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SOLEfood is an Enterprising Non Profit (ENP) established in 2009 by United We Can. It is an urban farm consisting of hundreds of planters. The farm provides training and employment opportunities to residents from Vancouver’s Downtown East Side to build, plant, maintain and harvest the farm. The locally grown food is sold to restaurants, at Farmers Markets and when possible, supplied to community organizations with similar aims of improving neighbourhood food security. Led by the farmers themselves, educational opportunities during the growing season are available to the public interested in learning about urban agriculture. Employees see the farm as a place for self-growth and healthy community development, while beautifying our neighbourhood. It is hoped that the future of SOLEfood will grow to include a network of farms that help revitalize the neighbourhood, provide meaningful employment, and build healthy relationships around healthy food.