SOLEfood is an Enterprising Non Profit (ENP) established in 2009 by United We Can. It is a fully functional urban farm consisting of hundreds of planters. The farm employs dozens of residents from Vancouver's Downtown East Side on a part-time basis. SOLEfood's first crop will be harvested in the Spring of 2010.
For more information on the farm, contact solefood@unitedwecan.ca.
If you are interested in participating in one of our on-going volunteer builds, contact projectsinplace@gmail.com.
From their blog post on March 22nd:
Help SOLEfood find farm tools
The inaugural season of SOLEfood farm is upon us. This new season brings with it the search for farming tools to help us do the best job possible. With the help of our farm mentor, Michael Ableman, we have gathered this list of needs for the coming season. To see pics of the items, go to Johnny's Selected Seed website. If you can help with any of these items, please email seann@unitedwecan.ca.
1 Model 20 "Carts Vermont" Cart
1 Smart Cart
1 Standard Wheelbarrow
1 Sifter to fit cart
4 Collinear hoes - 3&3/4” blades
2 Collinear hoes - standard blade
1 Stirrup hoe - 5" blade
1 Stirrup hoe - 7” blade
1 Bed prep rake
1 Set of row markers for bed prep rake
1 Broadfork - model 520
6 Heavy duty digging forks
4 Heavy duty compost forks
2 Short handled wire weeders
2 Short handled spring tined cultivators
2 Short handled collinear hoes
6 Trowels
1 Rotary tool sharpener
12 9145 greens knives
8 7-gallon tubtrugs
8 11-gallon tubtrugs
6 Standard steel rakes
Remay or floating row cover to cover – sufficient to cover 1/2 of total area. Medium weight.
1 Quick Hoops bender
Greenhouse plastic - sufficient to cover 1/2 of total beds
Irrigation Supplies
Irrigation tape - approximately 10,000 linear feet, 6 mil, 8 inch perforations.
450 Lock sleeve cam fittings
2 500-foot rolls of drip hose - 3/4 inch
25 3/4” drip/female threaded hose fittings
5 Heavy duty garden hoses
Post Harvest/Marketing
Stainless sink
Large salad spinner
Refrigeration unit
Boxes for distribution
Digital scale
Produce bags
EZ UP tent
Small truck
Elastics
Twist ties
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