Volunteer – Farmers on 57th

2023 URBAN FARM VOLUNTEER LEARNING PROGRAM – APPLY NOW!

karen January 25, 2023 June 2, 2023Community, CSA, Get Involved, Opportunities, Urban Farming Volunteer Learning Program, Volunteer

****Interested? Join Us! Still taking applications for the 2023 growing season**** The Farmers on 57th market garden is seeking Learning Program volunteers for the 2023 season! This full season learning experience will immerse you into the world of ecological farming. It is a practical hands-on experience where you exchange your labour and commitment for our instruction, supervision and mutual commitment. Farmers on 57th is an urban farm on Vancouver Coastal Health land, 57th Avenue near Cambie Street, in Vancouver, BC. The 1/2 acre market garden grows beautiful organic flowers and veggies for distribution through a 75-family CSA program. We operate on the grounds…

Love, Respect, Kindness, Generosity, Connection and Possibility

karen September 30, 2022 September 30, 2022Accessibility, Community, CSA, Garden Club, Grow Your Own Food Course, Growing Eden, Pearson Dogwood Community Gardeners, Summer Student, Urban Farming Volunteer Learning Program, Volunteer, Youth Employment

We are a settler-led and predominantly white organization farming in the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ Nations. We want to create a safe space for all to join our community, inclusive of people who have experienced trauma and who seek land-based healing and improved food access. We want to guide our day-to-day work, organizational decisions and future by shared values. To discover our shared values as a community we proposed organizational values of Love, Respect, Kindness and Generosity. Core staff and volunteers explored these values in a March 2022 workshop by Kathi Camilleri who is trained and has…

Seeking Garden Club Volunteers

sarah May 25, 2022 May 26, 2022Accessibility, Community, Garden Club, Get Involved, Opportunities, Volunteer

We started our well loved Garden Club program with the residents of George Pearson Centre (GPC) at the end of March by starting seeds indoors. This is our 14th year!! It has been a bit chilly so far, for many of the gardeners here, who all get around with the use of a wheelchair. GPC is a longterm residential care facility that is home to 114 adults of all ages. We are now looking for volunteers who are friendly, empathetic, enjoy creating a sense of community, and are interested in working one-on-one with gardeners with disabilities. This program is a…

2022 Urban Farm Volunteer Learning Program – Apply Now!

karen January 11, 2022 September 30, 2022Get Involved, Opportunities, Urban Farming Volunteer Learning Program, Volunteer

**Update June 15th, 2022: We have a volunteer position available for harvest Tuesdays, 9am-3pm.** The Farmers on 57th market garden is seeking Learning Program volunteers for the 2022 season! This full season learning experience will immerse you into the world of ecological farming. It is a practical hands-on experience where you exchange your labour and commitment for our instruction, supervision and mutual commitment. We follow COVID-19 protocols to keep the market garden a place of health and well-being for all. Farmers on 57th is an urban farm on Vancouver Coastal Health land, 57th Avenue near Cambie Street, in Vancouver, BC. The 1/2 acre…

2021 Urban Farming Volunteer Learning Program – Apply Now!

karen January 8, 2021 November 30, 2021Get Involved, Opportunities, Urban Farming Volunteer Learning Program, Volunteer

The Farmers on 57th market garden is seeking Learning Program volunteers for the 2021 season! This full season learning experience will immerse you into the world of ecological farming. It is a practical hands-on experience where you exchange your labour and commitment for our instruction, supervision and mutual commitment. We follow COVID-19 protocols to keep the market garden a place of health and well-being for all. Farmers on 57th is an urban farm on Vancouver Coastal Health land, 57th Avenue near Cambie Street, in Vancouver, BC. The 1/2 acre market garden grows beautiful organic flowers and veggies for distribution through a 70-family CSA…

The journey of a flower farmer

thanu February 19, 2020 February 20, 2020CSA, Flowers, Volunteer

Hello there! Thank you for being curious about what a flower farmer’s journey may be! My name is Thanu, and I am about to start my second flower growing season with Farmers on 57th and couldn’t be more excited to get the seedlings in the soil. In the last few years, I have met amazing individuals who grow flowers in Vancouver, and every single farmer has such a different story of how they got there. Ultimately it was the realization that growing flowers fed our soul in a way that is indescribable, yet so fulfilling, and this is my journey…

2020 Urban Farming Volunteer Learning Program – Apply Now!

karen January 28, 2020 September 23, 2020Get Involved, Opportunities, Urban Farming Volunteer Learning Program, Volunteer

The Farmers on 57th market garden is seeking Learning Program volunteers for the 2020 season! This full season learning experience will immerse you into the world of ecological farming. It is a practical hands-on experience where you exchange your labour and commitment for our instruction, supervision and mutual commitment. Farmers on 57th is an urban farm on Vancouver Coastal Health land, 57th Avenue near Cambie Street, in Vancouver, BC. The 1/2 acre market garden grows beautiful organic flowers and veggies for distribution through a CSA program. We operate on the grounds of George Pearson Centre, home to 100+ people living with disabilities. There…

When There is Housing Anxiety, Where is Home?

Heidi June 21, 2019 February 10, 2022Community, Events, Get Involved, Pearson Dogwood Community Gardeners, Volunteer, Workshop

Written by Pendra Wilson Home is where I was today at Farmers on 57th. I was digging holes alone with a pickaxe and shovel. I have to admit I might also have been feeling sorry for myself. Farmers on 57th has been located on George Pearson land, which is a residence for the severely disabled. We’ve been there for 10 years. One of the farm’s mandates is to integrate with the residents. I’m not one of the 4 female founders. I was someone that joined one of the programs wanting to learn how to garden and provide more food security.…

Urban Farming Volunteer Learning Program – Apply Now!

karen January 24, 2019 February 8, 2019Get Involved, Opportunities, Urban Farming Volunteer Learning Program, Volunteer

Apply now! Urban Farming Learning Program with Farmers on 57th The Farmers on 57th market garden is seeking Learning Program volunteers for the 2019 season! This full season learning experience will immerse you into the world of ecological farming. It is a practical hands-on experience where you exchange your labour and commitment for our instruction, supervision and mutual commitment. Farmers on 57th is an urban farm on Vancouver Coastal Health land, 57th Avenue near Cambie Street, in Vancouver, BC. The market garden grows beautiful organic flowers and veggies for distribution through a CSA program. We operate on the grounds of George Pearson Centre,…

SOIL SLINGIN’ SATURDAY OCTOBER 6, 1-4PM

karen September 30, 2018 September 30, 2018Events, Volunteer, Work Party

Hey folks, we are building a farm! The existing market garden will be a construction site in Phase 1 of the Pearson Dogwood Development by ONNI. Help us complete the growing beds at our new site in the cool October sunshine. We be slingin’ soil to form permanent raised beds with the mighty shovel, rake & wheelbarrow. All equipment supplied, gardening gloves too if you don’t have your own. Just bring you, a water bottle, and a snack if you need something to sustain you through a 3 hour workout. Date: Saturday October 6th, 2018 Time: 1-4pm Location: On the…