Afro-Indigenous agricultural heritage · Vancouver
Rooted in Culture.Growing Our Future.
FARE Farms is an Afro-Indigenous-centred land and food initiative advancing agricultural knowledge, food sovereignty, cultural preservation, and community stewardship. Through community gardens, education, cultural exchange, and land-based learning, we create opportunities to reconnect with food, land, and ancestral knowledge.
Agricultural Knowledge · Food Sovereignty · Cultural Preservation · Community Stewardship
Our roots
Food is more than nourishment. It carries memory, identity, resilience, and knowledge passed between generations. FARE Farms creates space to explore, preserve, and share agricultural traditions while learning from the responsibilities of stewardship on Indigenous lands.
Learn. Grow. Preserve. Share.
Discover agricultural heritage, learn culturally meaningful growing practices, care for the land, and build community.
Heritage crop directory
Every crop has a story. Explore the histories, growing practices, cultural significance, and food traditions connected to plants that nourish our communities.
All crop profilesCrop profiles are being researched and reviewed with community growers. Check back soon.
Try it — plant a seed
Tap the soil to plant. Watch what grows when many hands join in — that’s how a community garden begins.
Your plot is waiting
Plant 6 to grow a garden
Land & gardens
Our growing spaces support hands-on education, intergenerational learning, ecological care, and cultural connection.
All sitesSite details are being confirmed with our partners.
The growing year
Spring on the coast
Wake the soil
- Start seeds indoors
- Build and amend beds
- Plant peas, greens & potatoes
In the ground
- Collards
- Peas
- Radish
- Potatoes
Summer on the coast
Grow in abundance
- Transplant warm crops
- Water deep, mulch well
- Harvest daily
In the ground
- Okra
- Tomatoes
- Callaloo
- Beans
Fall on the coast
Gather & save
- Save seed from the strongest plants
- Plant garlic
- Sow cover crops
In the ground
- Squash
- Sweet potatoes
- Garlic
- Kale
Winter on the coast
Rest & plan
- Compost and rest beds
- Preserve the harvest
- Plan next year with community
In the ground
- Kale
- Leeks
- Overwintering onions
- Microgreens
Upcoming
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We envision a community-rooted marketplace celebrating culturally meaningful foods, seeds, growing supplies, educational resources, and products created by local growers and makers.
- Heritage seeds and growing kits
- Culturally relevant food products
- Gardening supplies and educational materials
- FARE Farms merchandise
- Products from community growers, farmers, and artisans
Volunteer, partner, or contribute knowledge — every pair of hands helps something grow.