Plan H, a project run by the BC Healthy Communities Society funded the North Shore Table Matters Network to pilot a food rescue project. The project is complete and Plan H staff wrote a wonderful summary of the project. You can find it here http://planh.ca/tablematters
Month: March 2016
B.C. farmers who donate surplus food to food banks, charities and school lunch programs are now able to claim a tax credit, Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick announced on Thursday morning. The credit is worth 25 per cent of the fair market value of the qualifying agricultural product donated to a registered charity by individuals and […]
Staff | 0 comments B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has introduced legislation that builds on a government commitment requiring foods labelled as organic be certified by a provincial or national program by 2018. Bill 11, the Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act, replaces three older pieces of legislation. Beginning in 2018, producers, processors and handlers of […]
POLLINATORS AND PEOPLE IN THE CITY
Hives for Humanity and SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement presents: A public evening of discussion, offering tools for creating relationships of dignity and respect for all people and habitat & forage for all pollinators. A celebration of opportunity in our city. Doors @ 6:30pm Discussion 7:00pm - 8:30pm Mingle with light refreshments + honey […]
Here is a brief summary of the 2015 food costing report: In May and June 2015, the Regional Health Authorities collected and priced information for 67 food items in nearly 200 grocery stores across BC to determine the cost of a nutritionally adequate, balanced diet. This list includes only basic which require cooking and preparation. […]