grateful to our community of farmers and food lovers, and especially to:
🥕 The Stonkus Foundation — for sponsoring this video
🥕 Andrea Carlson & Burdock & Co Restaurant — for hosting a beautiful fundraising dinner
🥕 Chef David Hawksworth & Hawksworth Restaurant for inspiring donors and supporting this campaign
🥕Tom LA Jones — for creating this video and helping us tell our story

Together, we’re growing food, jobs, and hope. Let’s keep it going. 💚

10/29/2025

What an incredible Day Of Giving at Sole Food Street Farms with Avison Young! 💚

Last month, more than 100 AY team members rolled up their sleeves, muddied their boots, and made a huge impact in just one day. From professional skills to pure elbow grease, their energy and generosity gave our team a tremendous boost — helping us focus on what matters most: growing local food and creating meaningful farm jobs for people in our city seeking life-changing opportunities.

A huge THANK YOU to the entire Avison Young crew. Your hard work and heart truly make a difference!

Check out the adorable new mural they created!

10/27/2025

That's a wrap for our 2025 markets! Whether you came to joke around with Ian and Stephen at the West End, see Oliver and Nova's incredible outfits at the on-site market, or grab a pint of tomatoes with your weekly CSA, your support has contributed to a phenomenal and unique market year. It brings everyone on the team so much to joy to hear about the kindness, generosity, and good humour of our market customers. Thank you for supporting farmers!

And, of course, we wouldn't be anywhere without the incredible work of . Thank you for having us.

We'll see you next year!

09/23/2025

We’re so honoured to be recognized as the 2025 Sustainable Business of the Year by the Downtown Vancouver Business Association!

For 16 years, we’ve been farming in the city—committing to people, plants, and a peaceful place for all. This award is a testament to our exceptional farmers, partners, and supporters who make our work possible every day. 💚🏆💚

A huge thank you to for this recognition! It was a wonderful evening celebrating alongside inspiring businesses and community leaders, helping our city thrive.

09/16/2025

🌿✨ A special night on the farm ✨🌿
Earlier this summer, we hosted a farm-to-table dinner in our back orchard in support of Sierra Club BC. Guests gathered at long tables under the trees, sharing a vegetarian meal crafted by the talented Chef Alessandro Vianello, who showcased our produce in fresh and creative ways.

It was a special evening of food, music, and connection—all set against the backdrop of our urban farm. Swipe through to relive the experience! ✨

Photos from Mary Paquet.

09/09/2025

Get your onion goggles on, we’re tearing up with excitement about our fresh Walla Walla onions! Thank you so much to MicroHabitat for the generous starts donation. Every year we receive a surprise from them that wasn’t in our crop plan, but brings us so much joy! Thank you for sharing .ca 💚

09/04/2025

We're grateful to be profiled in the Vancouver Guardian’s Charitable Choices this week. ❤️

Sole Food has always been about more than farming. It’s about creating space for people to belong, to heal, and to grow together. Every donation, every box of produce purchased, every kind word of encouragement helps us keep building a vision rooted in resilience, dignity, and community.

If you’ve ever wondered how to make a difference close to home, supporting Sole Food is one beautiful way.

Sole Food Street Farms transforms unused urban land into farms that provide fresh food and jobs for Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside community.