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SOLEfood Urban Farm offers DTES residents fresh food, green jobs and a sense of purpose and community.
A view of the Swiss chard the SOLEfood team planted.
One of the workers, Jessica Yliruusi, taking notes in between weeding the plants.
Some seedlings starting to sprout.
Michael Ableman arrives to inspect their progress at the farm so far.
Green pepper plant.
A view of some of the fresh spinach at the SOLEfood farm.
A close-up at the beautiful Swiss chard stalks.
A view from above: Swiss chard.
Ableman shows them the proper way to bunch their rainbow chard.
Jeff, the handyman, tasting the fruits of their labour.
A close-up of the kale.
The spring mix also looks ready to be harvested.
The radishes are definitely ready to be picked.
The team gets to work on the radishes.
Bunched and ready to sell.
SOLEfood, located next to the Astoria Hotel in Vancouver, is a “full production farm in the Downtown Eastside,” says project manager Seann Dory. The objective is to provide employment and a sustainable source of fresh and healthy foods for inner-city residents.
SOLEfood, a community’s farm by Colleen Tang