The North Shore Neighbourhood House’s Edible Garden Project is hiring! We’re adding two new members to our team – Farmer and School Garden Coordinator. We’re also recruiting two to three volunteer farm interns for the 2015 season. Please share these postings with anyone you think would be interested. Check out this link for position descriptions […]
Farm Better. Eat Better. Feed the World. The first annual New York Times Food for Tomorrow conference, hosted by renowned Times journalist and food writer Mark Bittman, will explore two of the most important food challenges facing the world in the 21st century: how to feed a growing population of the world’s poor and how to reverse poor eating habits in […]
The 2014 Municipal elections are coming up on November 15th. Have your say and get out and vote! We’ve been doing a little work to help you learn more about the candidates and their views on urban agriculture and food security. The past few weeks, we sent out a survey to all the north shore 2014 […]
The Edible Garden Project has put together a guide on starting a food garden on strata land.
Harvesting and snacking on carrots at the Edible Garden Project’s Fed Up program – North Van. World Food Day – Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth The October 16, 2014 World Food Day theme, “Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth” was chosen to recognize the importance of family farming […]
Prices for a variety of fruits and vegetables in B.C. could increase up to 34 per cent this year due to the drought in California. According to the report Wake up Call: California Drought & B.C.’s Food Security, which was commissioned by Vancity, drought has persisted in California over the past three years, with the […]
The BC Food Security Gateway offers some tips on storing food! During the summer, you may have extra produce (vegetables and fruit) from your garden or a community garden. Also, if prices are lower in the summer, you may want to buy extra from local stores and Farmers’ Markets. “Store It!” will show you how […]
Patrick Toupin of Metro Plus grocery store, packages extra food into a Moisson Montreal box, in Montreal, October 9, 2014. Metro is among grocers that have a program where food that may otherwise go to waste is donated to Moisson Montreal, one of the country’s largest food drive organizers, and Metro is also considering […]
FarmFolk CityFolk’s Foodprint Project assesses how much food waste is produced in Vancouver and how it can be reduced. Foodprint offers great resources like shopping tips, a handy best before chart, and kitchen tips. You can get involved by taking the Foodprint Challenge and track your results for four weeks. You’ll be entered to win […]
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including the territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)
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