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Urban Farm 🥕 Social Enterprise 🥕 Non Profit Fifteen years of growing good food and jobs in the heart of the city!
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We believe healthy food systems foster healthy communities. We envision a future where good food is accessible and grown sustainably, where farms thrive in an urban setting and where the community comes together to connect directly with their food and their neighbours.

09/24/2024

Huge thank you to the lovely folds who came out last week and helped us with fall cover crop! Last week, we seeded many beds of cover crop with the help of some kind and generous volunteers! It went great, so we’re doing it again! Drop-in volunteer days are rare for us, but so special to see who from our neighbourhood and beyond makes the time to come out. We hope to see you all soon.

09/12/2024

✨This week, we proudly celebrated Sole Food’s 15th Anniversary!
With the generous support of an amazing donor, we hosted a memorable gathering filled with delicious homemade food, awards, and thoughtful gifts for our incredible farmers—both past and present.

Swipe through to enjoy some special moments from this milestone celebration!

Thank you to our entire community for being part of this journey as we continue to farm the city and grow together!

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09/05/2024

CSA recap of the past few weeks! It’s hard to believe there are only 5 weeks left in this year's program, and just 5 more weeks to enjoy our farm gate market.

We’d love to see what you’re cooking up! Share photos of your kitchen creations using your CSA shares—our favourite, most creative recipe will win a prize!

Tag us to enter by September 12th!

08/30/2024

🧄Throughout this season, we’ve savoured garlic in all its forms—from delicate green shoots, to curly scapes, and fresh cloves. Now for the final act! Our cured garlic is ready for markets, to be shared with CSA members, and chefs.

Pictured here, preparing fresh garlic, is our processing supervisor Laura. Fun fact: Laura runs her own mighty micro-bakery which makes the most delicious cakes using local seasonal ingredients.

08/29/2024

Sole Food in the news! 📽
French speaking friends, enjoy this profile on our work and what 15 years of farming in the city means to some of our farmers. Merci à Monia Blanchet de CBC Radio de se joindre à nous à la ferme!

Sole Food Street Farms emploie des personnes qui peinent à s'intégrer dans le marché du travail conventionnel.

08/29/2024

Sole Food in the news! 📽
Enjoy this profile on our work and what 15 years of farming in the city means to some of our farmers. Merci à Monia Blanchet de CBC Radio de se joindre à nous à la ferme!

Sole Food Street Farms emploie des personnes qui peinent à s'intégrer dans le marché du travail conventionnel.

08/29/2024

Sole Food in the news! 📽
French speaking friends, please enjoy this profile on our work and what 15 years of farming in the city means to some of our farmers. Merci à Monia Blanchet de CBC Radio de se joindre à nous à la ferme!

Sole Food Street Farms emploie des personnes qui peinent à s'intégrer dans le marché du travail conventionnel.

08/29/2024

Sole Food Street Farms emploie des personnes qui peinent à s'intégrer dans le marché du travail conventionnel.

08/19/2024

You know what they say, the EARLY GIRL🍅 gets the worm and the August SUN🍅is worth it's weight in GOLD🍅. Come on down to get your SWEETIES🍅 an HERILOOM🍅 treat that might just make them BLUSH🍅.

We have an abundance of tomatoes right now, including all the varieties found in our clever pun (i.e. sungolds, sweeties, early girl, blush, and numerous heirlooms). Chefs and market goers can expect great deals in the days ahead. Reach out to place an order!

Pictured here is our awesome greenhouse supervisor Ian enjoying a sungold.

08/09/2024

🌻Guided Farm Tours🌻
Join us next Tuesday August 13th from 2 - 6 p.m. for an inside look at our urban farm with seasoned Sole Food farmers, like Nova pictured here tending our asparagus crowns. Walk the fields, visit the bees, and learn about all that goes into growing hyper-local produce. The last tour will being at 5:30 p.m.

Tours are complimentary for CSA members and by donation for the public. The suggested donation is $20 per person, which can be made at give-can.keela.co/farm-tours/

We are located at 299 West 1st Ave (North on Crowe Street)

08/07/2024

One of the most exciting things about urban agriculture is seeing our produce transformed into delicious meals. We love working with local restaurants! Sole Food Farmers are committed to growing top-quality produce and we're looking for new restaurants to collaborate with!

Our restaurant Fresh Sheet drops twice a week with deliveries (in collaboration with ) or pick-up on Wednesdays and Fridays. Some chefs even ride in on their bikes to pick up their orders! Whether you are a small-scale corner cafe or a major hotel restaurant, we have produce for you!

Tag the restaurants you love or send us a DM and let's work together! 🫶🏾😋

08/03/2024

☀️Saturday at West End , featuring our retro banner dusted-off to reuse and celebrate in our 15th year!

All your summer favourites are here: heirloom and cherry tomatoes, summer squash, yellow and purple plums, figs, fresh shallots, green beans, arugula, and much more.

08/02/2024

📣Last Call: Sign-up for your 5 week harvest share!
There's still time to register for our 2024 CSA Program to enjoy seasonal vegetables grown in the heart of the city. Support local and our work growing food good & jobs. Register now at www.solefoodfarms.com/csa/

🌻Attention Members: we will be hosting farm tours from 2 - 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday August 13th. Non-members are welcome to join us for tours by donation.

We're looking forward to opening our gates and inviting you all in soon!

07/24/2024

We 🩵 Shift Delivery! Over the past two seasons, Shift Delivery super heroes have been biking our harvests to restaurant partners two times each week. Our partnership has allowed us to decarbonize our systems while spending more time in the field.

Shift is a worker owned co-op located in Vancouver that specializes in last mile delivery. They are fast, reliable, and a delightful team to work with. Connect with them at https://www.shift.coop/

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07/23/2024

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07/21/2024

Summer of Purplettes!

Address

299 West 1st Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6B1G8

Telephone

+17782289566

Website

http://www.solefoodfarms.com/

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Our Olympic Village Farm Market is open tomorrow from 4-7 pm at 299 West 1st Ave. Just 2 blocks from the Canada Line and a hop skip and a jump from the heart of Olympic Village. Now accepting debit/credit tap.

Thanks to the SpencerCreo Foundation for providing us with a suite for our staff and friends to watch the big game and thanks to @whitecapsfc for the shoutout on the big screen. #buylocal #bcplace #whitecaps #spencercreofoundation #streetfarm

We need your help! This is a space that inspires people to become a part of something bigger than themselves. Please take one minute to click the link in our bio and vote for us to win a donation that will support more than 2000 hours of agricultural training and employment for people who are managing complex barriers such as mental illness and addiction. It’s a tight race and we need your help right now! www.kindnesspaysforward.ca

Temporary Modular Housing

Sole Food Farms is a big fan of the city's Temporary Modular Housing and look forward to opportunities to work together by providing employment and community inclusion to the residents who will be living next door to our urban farm in Olympic Village

Sole Food Pop Up Market 08/09/18

Pop up market 299 West 1st ave, Thursday August 9th, 2018

pop up market right now!

Classic rock in the park #fairinthepark #webuildhope #streetfarms #solefoodfarms

Sole Food Farms is looking for an outgoing and self motivated person to help lead our market sales this summer. Must love people! https://GoodWork.ca/985804

Sole Food Farms is looking for a hard working, high energy person to support our processing area this summer. Must love veggies! https://GoodWork.ca/906804

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We turn parking lots into farms.

Sole Food transforms vacant urban land into street farms that grow artisan quality fruits and vegetables, available at farmer’s markets, local restaurants and retail outlets. We believe healthy food systems foster healthy communities and envision a future where good food is accessible, grown sustainably, where farms thrive in an urban setting, and where our community comes together to connect directly with their food and their neighbors.