Explore food, land and culture through the Backyard Garden at the Museum of Vancouver and the Fare Farm Garden at the Vancouver Maritime Museum!
Both gardens engage with issues of food security and culture, specifically for racially marginalized communities and histories. The Backyard Garden focuses on food grown by Chinese immigrants to Canada while the Fare Farm Garden is focused on the Afro-Indigenous community—both focus on culturally relevant food.
The program will include a tour of both gardens and the food grown there, the history and background that shaped the projects, and how they are used as spaces for food justice and cultural connection. After the tour, folks will gather inside for further discussion about the gardens and the issues they connect to.
Please note that the garden tours will take place outdoors and with some walking between the two museums. Dress for the walk and the weather! If you anticipate any accessibility concerns, please contact us at programs@museumofvancouver.ca and we will do our best to accommodate.
Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024
Time: 1:30-3:30pm
Location: Start at 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC (MOV); End at 1905 Ogden Ave, Vancouver, BC (VMM)
Agenda:
1:30-2:00 pm: MOV Backyard Garden tour
2:00-2:15 pm: Walk over to Maritime Museum
2:15-2:45 pm: Fare Farm tour
2:45-3:30 pm: Discussion at VMM
Tickets:
By donation with suggested $10-$15
(plus fees and taxes)
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For general inquiries regarding this event, please contact the Programming Department here.
The Gardens:
The Fare Farm Garden initiative is an Afro-Indigenous centred community farm committed to food justice, sovereignty and sustainable land practices in Metro Vancouver. They consider honouring Indigenous land and ancestral practices essential to building sustainable communities. The Fare Farm Garden is located at 1905 Ogden Ave in Vancouver, BC and currently consists of 15 boxes.
The Fare Farm Garden was founded in 2020 as a safe space for African Descent and BIPOC youth to gather during the pandemic. The focus is on supporting people on the margins who have limited access to space and opportunities to grow food. The initial intention was to gather with the goal of growing culturally relevant foods and hybridizing seeds to offer to the community. Most culturally relevant foods are often higher in price due to the fact they are imported and not a part of our local ecological systems. Fare Farm wanted to provide members of their community with access to these nutrient dense food and space to gather and connect on the land.
The Fare Farm Garden is a project from Afro Van Connect Society (by Black Space Media).
Since 2019 the Museum of Vancouver, in partnership with UBC, have co-curated a garden exhibit on the front lawn of the Museum inspired by the multicultural backyard gardens of Vancouver. We recognize that food has been, and continues to be, a medium for civic engagement for migrant communities across the city. This experiential and inclusive garden exhibit celebrates the often-untold stories of the backyard gardening community. We’re bringing the backyard to the forefront!
Meet Your Guides:
Cat Hung has been tending to the MOV Backyard Garden for the past three summers and is connected to the project through UBC INSTRCC (Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian Studies. Currently an undergraduate student, Cat’s studies in sustainable agriculture and Asian Canadian history and culture have shaped a passion for engaging with food justice, cultural identity and community work.
Kor Kase is the founder and Co-Executive Director of Afro Van Connect Society, a community advocate, multidisciplinary artist and a cultural curator. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is his goal to promote messages of empowerment, love, unity and equality. He is committed to building community and encouraging safe and diverse spaces that promote inclusion, cultural diversity and self-expression.
This program is a collaboration between UBC ACRE (Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement), Afro Van Connect Society (by Black Space Media), the Museum of Vancouver and the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
