Total hours served at UBC Farm
The updates were a little late but finally the online page for volunteers at UBC Farm is current. I was able to achieve just over 100...
Carrot Farming
Today was possibly my final volunteer shift of the year at the UBC Farm. Yesterday was the coldest day in almost 90 years. Note: How...
Toward the end of farm volunteering
As the weather cools and the days grow shorter, the volunteer work at the UBC Farm is coming to a close. The harvest is almost finished...
FarmAde
Tonight I did a couple of hours of volunteer work at the UBC Farm's 17th Annual Farm Aid. Started as a student-led, grassroots movement...
Volunteering at UBC Farm
This afternoon I did another three-hour shift at the UBC Farm, harvesting beans and edamame beans in the hot afternoon sun. The total...
More beans please
Today's volunteer assignment at the UBC Farm was the first day of harvesting green beans. Three hours of gently uncovering the beans...
Weeding carrots
I am continuing my volunteer work at the nearby UBC Farm this summer. In the spring it was all about preparing the gardens and fields for...
Picking Blueberries
Today at the UBC Farm we started picking blueberries, after completing the strawberry harvest last week. The blueberries were a little...
Picking strawberries
Today was the final volunteer shift picking strawberries at the UBC Farm. Another hot and sunny afternoon and I am feeling a slight burn...
Weeding in the rain
Today was my fourth shift as a volunteer at the nearby UBC Farm. It was a rainy day but the rain eased up a little in the afternoon while...