Save the UBC Farm: April 7th, 2009
• Do you know that the UBC Farm is the only operating farm in the city of Vancouver? And that it holds numerous programs educating children, students and adults to learn about growing food, farming and agriculture, physical and holistic health and more?
• Do you know that the UBC Farm supplies organic food to Pair Bistro, Nu Restaurant, Sage Bistro, Cru Restaurant, UBC Food Services, Provence Restaurant and more?
• Do you know that this farm land is currently under threat?
If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that I am a supporter of local farmers, farmers markets, and growing our own food (and now in my own gardening efforts). If you’re new to my blog, well now you know this bit about me too. I studied art at UBC for 5 years and while I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts which I am proud of, the severe growth of ‘University Town’ did not sit so well with myself and a lot of others. Now, the University wants to continue their construction on the UBC Farm land and the Farm needs your help and support to impress the importance of everything that the University will be destroying if they move ahead with this construction.
How you can show your support: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 from 3:30 pm into the early evening to attend the Great Farm Trek 2009! Join thousands as they trek from the UBC Student Union Building (SUB) via the Board of Governors meeting and then on to the UBC Farm. If you can’t make it until after work, they will be shuttling late-comers by bus from parking areas near UBC Farm directly to the Trek crowd anytime between 3pm and 6pm. After 6pm, the crowds will be located at the UBC Farm for festivities. This is a celebratory, family-friendly event…bring snacks, water and weather-appropriate clothing…the event will happen rain or shine! At the UBC farm there will be live music, food, addresses from David Suzuki and others, and a ceremonial planting.
For more info and questions: email friendsoftheubcfarm@gmail.com
For directions, Trek route, and parking instructions please see: www.amsubc.ca
If you’ve just scanned the info above and aren’t sure about how the UBC Farm impacts our city, grab a coffee and take a break to watch these two videos, they say it all.