New Westminster - Food Skills for Family Program

Food Skills for Families (Sapperton)

Looking to learn how to eat and prepare healthy foods? Can you commit to 6 Tuesday morning sessions? Then join Family Services of Greater Vancouver for their hands-on program for healthy eating.

Where: Knox Presbyterian Church, 403 East Columbia, New Westminster (map)

When: Tuesday Mornings from 9:15 am to 12:15 noon from April 5 to May 10, 2016 *

* Note: You must be able to attend all 6 workshops.

Cost: Free!

How to Register:
Call: 604-764-1358
Email: CommunityKitchens@fsgv.ca

Register early as space is limited.

Childcare is available, if required.

Who Should Attend:
Parents, seniors or anyone who would like to learn how to eat healthier!

This is a great program to learn how easy it is to cook with fresh ingredients, learn about nutrition and healthy eating. There will be an opportunity to even tour a grocery store with a dietician. Don't forget, you will also meet new people too! Great way to make new friends and share cooking experiences and knowledge too!

Looking to garden in Burnaby?

Burnaby Association of Community Inclusion (BACI) - Still Creek & Filby Court Community Gardens

Interested in growing good food & great friends? Join one of BACI’s community gardens at Still Creek or Filby Court in Burnaby!

Register to attend the Registration Meeting for the Still Creek garden!

When: Monday April 4, 2016
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: 2702 Norland Avenue in Burnaby


Or join the Registration Meeting for the Filby Court garden!

When: Tuesday April 5, 2016
Time: 6:00 pm -7:30 pm
Where:  3755 Banff Avenue in Burnaby


How to Register to attend:
To register or to request a plot:

Visit: http://gobaci.com/news/baci-community-gardens-register-now/
OR contact steve.sale@gobaci.com 
OR call 604-299-1279.

Goodlad Community Garden - 'Spring Fling' Season Opener!

Dear Food First-ers:

We wanted to let you know about an event the Edmonds People in Community Association are hosting at their Goodlad Community Garden site (7912 Goodlad St. Burnaby / map):

2016 Garden Season Opener and Registration
3 plots currently available

Saturday, March 19
10:00am - 12noon

Drop on by if you are interested! For more information, please email info@epiccommunity.ca. Note: please access the garden via the side gate. 

Goodlad Gardeners Prepare their Gardens for Winter
Credit: Leanne Zmud

Local Food Security Report Released!

Hello Burnaby Food Firsters!

Cover of Local Food Security Report 
(click image to download report)

After some hard work and intensive research, we are very pleased to share with you our newly published report, Local Food Security: Turning Policy into Action in Metro Vancouver!

We took a look around the Lower Mainland to see what other food security agencies/networks were doing to address food security (or insecurity) – as well as understanding what was working for each neighbourhood or municipality.

Our report contains recommendations to move us towards greater food security! Please download our report (PDF) and have a read.

Don’t forget to support us! By:

• volunteering,  
• donating or 
• buying an apron, 

You will help us support community workshops and publishing reports to help us move food security forward!

Other BFF blog posts on food security:

• http://burnabyfoodfirst.blogspot.ca/2015/05/what-is-food-security_20.html 
• http://burnabyfoodfirst.blogspot.ca/2015/06/tackling-food-insecurity-by-dealing.html
• http://burnabyfoodfirst.blogspot.ca/2015/07/drought-in-bc-and-california.html
• http://burnabyfoodfirst.blogspot.ca/2015/08/nutrition-important-part-of-food.html
• http://burnabyfoodfirst.blogspot.ca/2015/09/policies-impacting-food-security-in-bc.html