2016 was a year of building organizational capacity and dreaming big for the future! Check out our one-page 2016 Report to learn more: North Shore Table Matters Network 2016 Report
Breakfast is Served!
Students at Sherwood Park Elementary School are getting a nutritional head start to school, thanks to an innovative program led by Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) in partnership with Table Matters, Food Lens and Harvest Project. For roughly the past decade, Tsleil-Waututh Nation has offered a breakfast program for Tsleil-Waututh Nation children and has seen first hand… Read More
Table Matters has a new Coordinator!
It is my pleasure to announce that Jennifer Meilleur is the first North Shore Table Matters Network Coordinator. Jenn has a passion for food issues including sustainability and food security. Jenn comes with experience on the steering committee and brings skills in communications (and technology!), organizing and strategic thinking. Her Table Matters email address is… Read More
Cool Drinks -Sustainable Urban Farms & Gardens
We will be covering the theme of urban farming, particularly how municipal policies and innovative community projects are helping to expand urban and foster sustainable food supplies. The following presenters are confirmed: *Alex Kurnicki, City of North Vancouver–Introduce policies aimed at increasing farming and a stronger local food system *Karen Morton, EcoUrbia Network–Discuss the proposed Klee Wyck… Read More
Table Matters Coordinator Posting
North Shore Table Matters Network Coordinator Position 2016 The North Shore Table Matters Network is hiring a Coordinator! We need a community development professional with planning skills to support the Principal Chair and Steering Committee in setting and fulfilling our 2016/2017 plan. We also need help with maintaining connections with our stakeholders, communications and administration. The position… Read More
North Shore Food Recovery: Table Matters to the Rescue
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
B.C. farmers to get tax credit for food bank donations
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… Read More
B.C. agriculture and food classification laws streamlined
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… Read More
POLLINATORS AND PEOPLE IN THE CITY
Hives for Humanity and SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement presents: A public evening of discussion, o ffering 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… Read More
BC Cost of Eating Report 2015 Released
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…. Read More