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Activating the North Shore Community Food Charter

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Table Matters Network Engagement Meeting

April 5, 2019 8:30 – noon Holiday Inn, 700 Old Lillooet Rd., North Vancouver Free parking available at the site and the hotel can also be reached by transit (239 Capilano U bus). Come learn about community food-related projects on the North Shore and how these projects are working to meet the needs of residents. […]

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Many Growing Food Security Projects on the North Shore

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 […]

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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 […]

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FoodSafe Level 1

St. Andrew’s United Church is offering a FoodSafe Level 1 course on Sat. May 9 from 9 am – 5 pm in the Friendship Room for their community kitchen volunteers. There are some spaces still available at $55 per participant. (FoodSafe Level 1 course normally costs $80.) Please contact administrator Jason Feng in the church office (604-985-0408 or [email protected]) to register. Pre-registration and payment is required.

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Mark your Calendars – Seedy Saturday 2015!

Saturday, March 7th, 11am-1pm | North Shore Neigbourhood House Inman Room Kick off the gardening season with our annual seed swap!  Come on out and bring some seeds to exchange, meet fellow gardeners, and connect with resources in your community!  Seed -saving workshop prior to the event. Mark your calendars.  More details to follow!

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Gord Trousdell Family Support Fund

Gord Trousdell, teacher at West Vancouver Secondary and passionate instructor in bee keeping and urban gardening has been diagnosed with a terminal brain cancer. Below is a link to donate to a fund to support his family. http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/trousdell-family-support-fund/285784#.VLW_vm5ZFaa.facebook

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Food for Tomorrow Confrence in NY

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 […]

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North Shore 2014 Election Survey Results

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 […]