The Sharing Farm

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• Therapeutic Gardening At Richmond Family Place
  May 11, 2012

  Susan and Leslie at The Sharing Farm donated lettuce, spinach, kale and Asian greens as well as flower seeds for the garden at Richmond Family Place. They have been planted with love and the kids (ages 2-6) all participated with their moms. The children and their Moms weeded, transplanted, and watered. The watering was great  Read more »
• Open House Saturday May 19 ~ 10-2pm
  May 11, 2012

  I know everyone has been itching to come out to The Sharing Farm to get dirty. The time has finally come to open our doors to our community and amazing volunteers. Come out on Saturday May 19 from 10-2pm to The Sharing Farm at Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond It’s our first volunteer day  Read more »
• Garden Apprenticeship Program
  May 3, 2012

  Are you 14‐18 years old? Do you live in Metro Vancouver? Do you like field trips, potlucks, and community events? Do you want to learn organic gardening while helping your community? Then the Garden Apprentice Program is for you! The Garden Apprenticeship Program (GAP) is designed for youth, 14-18 years old, who have immigrated to  Read more »
• 1st Potluck of the Season Thursday April 26th
  April 24, 2012

  Come share food with friends at the beautiful The Sharing Farm at Terra Nova Park. We’ll get our cob oven roaring and remember our dear friend and founder Mary Gazetas. All are welcome. Bring your favorite dish and drink.   Thursday April 26 – 6pm The Sharing Farm at Terra Nova Rural Park 2631 Westminster  Read more »
• Celebration of Life for Mary Gazetas this Saturday
  April 19, 2012

  Come share stories, be with friends and remember the incredible person that we all loved so much. 11-3pm Saturday April 21 at the Chinese Bunkhouse at Britannia in Richmond. There will be a short memorial and the community will share their stories. A wreath of flowers will be released down the Fraser, bring flowers to  Read more »

Popular Posts

• Save the Savoury Pumpkin
  October 16, 2011

  SAVE THE SAVOURY PUMPKIN by Sabine Eiche Wander towards one of the fields at the Terra Nova Fruit Tree Sharing Farm, or drive along any of the roads running past the farms in Richmond at this time of year, and you will see hundreds of pumpkins lying on the ground, looking like huge orange playthings  Read more »
• Mary Gazetas
  April 17, 2012

  Mary Gazetas, grandmother, mother, sister, caregiver, beautiful soul and one of the founders of The Sharing Farm passed away this morning. From the Richmond Review: Friend Dave Semple said Gazetas epitomized the spirit of Richmond and community, lending her talents and enthusiasm to everything from Britannia Heritage Shipyard to the Sharing Farm. For a number  Read more »
• New Faces at the Sharing Farm
  May 4, 2010

  A special welcome to our new staff: Emily Pearson, Kareno Hawbolt (farm manager) and Maciej Jamrozik. Emily attends the University of Guelph and Maciej is studying at the University of Toronto. For drop in volunteer hours, Emily and Maciej are at the Terra Nova Farm Tuesdays through Saturdays – 9 AM to 4 PM
• The beast has arrived
  June 22, 2011

  A new addition to farm arrived on Tuesday. A Grillo walk-behind tractor is going to help both the Sharing Farm and a new group of incubator farmers help till the heavy Richmond soils. Many thanks to Vancity Credit Union for providing the funds to purchase this fabulous tool. This is the first item in a  Read more »
• The garlic saga
  July 19, 2011

  As some of you may be aware, we are hosting a garlic festival in August. We’ve been preparing for this since last year when we purchased over $1000 worth of organic seed garlic from the Shushwap. All was well, the garlic was growing, when suddenly it came time to harvest. The first few rows harvested  Read more »

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