UBC Farm – Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields

Celebrate the harvest this year at BC’s best local food & drink festival Feast of Fields is FarmFolk CityFolk’s annual local food celebration and signature fundraising event, held each year on a different farm in the Okanagan Valley, on Southern Vancouver Island, and in Metro Vancouver. The Feast is Canada’s largest and longest-running local food…

Feast of Fields 2018 – Event Listing

24TH ANNUAL METRO VANCOUVER FEAST OF FIELDS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2018 – 1:00 – 5:00PM at UBC Farm I can’t believe it’s been 24 years of Feast of Fields! I can’t recall how many I’ve been to, and I’ve even done a couple in the Okanagan and on the Island and they are always a…

What’s Good This Week June 20 Edition

What To Do In And Around Vancouver This Week It’s the first day of summer and I’m feeling rather out of sorts for some reason. It’s actually the kind of weather I like today, so that can’t be it, although I know a lot of my friends would be happier with a little more sunshine….

Joy of Feeding 2015

4th annual Joy of Feeding event at UBC Farm Top chefs, home cooks and community come together for annual Joy of Feeding event Sixteen home cooks of different cultural backgrounds – from Peru to Iran to Rwanda – will offer a taste of their favourite recipes at the fourth annual Joy of Feeding event on September 19,…

21st Annual Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields Returns to UBC Farm

This is an event we look forward to every year. Catch up with local breweries, wineries, restaurants and artisans. FarmFolk CityFolk (FFCF) is proud to announce that the 21st Annual Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields will be returning to the beautiful UBC Farm on Sunday September 13, 2015. The event will run from 1 p.m….

Wet Hot American Cook-Out

BUY TICKETS On Friday, August 21st, Sensory Cinema goes to the great outdoors with Upstairs at Campagnolo and UBC Farm for The Wet Hot American Cook-Out. Wet Hot American Summer will be paired with a fun-filled night of food, drinks and camp fun. With a summer camp cook-out by ‘Upstairs’ at Campagnolo, Chef Jesse McMillan will be dishing out a very special menu of…

Farmhouse Saison & Wild Ale Festival

Farmhouse Saison & Wild Ale Festival is committed to giving craft beer lovers a high quality experience, centering around a beautiful venue, great breweries, and fantastic beers. What makes Farmhouse Saison & Wild Ale Festival special? Well, let’s start with the experience. Saturday June 27 12-6 pm UBC Farm Drinking a great beer is an intense…

UBC Apple Festival

October 18-19, 2014 11am-4pm $4 entry – cash only (Children 12 years and under free) Please note – no dogs are permitted on the festival grounds, with the exception of working service animals. A family event for all ages, the UBC Apple Festival celebrates one of British Columbia’s favourite fruits. From children learning about the…

UBC Farmade

We are pleased to announce the return of the 12th annual UBC FarmAde on Friday Sept. 12! FarmAde brings together UBC community members of all ages to celebrate community, local food and local Vancouver talent. The event also brings together organizations and movements that support sustainability, local food, and raise awareness about food security issues….

Mayan Cooking Class at UBC Farm

Members of the Maya in Exile Garden at the UBC Farm invite you to a traditional cooking workshop. Help prepare (and eat!) four dishes: Bledo con frijol (beans with amaranth leaf), tortillas de maiz (corn tortillas), ensalada tradicional(traditional salad), kelite frito con queso envuelto en tortilla (lambs quarters cooked with cheese wrapped in tortillas) and café tradicional (Mayan coffee). Date: Saturday July 19th, 2014 Place:…

UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival

An apple a day as they say!  GLV Date: Saturday & Sunday Oct 19th, 20th, 2013 Time: 11am-4pm Location: UBC Farm A family event for all ages, the UBC Apple Festival celebrates one of British Columbia’s favourite fruits. From children learning about the diversity of apples to those who remember tasting heritage apples in their youth, the…

Meet Your Maker UBC

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Where:DAVID LAM MANAGEMENT RESEARCH CENTRE UBC Point Grey Campus Description:Look before you eat! Meet the people behind the food, FREE samples and tasting.   DATE: September 25, Wednesday TIME: 11am to 1:30pm LOCATION: outside Triple-O’s patio Chef Demo by Chef Steve Golob. 11:30am – 1:00pm Information booths from Ethical…

Celebrate the Harvest

One of my fav Chef’s, Trevor Bird of Fable Restaurant, is cooking up a dinner at UBC Farm as  a fundraiser for Backpack buddies, a program sending food home for weekends for needy students. I’d be there if not away.  Great chef and great charity. – GLV Date: Saturday September 28th, 2013 Time: 4pm-9:30pm Location: UBC Farm Cost: $100…

Joy of Feeding 2013

3rd Annual Joy of Feeding Date: June 30th, 2013 Time: 1-4pm Location: UBC Farm Cost:  Tickets are $50 and include a recipe book with each cook’s story and family recipe. Children 13 and under are free with their parent or guardian’s ticket purchase. Join us at the UBC Farm to celebrate and enjoy comfort foods cooked from the heart. Sixteen home cooks…

Portable Feast at the 1st UBC Farm Campus Market of the season

Wednesday, June 19 | Chef’s Demo:  11:30am to 1:00pm | UBC Farm Campus Market: 11:30am to 1:30pm Outside Irving K Barber Learning Centre, East Mall and Agricultural Road UBC Food Services presents our newest talent, Chef Ian Demuth at this season’s first Portable Feast. See what Chef Ian can do with local, fresh UBC Farm…

Outstanding in the Field UBC Farm

Saturday July 13, 2013 UBC Farm,Vancouver, BC PRICE: $190.00 HOST FARMERS: Amy Frye & Tim Carter, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm GUEST CHEFS: Lucais Syme & Adam Pegg, La Quercia, Vancouver TIME: 4 PM Though UBC Farm is a city farm, it looks like it could be far out in the country. This is a very pretty place…

UBC Harvest Fall Festival Farm Market

Sat, Oct 20, 2012, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM UBC Farm Harvest Hut In addition to over 250 varieties of our own fresh, organically grown produce, join us for live musicians, craftspeople, bakers and other farm vendors. This week is our last market and our annual Harvest Festival. Free public tours start at 11am. Saturday…

Second Annual Joy of Feeding – Sunday, June 10th at the UBC Farm

“Cooking is the doorway to caring about where our food comes from, taking care of our families, and taking care of our health. It connects our hands to our senses and to everyone’s hearts.” Meeru Dhalwala Celebrate and enjoy comfort foods created and cooked from the heart. Sixteen home cooks of different ethnic backgrounds offer you tastes of…

CONTEST CLOSED #giveaway #contest 2 tickets to Joy of Feeding – June 10

To win: 1) Leave a comment on this post naming one of the country’s whose cuisine will be presented. 2) Follow @goodlifevan on Twitter 3) Post the following to Twitter:  RT AND comment on 2 ticket #giveaway #joyoffeeding @goodlifevan @joyoffeeding http://bit.ly/MbNmXD “Cooking is the doorway to caring about where our food comes from, taking care of our…

Outstanding In The Field with UBC Farm and Chef Ted Anderson

Sunday July 15, 2012 – UBC Farm , Vancouver, BC PRICE: $190.00 HOST FARMERS: Amy Frye & Tim Carter, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm GUEST CHEF: Chef Ted Anderson TIME: 4 PM We took a break from UBC Farm last year. It was so hard to stay away! Every year when we put together the schedule we think…