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Growing a Farm

Growing a Farm

Written by: UBC Farm
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 Twenty years ago, a group of dedicated students resurrected a derelict research site and turned it into a thriving educational farm. But there were other plans for that land, and growing food wasn’t one of them.Copyright 2021 Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm Art Cooking Food & Wine Social Sciences
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  • EP2: Saving the Farm

    EP2: Saving the Farm
    Dec 14 2021

    The UBC Farm that students had started was growing and thriving, but it became clear that that land was slated for development, and the Farm was going to be bulldozed. A movement rose up to protect it and prove that it was worth saving. But the odds were not in their favour.
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    32 mins
  • Teaser: Growing A Farm

    Teaser: Growing A Farm
    Dec 14 2021

    Twenty years ago, a group of dedicated students resurrected a derelict research site and turned it into a thriving educational farm. But there were other plans for that land, and growing food wasn’t one of them.
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    1 min
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