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 […]
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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. […]
The North Shore Sharing Gardens Model Leads to Dignified Food Access – From the BC Food Security Gateway The Edible Garden Project mentors community members to grow food and balances donating and selling their produce affordably to local community agencies. “I get the most out of how excited the community is about this work.” says […]
Many communities within Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast have active grass roots food systems projects in the works. Some have collaborated with their municipal governments to have a Food Charter endorsed and some Official Community Plans even mention local food systems. However, a gap still remains when municipalities are presented with these issues and […]
This year’s Table Matters Event, What’s Growing on the North Shore, was a lovely evening peeking into the community based projects sprouting across our community. Hosted at Mountainside Secondary School, the event was smaller than previous years, but this gave it a more grass-roots feeling that fit the tone of the evening. We heard from […]
Over the past number of years there has been a significant growth of interest in and support for healthy eating and food literacy activities in schools communities across BC. This includes initiatives around nutrition education, school gardens, cooking activities, Farm to School salad bars and much more. Food literacy is defined as having the knowledge, […]
What’s Growing on the North Shore
Our annual Table Matters Event will showcase local leaders and projects that are bringing the North Shore Community Food Charter to life and good food to all. When: Thursday, November 5th, 5:30pm-9:00pm Where: Multi-purpose Room, Mountainside Secondary School, 3365 Mahon Ave, North Vancouver This is a free event! Event details and speakers will be updated […]
Think, Eat, Vote Campaign
Food Secure Canada and its partners are organizing Eat Think Vote to make food an election issue and engage citizens and candidates about creating a national food policy. They invite all Canadians to sign a petition asking for a national food policy. The Eat Think Vote campaign will be asking for: zero hunger in Canada (food insecurity affects nearly 4 […]
FoodPrint Challenge Results
Over the course of the challenge, participants wasted a total of 64 kilograms of food, with a daily household average of 302grams. This is equivalent to throwing out three or four perfectly good apples every day. Participants commented that they were not aware of how much food they waste. In Canada, an average family of four […]
Salmon in the Kitchen
If you love eating salmon but aren’t too sure about preparing it yourself, then you should sign up for the Salmon in the Kitchen workshops that Living Oceans is hosting this summer in Vancouver. You’ll get a hands-on opportunity to cook, fillet and can fresh salmon under the guidance of expert chefs. All the salmon […]