Sole Food Street Farms

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.

09/04/2025

So glad to be a part of this important annual fundraiser!

On Sunday, October 5th, From Farms to Forks returns with its trademark kitchen party: an evening built around the singular, simple idea that kids should know real food – and the people who grow it.

08/12/2025

Volunteer drop in days!

Come help out at Sole Food Farms!
Tuesday August 19th 10am-2pm
Wednesday August 20th 12pm-6pm

Location: 299 West 1st Ave, Vancouver

Tasks could include:
- weeding
- prepping soil
- cover cropping
- harvesting
- processing vegetables

08/11/2025

This week, you can expect juicy, delicious tomatos on our Restaurant Fresh Sheet, at our market stands, and, in our Community Supported Agriculture box.

Our Fresh Sheet launches Wednesdays at 10am for restaurants and food business partners. Contact [email protected] if your food business would like to partner with us.

Find tomatos and other seasonal veg at our On Site Market (299 West 1st) on Wednesdays 12pm-6pm or at the West End Farmers Market (1100 Comox) on Saturdays 9am-2pm.

Our 5-week CSA program is available at solefoodfarms.com/csa. It's not too late to purchase a CSA and take home fresh, seasonable vegetables each week for 5 weeks of your choice between now and October 17th.

Photos: Rostyslav Soroka

07/31/2025

We were honoured to partner with of to host a special group of guests for a summer farm-to-table gathering. It was a unique opportunity for our farmers to see their hard work—grown seed by seed, row by row—transformed into an exquisite meal just down the street from where it’s grown.

We kicked off the day with a walk through the fields, led by our farmers Laura, Tony, Alain, and Chef Andrea. Together, they shared stories of the season’s harvest—what’s growing, how it’s grown, and the care that goes into every seed sown.

Enjoy a few snapshots from this very special day. Image credit: Enfant Terrible Productions

Huge thanks to for bringing it all together with such care and intention. The evening celebrated not only the bounty of summer, but also the power of food to connect farmers, chefs, and food lovers alike.

From squash blossoms to sun-warmed tomatoes, every bite carried a story.

07/28/2025

On Tuesday, July 29th, Chef Andrea Carlson — of Burdock & Co Restaurant, Bar Gobo, and Harvest Community Foods — is heading to The Sharing Farm in Richmond for a five-course vegetarian long table dinner shaped by the micro-seasons and guided by the lunar cycle. Find out how to get in on this incredible meal on the farm by heading over to our new 'Heads Up' story here: https://scoutmagazine.ca/chef-andrea-carlson-brings-her-moon-guided-cuisine-to-the-long-table-on-july-29th/

07/23/2025

CSA - the best is yet to come! ✨️

Due to an abundance of produce, we have new spots open in our Community Supported Agriculture program! Sign up now and receive 10 weeks of fresh produce from now until mid-October! We also have 5 week shares available if you're looking for more flexibility this summer!

With our CSA, you get to:
✨️choose your pickup weeks!
✨️access recipes, tours, and, farm facts!
✨️support local urban agriculture in Vancouver!

Pick up on Wednesdays at our On-site Market at 299 West 1st Ave or at the West End Farmer's Market on Saturdays.

Visit solefoodfarms.com/csa or message us to learn more!

07/22/2025

A lovely chat with Vancouver Food Runners and our Executive Director, Heather.
🌱Sole Food has sparked curiosity and conversation at each of its farms over the years — kids peek through fences, neighbours stop to ask questions, and people begin to imagine different futures for their communities. These spaces become sites of care and connection. We see the return of biodiversity. We regularly see bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, even the occasional eagle and coyote. It’s a beautiful reminder that we’re not the only ones who benefit when cities are greened.🌱

https://mailchi.mp/vancouverfoodrunners/vfrnewsletter-9167497?e=c80c293417&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafWYFrL4ugsMprsj-wU5_yCO77y2aAxPDwZ8892KcyMEckwfxh6cSffOCIlwQ_aem_y3nX-KQaDyqkcmHek9dpxQ

SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT

This week’s Saturday Spotlight features Heather Farmer, Executive Director at . Heather’s background is in nonprofit work focused on community, harm reduction, and environmental justice, paired with a personal love of growing food at home.

SNEAK PEEK

❓VFR: Sole Food has been a pioneer in transforming vacant urban spaces into thriving farms. What are some of the most rewarding aspects of this innovative approach?

🌱 Heather: Sole Food has sparked curiosity and conversation at each of its farms over the years — kids peek through fences, neighbours stop to ask questions, and people begin to imagine different futures for their communities.

🦋 These spaces become sites of care and connection. We see the return of biodiversity. We regularly see bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, even the occasional eagle and coyote.

🌿 It’s a beautiful reminder that we’re not the only ones who benefit when cities are greened.

🥬 It’s deeply rewarding to see our CSA members visit the farm weekly, connecting with the seasonality of our work.

🧺 We’re still offering 5- and 10-week shares — and our farm gate market is open Wednesdays from 12 - 6pm!

Come say hi! 👋

Click the link to read the full feature: https://mailchi.mp/vancouverfoodrunners/vfrnewsletter-9167497?e=c80c293417

07/08/2025

07/02/2025

Congrats to Chef and the team on the well-deserved recognition: VanMag's Restaurant of the Year! At Sole Food, we're proud to supply hyper-local produce to some of the city's best.

Read recent profile for a look at the care and connection that goes into great food: https://www.vanmag.com/taste/chefs/elisa-vancouver-stands-out/

Photos by: Xiao Qing Wan

07/01/2025

Hi! Farm manager Kayla popping in here to share with you a series titled “Things that are roughly the size of a fresh Romano bean”. Enjoy!

You can find these jumbo crunchers in this week’s CSA, at our on-site market on tomorrow, and at the West End on Saturday!