SOCIETY PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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Urban Agriculture

• City Farmer - Urban Agricultural Notes   
  [last updated: Jun 25/09]

  City Farmer run the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden. Workshops on composting and water conservation are available throughout the year.
  contact: 2150 Maple St. V6J 3T3
  Phone at Office: 604-685-5832
  Phone at Garden: 604-736-2250
  email: cityfarm@interchange.ubc.ca
  website: www.cityfarmer.org
  
  

• Farm Folk City Folk   
  [last updated: Jul 9/09]

  FarmFolk/CityFolk is a non-profit organization working on issues of food, farming, social justice, health, and the environment. They promote public policies and community-based solutions that ensure food is grown, processed, distributed, prepared and consumed in ways which are healthy for people and the planet.
  contact: 1937 West 2nd Avenue Vancouver, BC Canada V6J 1J2
  Phone: (604) 730-0450
  Fax: (604) 730-0451
  Toll free in BC: 1 (888) 730-0452
  
  email: info@ffcf.bc.ca
  website: www.ffcf.bc.ca
  
  

• Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project   
  [last updated: Jul 27/09]

  The Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project connects volunteers with growing and harvesting fruit and vegetables – for our neighbours in need.
  contact: Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project
  c/o #7 - 13400 Princess Street
  Richmond, BC
  V7E 6R5
  
  email: info@richmondfruittree.com
  website: www.richmondfruittree.com
  
  

• UBC Farm   
  [last updated: Jul 9/09]

  The UBC Farm is a student-driven initiative to retain and re-create existing farm and forest lands at the University of British Columbia into an internationally significant centre for sustainable agriculture, forestry and food systems.
  contact: 6182 South Campus Road Greater Vancouver A, British Columbia
  Phone: 604 822 5092
  Fax: 604 822 6839
  
  email: farmteam@interchange.ubc.ca
  website: www.agsci.ubc.ca/ubcfarm/