Upcoming Events
"UP WE GROW! A Year in the Life of a Small Local Farm" - Book Launch
FarmFolkCityFolk and The Vancouver Farmers Market launch "UP WE GROW! A Year in the Life of a Small Local Farm" on
Saturday August 7 at the Trout Lake Farmers Market. Readings and presentations by author Debbie Hodge and the book's
photographer Brian Harris are planned for 10:30 am. Book sales and signing will happen all day from 9 am-2 pm. Up We
Grow! is an inspiring children’s book (ages 4-8) highlighting the importance of small, local farms. Heartwarming
photos invite children into the world of a small, co-operative farm over four seasons. Scenes of Trout Lake Market
and it’s farmers are a feature of this unique and beautiful book.
Readers will get to know the hardworking farmers who plow, plant, compost, mulch, harvest and market fruits and vegetables, and care for animals. Rarely has the important work of a farm been so lovingly presented in photos and text. The book focuses on production as well as the human interaction that makes up small-scale, local farm culture. Children will discover people of all ages and abilities working together to grow and share food, while protecting and respecting the land and animals we depend upon for our sustenance.
Feast of Fields – Okanagan
Sunday, August 22, 2010 from 1-5pm at Brock Farm in Okanagan Falls.
This is FarmFolk/CityFolk’s annual fundraiser. Tickets $85 on sale June 15.
Visit http://www.feastoffields.com for more information.
HOME GROWN: Local Sustainable Food
Exhibition Photography by Brian Harris
August 26, 2010 - January 2, 2011
Museum of Vancouver 1100 Chestnut Street, Vanier Park
Home Grown is a photographic exploration of local food production and sustainable farming in Vancouver and the surrounding region, co-presented by FarmFolk/CityFolk andMOV.
In photo-journalistic style, 38 stunning images by photographer, Brian Harris, contain a call-to-action for individuals and communities to reclaim control of local food systems and to think carefully about the ethics of food consumption decisions that are made everyday. Accompanying programs will give a deeper understanding and appreciation of local food production issues as well as the inspiration and skills to start a backyard or community garden.
www.museumofvancouver.ca
Opening Party August 25, 7:00 – 11:00pm
By invitation. Call us if you want one!
Additional tickets are $15 and available at 604.736.4431 or online at
www.museumofvancouver.ca
Feast of Fields – Lower Mainland
Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 1-5pm at Wellbrook Winery
at Bremner Farm in Delta, BC. This is FarmFolk/CityFolk’s
annual fundraiser. Tickets $85 on sale June 15.
Visit http://www.feastoffields.com for more information.
Feast of Fields – Vancouver Island
Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 1-5pm at Parry Bay
Sheep Farm in Metchosin. This is FarmFolk/CityFolk’s
annual fundraiser. Tickets on sale July 1.