In late October, after our farmer's market finished up for the season, I got to head out west to spend time with Andrew in Vancouver. First stop was Sole Food, the farm I apprenticed at in 2012. I spent a day helping at the pacific site, then Lissa and I drove around to the other sites to see how they look. These farm sites will always be some favourite spots of mine. It's interesting to feel so tied to this city land - to feel so at home in a parking lot or old gas station. They mean a whole lot to me. The spaces and the people.
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| Artichokes were a new crop at the Hastings Site this season. Lissa gave me these two to take home and they were completely delicious. |
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| Visiting the four high tunnels we built at Vernon Drive. Memories of our rag-tag crew trying to install these monsters in a month straight of pouring rain. |
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| The new orchard that was installed at the Main & Terminal site. I helped write the grant for this so it was extra special to see it live and in person. Meyer lemons, unreal. |
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| View of the Pacific site from up on the bridge - memories of laying out 2,000+ pallet boxes for weeks on end. |
I owe a lot to Sole Food - not only did they teach me so much while I was there farming, but Seann and Lissa answered my constant questions when I was trying to put together the farm plan for School Grown last winter. I still call Seann on the regular with questions about irrigation or low tunnels. They are good people.
And on the subject of Sole Food, here is a recent short film about the farm's work. Pretty great. There's a shot of me too!
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