Growing food. Growing communities. Growing community through growing food in Vancouver, BC
12/29/2025
Across Fresh Roots' schoolyard farms, young people are eager to learn how to grow food and care for their communities.
Too many youth are missing out on access to fresh food, outdoor education, and the confidence that comes from planting, harvesting, and sharing what they grow.
Your support helps thousands of kids and youth connect with the land, taste what they grow, and build confidence that lasts a lifetime.💚
Looking for a job? Check out our website to apply for our Fresh Roots 2026 seasonal positions! https://freshroots.ca/jobs/
Applications for seasonal positions on our Farm, Day Camp, and SOYL teams are open now, as well as extended season positions in Vancouver and Coquitlam.
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12/18/2025
Do you want fresh veggies grown locally with organic practices every week ? Fancy going home with a gorgeous bouquet all summer ? 2026 Fresh Roots CSA Sales are now open!
Fresh Roots Veggie Box and Flower CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) programs are a fabulous way to get the freshest, most delicious, hyper-local produce while supporting the amazing work we’re doing at Fresh Roots!
Vancouver Veggie Box CSA : May 27 – October 7, 2026 (20 weeks)
Vancouver Peak Season Veggie Box CSA : July 10 – Sept 11, 2026 (10 weeks)
Coquitlam Veggie Box CSA : July 2 – Sept 3, 2026 (10 weeks)
Vancouver Flower CSA : July 8 – Sept 9, 2026 (10 weeks)
Still hesitating ? Read what our CSA members have to say : "I love my Fresh Roots CSA, the quality of the vegetables is so high, and the cost is fantastic value especially given the economic situation this year. It feels good to support this program and get such amazing locally grown produce at the same time. I would highly recommend the CSA or markets for anyone in the community!"
Too many youth are missing out on access to fresh food, outdoor education, and the confidence that comes from planting, harvesting, and sharing what they grow.
Across Fresh Roots' schoolyard farms, young people are eager to learn how to grow food and care for their communities.
Your support helps thousands of kids and youth connect with the land, taste what they grow, and build confidence that lasts a lifetime.💚
🌱 Ever wonder what a week on the farm really looks like?
From early‑morning harvests to busy market days, the behind‑the‑scenes planning, and the joy of seeing produce and bouquets go to our community, read our article to get a full snapshot of life as a farmer with Fresh Roots.
Dive into our blog post to experience the rhythm of our Vancouver farms freshroots.ca/2025/11/28/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-farmer/
And if you want to experience the urban farm life yourself, Fresh Roots is looking for a community-minded farmer to lead our Vancouver production team for the 2026 season.
Learn more about the role and apply: freshroots.ca/jobs/
12/03/2025
Your support makes hands-on experiences on schoolyard farms, summer programs, and SOYL leadership possible for more than 3,000 youth each year!
This Giving Tuesday (and until December 15), anyone who donates $50 or more to Fresh Roots will be entered to win a full Peak CSA Veggie subscription (worth $275!) 🥕
Want to support youth AND get fresh veggies next season? 👀🥕
This Giving Tuesday and until December 15, anyone who donates $50 or more is automatically entered to win a full Peak CSA Veggie subscription (worth $275!).
This year, over 3,100 youth learned, grew, and connected with the land through Fresh Roots' programs. All of that is possible thanks to your generosity!
Want to grow food, support youth, and help our schoolyard farms thrive? Fresh Roots is looking for a community-minded farmer to lead our Vancouver production team for the 2026 season.
If you have strong vegetable production and leadership experience, love being outdoors, and care about connecting with the community, we want to hear from you!
At Fresh Roots, every gift helps grow healthy food, learning, and belonging on our schoolyard farms. Your support helps thousands of kids and youth connect with the land, taste what they grow, and build confidence that lasts a lifetime.
Give $50 or more before December 15 and you’ll be entered to win a Peak CSA Veggie Box (value $275), redeemable at our Vancouver or Coquitlam markets.
Regular CSA sales will open December 15.
Plant your gift today!🌱
10/14/2025
It's your last chance to enjoy our farm for 2025!
We have one Big Help coming up on Saturday, October 18 at Van Tech Secondary, Vancouver from 10 AM to 12 PM.
Come join our farmers and help them put the farm to rest for the winter!
All kinds of help is welcome! Bring your friends, kids, family!
10/08/2025
Today is the day!! Our annual Harvest Celebration will start at 4pm this Wednesday!
Join us on our farm behind the school at Vancouver Technical Secondary Schoolyard Farm (2600 East Broadway)
💲 Free Admission!
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Fresh Roots’ envisions urban agriculture that fosters safe, inclusive communities where everyone has access to healthy, locally grown foods!
We achieve this by developing and managing community market gardens for a diverse range of partners on their own institutional land while providing education/engagement programming services.
Our community market gardens and programs create:
• Multicultural, intergenerational community spaces
• Good food for our partners and communities
• Green collar jobs and a replicable, innovative model
• Understanding of the connection between environment, culture and our food.
Our market gardens have become community focal points, bringing a variety of multicultural, intergenerational communities together for learning, celebration, or simply experiencing the joy and wonder of growing food.
We work in an inspiring collaboration with the Vancouver School Board. Together we have established two 14,000 sq ft Schoolyard Market Gardens, commercially producing spaces used as outdoor learning classrooms by the school community and for community gatherings and celebrations by the neighbourhood.
Through the gardens we host professional development days for teachers, helping 'train the trainers' how to use gardens to achieve core curricular objectives. We also host workshops, events, farm tours and field trips for elementary, secondary, and university classes. We offer corporate and non-profit team building opportunities as well.
Produce from our Schoolyard Market Gardens is distributed through our weekly Veggie Box program, sold to local school cafeterias, and purchased by the community at Vancouver Farmers Markets.
A big part of our vision is connecting youth with the food they are eating while at school. To reach this goal we partner with a number of school cafeterias to bring fresh schoolyard grown produce onto the plates of students for the entire school year. Through consultation with our cafeteria partners we’ve identified vegetables that best suit each school’s menu and plan our plantings and harvest to ensure we can consistently provide these crops. Through this unique relationship students can create a link between the food they see growing in the garden and menu items featuring Fresh Roots produce available to them at lunch.
To learn more about Fresh Roots, teacher professional development opportunities, and how to purchase school-grown produce from us, find us at:
