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Farm fresh in the city

The Urban Digs Farm is hosting an open house party this weekend, and Burnaby residents are invited for farm tours, food and fun. Urban Digs is a small south Burnaby farm that supplies eggs, meat and produce.
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From farm to city: Lindsay Kaisaris, co-owner of Re-Up BBQ in River Market, started the FarmCity Fresh Cart mobile produce stand, which functions like a farmers’ market on wheels. The stand will be featured at the Urban Digs Farm party on Sunday.

 

The Urban Digs Farm is hosting an open house party this weekend, and Burnaby residents are invited for farm tours, food and fun. 

Urban Digs is a small south Burnaby farm that supplies eggs, meat and produce. 

The event is on Sunday, July 20 from 4 to 10 p.m. at Urban Digs Farm. 

Re-Up BBQ will be onsite with a meat-smoker, serving free-range pork ribs and chicken. For the vegetarians, there’s coleslaw and chili. There will also be a cart serving sodas made with organic fruit, and Steel & Oak Brewing will be selling beer. 

The public will have a chance to get acquainted with the FarmCity Fresh Cart, a new mobile food cart that functions like a farmers’ market on wheels. 

Admission is $10 and includes entertainment, a farm tour and one drink. 

Tickets are available on Eventbrite.ca by searching “FarmCity Co-op Summer Shindig.” 

Urban Digs Farm is at 4992 Byrne Rd.