Urban Digs Friends
Nothing brings folks together like food... especially when that food was grown locally by and with friends! Here are some of the great people and organizations we've met along the way:
Yummy Yards - Emi is a city girl with a passion for growing delicious, fresh vegetables in an ecologically, personally and economically sustainable way. Yummy Yards is our "sister farm" so you'll often see us working closely together.
Fresh Roots Urban Farm- committed to creating access to local, healthy, organically grown food in Vancouver through urban farming and community engagement. We share land with Fresh Roots in Steveston.
Earth Apple Farm - Shirlene runs a potato CSA and will be sharing our Burnaby plot with us along with Yummy Yards. Potatos are one of the foods you should never ever eat unless they are organic as conventional potatoes are sprayed FOUR times so sign up for this CSA today!
Southlands Heritage Farm - a small, family and friend run working farm that educates about friendly food systems and provides opportunity for people of all ages to experience farm life without leaving the city of Vancouver.
KJM Country Gardens - a family owned and operated garden center situated on a farm-like setting within the city of Vancouver. Stroll past the horses and chickens and discover a peaceful environment that will stimulate your senses.
Cherry Lane Farm - this little gem of a farm in Richmond has been in the Smart family for 3 generations and boasts one of the largest selection of organically grown tree fruits and heritage vegetables around. It is also home to the Urban Digs chickens.
Farmers on 57th - A project of the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities, these farmers run an agricultural project to transform one acre of the lush green space at George Pearson into community integrated gardens.
Natural Urban Growers - Charles aims to promote sustainable small-scale farming utilizing best practices and to enhance the existing farming community in Richmond and Vancouver.NUG grows on two plots in south Richmond and sells directly to a small customer base through a weekly CSA and an on-line fresh sheet.
Urban Edibles - Urban Edibles operates a small organic farm growing a variety of vegetables, picked fresh for you when they are ready! They also offer garden consulting services including building and installation of raised planters throughout the Lower Mainland.
Chris' Sunflower Sprouts - Sunflower sprouts and other urban agriculture projects to make your heart go pitter patter.
Duncan's Backyard Henhouses - Smart and sturdy coops for Vancouver's chickens.
SOLEfood Farm - an Enterprising Non Profit (ENP) established in 2009 by United We Can. It is an urban farm consisting of hundreds of planters. The farm provides training and employment opportunities to residents from Vancouver’s Downtown East Side to build, plant, maintain and harvest the farm.
MyGardenBag.com - Delivers compost, soil, mulch and more in super convenient 1 yard bags right to your door!
Blessed Bee Farm - aspires to integrate bees into the fabric of urban life by providing guest honey beehives to reside in neighbourhood backyards. Through offering courses and hands on workshops for novice and experienced beekeepers and for those interested in both honey bees and Canada’s native bees they strive to create a sustainable urban ecology that welcomes and supports bees and beekeepers.
The World in a Garden - a local multicultural urban agriculture project that educates community & youth on the nutritional, cultural, social and environmental benefits of a just and local food system.
Greendale Herb and Vine - We met Doug at the Oak Street farmers market which is handy because that way we don't have to go very far to stock up on some of our favorite local treats!
Tallulah Photography - Tallulah stopped by while we were working at 41st one day and has been photographing our farms and markets ever since. Check out her beautiful work!
Works Wonders - Barbara makes wonderful, healing, all natural moisturizing products with calendula, lavender and beeswax all from her back yard on Vancouver's West Side.
Earthwise Society Farm - Earthwise Society connects people with the earth through environmental education, using our farm and garden as learning tools. The Earthwise Farm is run through an enterprising non-profit model, where revenues generated through farm gate sales and our CSA support our education programs.
Yummy Yards - Emi is a city girl with a passion for growing delicious, fresh vegetables in an ecologically, personally and economically sustainable way. Yummy Yards is our "sister farm" so you'll often see us working closely together.
Fresh Roots Urban Farm- committed to creating access to local, healthy, organically grown food in Vancouver through urban farming and community engagement. We share land with Fresh Roots in Steveston.
Earth Apple Farm - Shirlene runs a potato CSA and will be sharing our Burnaby plot with us along with Yummy Yards. Potatos are one of the foods you should never ever eat unless they are organic as conventional potatoes are sprayed FOUR times so sign up for this CSA today!
Southlands Heritage Farm - a small, family and friend run working farm that educates about friendly food systems and provides opportunity for people of all ages to experience farm life without leaving the city of Vancouver.
KJM Country Gardens - a family owned and operated garden center situated on a farm-like setting within the city of Vancouver. Stroll past the horses and chickens and discover a peaceful environment that will stimulate your senses.
Cherry Lane Farm - this little gem of a farm in Richmond has been in the Smart family for 3 generations and boasts one of the largest selection of organically grown tree fruits and heritage vegetables around. It is also home to the Urban Digs chickens.
Farmers on 57th - A project of the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities, these farmers run an agricultural project to transform one acre of the lush green space at George Pearson into community integrated gardens.
Natural Urban Growers - Charles aims to promote sustainable small-scale farming utilizing best practices and to enhance the existing farming community in Richmond and Vancouver.NUG grows on two plots in south Richmond and sells directly to a small customer base through a weekly CSA and an on-line fresh sheet.
Urban Edibles - Urban Edibles operates a small organic farm growing a variety of vegetables, picked fresh for you when they are ready! They also offer garden consulting services including building and installation of raised planters throughout the Lower Mainland.
Chris' Sunflower Sprouts - Sunflower sprouts and other urban agriculture projects to make your heart go pitter patter.
Duncan's Backyard Henhouses - Smart and sturdy coops for Vancouver's chickens.
SOLEfood Farm - an Enterprising Non Profit (ENP) established in 2009 by United We Can. It is an urban farm consisting of hundreds of planters. The farm provides training and employment opportunities to residents from Vancouver’s Downtown East Side to build, plant, maintain and harvest the farm.
MyGardenBag.com - Delivers compost, soil, mulch and more in super convenient 1 yard bags right to your door!
Blessed Bee Farm - aspires to integrate bees into the fabric of urban life by providing guest honey beehives to reside in neighbourhood backyards. Through offering courses and hands on workshops for novice and experienced beekeepers and for those interested in both honey bees and Canada’s native bees they strive to create a sustainable urban ecology that welcomes and supports bees and beekeepers.
The World in a Garden - a local multicultural urban agriculture project that educates community & youth on the nutritional, cultural, social and environmental benefits of a just and local food system.
Greendale Herb and Vine - We met Doug at the Oak Street farmers market which is handy because that way we don't have to go very far to stock up on some of our favorite local treats!
Tallulah Photography - Tallulah stopped by while we were working at 41st one day and has been photographing our farms and markets ever since. Check out her beautiful work!
Works Wonders - Barbara makes wonderful, healing, all natural moisturizing products with calendula, lavender and beeswax all from her back yard on Vancouver's West Side.
Earthwise Society Farm - Earthwise Society connects people with the earth through environmental education, using our farm and garden as learning tools. The Earthwise Farm is run through an enterprising non-profit model, where revenues generated through farm gate sales and our CSA support our education programs.
