Urban Digs in the News
Who knew that farming was such a sexy news story?
Global TV News
The news crew caught up with Julia on a delivery to Fable Kitchen and wanted to know what why we love the new We Heart Local Ap. More...
Global TV News
The news crew caught up with Julia on a delivery to Fable Kitchen and wanted to know what why we love the new We Heart Local Ap. More...
Vancouver Observer "My Five Faves"
Julia's top picks for the very best “farm-to-table” restaurants sourcing from small-scale, local farms employing sustainable and ethical farming practices.
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CBC Early Edition
Lindsay from Re-up BBQ chatted with Rick Cluff about The Beasty Box.
Listen at 2:01:30 to hear the interview!
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CTV News
A local farm has identified consumer wishes of online shopping convenience and the Buy Local movement and is trying to meet demands — with meat. More...
The Province
Burnaby’s Urban Digs Farm is preparing for their spring Beasty Box program, which will provide subscribers with weekly boxes of sustainable meat, including beef, pork, lamb, chicken and duck.
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Buy Local Eat Natural
We recently had the chance to chat with Julia Smith, owner of Urban Digs, and a huge advocate of the “buy local” movement. We talked about what urban farming really is, why it’s important, and what Urban Digs is up to in our community. More...
FoodLine Radio
Trevor Bird, head chef and owner of Fable Kitchen and Urban Digs' own Julia Smith joined the nice folks at FoodLine Radio on Monday for a chat about "Nose-to-Tail" butchery, sustainable meat & delicious recipes. You can listen to the podcast here.
"The Smart Foodie"
Tasleem interviewed Julia about "what does it mean to ethically raise animals?" See Julia's answers here.
Vancouver Sun
At Urban Digs, a new-old approach to agriculture puts the care and compassion back into pork. More...
Burnaby News Leader
Cool story about our many partnerships and relationships with like minded local businesses who are trying to operate more sustainably. More...
Vancouver Sun
Julia stopped by the Vancouver Sun studio for a chat with Randy Shore and co-host Mike Bell about urban farming, CSA's, gardening tips, foodie headlines & more. More...
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Burnaby News Leader
Our 2013 harvest box program was featured in the News Leader. So happy for the exposure in our new community! More... Burnaby News Leader Wanda and Mario dropped by to check out Burnaby's newest farm (us!), meet the critters and chat about urban farming More... Globe and Mail One of our super volunteers, Theresa, was interviewed about her experience volunteering with us for this story in the Globe. More... |
Vancouver Sun
Chatting with Randy Shore about the summer bounty and transitioning from summer to winter crops.
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Vancouver Sun
River District opens new, independent farmers market More...
Vancouver Sun
Our chicken farm manager, Ann was interviewed by Randy Shore at the Vancouver Sun on the subject of ethical meat. More...
Vancouver Mom
Earth Day is just around the corner, and gardening season is in full swing here in Vancouver. Little green shoots are popping up all across the city, in community gardens and back yards and sometimes even where they’re not wanted. This seemed like the perfect time of year to talk local food on the VancouverMom.ca podcast, and we found just the Vancouver mom to do it with.More...
Vancouver Sun
Prepaid contracts with local farmers mean B.C. families can skip produce aisle More...
Vancouver Is Awesome
Today we introduce a new video series we’ve partnered with. Produced by Fire and Light Media Group, “Meet Your Urban Farmer” is a series that takes an in-depth look at different urban farmers in greater Vancouver, bringing you a little bit closer to the food you eat! More...
Rabble.ca
In an effort to renew our connection to the food we eat and to confront an increasingly unsustainable global food economy in the most neighbourly of ways -- the urban farming movement is gaining popularity in Vancouver. More...
CNN
Future Cities continues to explore why Vancouver continually tops the liveability index charts, this week looking at the city’s commitment to local food production. We meet the urban farmers who are growing tons of food in tiny spaces, all part of Vancouver’s ambition to among the most sustainable cities in the world. More...
Vancouver Sun
Thousands of B.C. families will skip the produce aisle at the supermarket this summer and instead buy their whole season's worth of fresh vegetable from local farmers, paid up front. More...
Watershed Sentinal
Amidst the concrete and skyscrapers of the city sprouts a determined group of folk who are turning backyards, balconies and vacant lots into a green oasis of food. More...
CBC's Early Edition
CSAs have become trendy. Community Shared Agriculture is when you purchase a share in a farm (like Urban Digs in Vancouver) in the Spring and from June through Fall you receive boxes of freshly harvested local produce. Now the idea has caught on with CSFs or Community Supported Fisheries (like Skipper Otto's Community Supported Fishery) Is it a thrifty deal? More...
Fire & Light Media Group
Meet Julia and Ludo of Urban Digs Farm in this first short film in our Meet your Urban Farmer series. This is the extended interview version. More...
UBC Thunderbird
Commercial farming on residential plots remains illegal in Vancouver, despite the fact that local food production forms a key pillar of Vancouver’s plan to become the world’s greenest city by 2020. Insurance companies don’t cover operations that contravene municipal by-laws. It’s a by-law the city’s commercial urban farmers say needs to be changed. More...
Vancouver Sun
A former organic farm may be returned to production under a deal between local urban farmers and a Burnaby religious group. More...
Master Gardener Association of BC
Food deserts are typically most prevalent in low socio-economic minority communities but as it turns out, the nature of Vancouver’s west side is such that a combination of lower density housing and zoning that deters food business has put us in a vulnerable position where local food security is concerned. More...
Globe and Mail
Vancouver's growing urban farming movement. More...
Chatting with Randy Shore about the summer bounty and transitioning from summer to winter crops.
More...
Vancouver Sun
River District opens new, independent farmers market More...
Vancouver Sun
Our chicken farm manager, Ann was interviewed by Randy Shore at the Vancouver Sun on the subject of ethical meat. More...
Vancouver Mom
Earth Day is just around the corner, and gardening season is in full swing here in Vancouver. Little green shoots are popping up all across the city, in community gardens and back yards and sometimes even where they’re not wanted. This seemed like the perfect time of year to talk local food on the VancouverMom.ca podcast, and we found just the Vancouver mom to do it with.More...
Vancouver Sun
Prepaid contracts with local farmers mean B.C. families can skip produce aisle More...
Vancouver Is Awesome
Today we introduce a new video series we’ve partnered with. Produced by Fire and Light Media Group, “Meet Your Urban Farmer” is a series that takes an in-depth look at different urban farmers in greater Vancouver, bringing you a little bit closer to the food you eat! More...
Rabble.ca
In an effort to renew our connection to the food we eat and to confront an increasingly unsustainable global food economy in the most neighbourly of ways -- the urban farming movement is gaining popularity in Vancouver. More...
CNN
Future Cities continues to explore why Vancouver continually tops the liveability index charts, this week looking at the city’s commitment to local food production. We meet the urban farmers who are growing tons of food in tiny spaces, all part of Vancouver’s ambition to among the most sustainable cities in the world. More...
Vancouver Sun
Thousands of B.C. families will skip the produce aisle at the supermarket this summer and instead buy their whole season's worth of fresh vegetable from local farmers, paid up front. More...
Watershed Sentinal
Amidst the concrete and skyscrapers of the city sprouts a determined group of folk who are turning backyards, balconies and vacant lots into a green oasis of food. More...
CBC's Early Edition
CSAs have become trendy. Community Shared Agriculture is when you purchase a share in a farm (like Urban Digs in Vancouver) in the Spring and from June through Fall you receive boxes of freshly harvested local produce. Now the idea has caught on with CSFs or Community Supported Fisheries (like Skipper Otto's Community Supported Fishery) Is it a thrifty deal? More...
Fire & Light Media Group
Meet Julia and Ludo of Urban Digs Farm in this first short film in our Meet your Urban Farmer series. This is the extended interview version. More...
UBC Thunderbird
Commercial farming on residential plots remains illegal in Vancouver, despite the fact that local food production forms a key pillar of Vancouver’s plan to become the world’s greenest city by 2020. Insurance companies don’t cover operations that contravene municipal by-laws. It’s a by-law the city’s commercial urban farmers say needs to be changed. More...
Vancouver Sun
A former organic farm may be returned to production under a deal between local urban farmers and a Burnaby religious group. More...
Master Gardener Association of BC
Food deserts are typically most prevalent in low socio-economic minority communities but as it turns out, the nature of Vancouver’s west side is such that a combination of lower density housing and zoning that deters food business has put us in a vulnerable position where local food security is concerned. More...
Globe and Mail
Vancouver's growing urban farming movement. More...
