tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36938908955261401032024-03-13T03:15:05.789-07:00Burnaby Food First | Food Security Through Community Action and SupportUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger376125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693890895526140103.post-24085063423028229162019-06-07T13:11:00.003-07:002019-06-07T13:14:59.486-07:00Let's Stop Marketing to KidsWe all want children to be healthy and physically fit. So
why is one out of 3 children in Canada overweight or obese?<br />
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It’s not surprising that the main cause of this crisis is unhealthy
eating, and <a href="https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/HSFC-HillTimesadDec2018.pdf" target="_blank">doctors</a> and other health care professionals think junk food
advertising aimed directly at kids is a key culprit.<br />
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Right now, we’re very close to having a law that can protect
children. If the Senate votes in favour of Bill S-228, The Child Health Protection Act, advertising
to children 12 and under will be restricted.<br />
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But insistent industry lobbying has some senators dragging their feet, and if this bill isn’t
approved this month, it will most likely die.<br />
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<b>You can help Bill S-228 become law.</b> Take action and
tell senators you think it’s important to protect kids’ health. The <a href="https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/what-is-marketing/">Stop Marketing to Kids
Coalition</a> has website resources that make it easy to contact members of the
Senate, and you can send an email right now by clicking <a href="https://www.heartandstroke.ca/get-involved/advocate/help-restrict-marketing-to-children" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b>We have a public health crisis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Overweight and obese children are <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/our-childrens-health-must-not-be-for-sale-701771972.html">at
risk</a> for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and 13 different cancers. Without
intervention, obese children become obese adults. <b></b><br />
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And obesity hits all Canadians. Estimates of the <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/healthy-living/obesity-canada/health-economic-implications.html">economic
burden</a> of obesity in Canada range from $4.6 billion to $7.1 billion
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<b>Ads are everywhere in the
digital age.</b> Companies still use old-fashioned advertising like radio and
television to push food that has too much sugar, sodium (salt) and saturated fat
to children. But there are many more ways to market junk food. </div>
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Even very small children are exposed to advertising like
brands and logos in video games and websites. Each year, the top 10 favourite
websites for kids between the ages of 2 and 11 have approximately <a href="https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/HSFC-HillTimesadDec2018.pdf">25
million food/beverage ads</a>. Most – a whopping <a href="https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/HSFC-HillTimesadDec2018.pdf">90%</a>
<span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Symbol;">-</span></span> of the food marketed to
Canadian children is high in sugar, sodium and fat.<br />
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<b>Time is Running Out </b>"The Senate needs to pass
Bill S-228 as soon as possible to ensure that regulations are drafted before
the next federal election, or we risk forever losing this opportunity to
protect our children," says Dr. Tom <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/our-childrens-health-must-not-be-for-sale-701771972.html">Warshawski</a>,
a<span style="background: white; color: #373737; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>pediatrician
and Chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation.<br />
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The Child Health Protection Act was introduced in the Senate
in September 2016. Since then, Bill S-228 has been studied and approved by the Senate
and our elected representatives in the House of Commons.<br />
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The legislation was passed to the Senate for final approval in
the fall of 2018. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since October, Bill
S-228 has been raised on the <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/food-marketing-kids-health-canada-senate-industry-lobby-1.5123021">Senate
floor four times</a>, and each time, a different senator has moved that it
be adjourned.<br />
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<b>Why is this happening? </b>Food and beverage industries,
along with retailer and advertising associations, are working hard to make sure
Bill S-228 doesn’t become law. Seventy-nine industry representatives have
lobbied around Bill S-228, and 233 industry meetings with government officials
have been <a href="https://www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/media-centre/news-releases/news-release-bill-to-restrict-junk-food-marketing-to-kids-may-be-falling-victim-to-industry-bullying">documented</a>.<br />
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Advertisers and the food and beverage industry in Canada are
<a href="http://strategyonline.ca/2018/09/21/government-passes-food-marketing-bill/">worried</a>
that restricting advertising to children will reduce profits. Children have
“pester power,” and a large influence on how parents buy.<br />
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Leaders from the food industry and retail and advertising
organizations have <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/food-marketing-kids-health-canada-senate-industry-lobby-1.5123021">written
to senators</a> asking them to “withhold their concurrence,” from the bill, so
it won’t become law. Some senators are obliging them.<br />
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<b>Let’s Put Children’s Health Before Profit. </b><span style="color: #373737; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bill S-228 “</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">is a bill
designed to protect kids. To protect kids from consuming at an early age —
those kids particularly under 12 — drinks and food that could potentially
be harmful to them. We know that this is done in the context of a public health
crisis in Canada resulting from the consumption of foods that are high in
saturated fats, sugar and salt.” (The Honourable Tony Dean, Senator, supporter
of Bill S-228, </span><a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/content/sen/chamber/421/debates/294db_2019-05-30-e?language=e#61"><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">May 30, 2019</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">.</span><br />
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<b>What Can You Do?</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span>The <a href="https://stopmarketingtokids.ca/what-is-marketing/">Stop
Marketing to Kids Coalition</a> has website resources that make it easy to
contact senators by phone. It also has a template for letters that you can
adapt when you write your own. You can also join in our social media campaign and retweet or share posts! Follow the Heart and Stroke Foundation on <a href="https://twitter.com/HeartandStroke" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/heartandstroke/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and use #BillS228 and #Marketing2Kids when posting on the issue.<br />
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It’s a cliché, but it’s true: Kids are the future. Let’s take
action to make sure it’s a healthy one.<br />
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welcome. </span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Please register at <a href="mailto:burnabyfoodfirst@gmail.com">burnabyfoodfirst@gmail.com</a></b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">.</span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693890895526140103.post-37343487871530129342018-11-07T12:40:00.000-08:002018-11-08T09:09:13.242-08:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did you know that during World War I and II, Canadians gardened to help feed themselves and support the war effort? These gardens were called Victory Gardens, and in 1943, there were 200,000 of them in Canada.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">World War I and II forced people to make changes and sacrifices at home as well as abroad. The economy was focused on the war effort, and every household felt the impact. One of these impacts was on food. Food needed to be shipped to soldiers and, in WWII, to the people of Britain. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #954f72;"><a href="http://wartimecanada.ca/essay/eating/food-home-front-during-second-world-war" style="color: #954f72;">Slogans</a> </span><span lang="EN-US">such as, “Serve apples daily and you serve your country too,” urged Canadians to eat “patriotic” foods that were not needed for shipping overseas. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Because a huge amount of food needed to be exported, some foods were not as available at home. Across the country, Canadians gardened to add to their home supply and support the war effort. In World War I, the Ministry of Agriculture led a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_garden" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">campaign </span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">to encourage, "A Vegetable Garden for Every Home.” Residents of cities, towns and villages used backyards to grow vegetables in what became known as “Victory Gardens.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">During the Second World War, many Canadians saw the value of a home garden. But the Federal Ministry of Agriculture did not agree. </span>One 1942 <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/victory-gardens" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="color: black;">pamphlet </span></a><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/victory-gardens" style="color: #954f72;">produced</a> by the department went so far as to actively discourage unskilled “city-folk” from planting food gardens because they would waste “garden tools, fertilizers and sprays, which are made from materials needed by Canada’s war industries.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">But Canadians were experiencing shortages of basic foods like potatoes, carrots and onions. Many citizens ignored the government and turned their yards into gardens. Organizations like the Victory Gardens Brigade in Victoria wrote letters to the federal government pointing out the value of home food production. Finally, in early 1943, the government realized there would be more food available to ship overseas if Canadians were eating from their gardens. </span><span style="color: #393939;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In an about-face, the government said that “every bit of land that is suitable should be put into a garden.” Canadians began to turn soil and plant seeds with enthusiasm. Everywhere backyards became gardens, many with chickens. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">In Burnaby, lands returned to the city for failure to pay taxes were made available for gardens. A local newspaper ran headlines about the Victory Garden Competition and printed announcements for the Victory Garden Club. One announcement urged Burnaby gardeners to “Sew Vegetables Now.” By the end of 1943, it was estimated that there were </span><a href="http://www.cityfarmer.org/victgarB58.html#vict%20garden2" style="color: #954f72;"><span lang="EN-US">52,000 Victory Gardens </span></a><span lang="EN-US">in the Lower Mainland. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today, many people want to eat food that is grown locally and without chemicals. Urban gardening is making a comeback. Some people are gardening for the first time, creating small gardens in their yards and on their balconies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are interested in gardening, the <a href="https://www.bpl.bc.ca/" style="color: #954f72;">Burnaby Public Library </a>is a good source of information. You can search the book catalogue online, or drop in and a librarian will help you. You can also search the internet using ‘vegetable gardening for beginners”. And check back to the September 24/18 blog post on this site to find information about local seed catalogues that have great growing information. November is a great time to plan your spring garden.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">If you are interested in a community garden, the City of Burnaby has </span><a href="https://www.burnaby.ca/City-Services/Planning/Environmental-Planning/Urban-Agriculture/Community-Gardens.html" style="color: #954f72;"><span lang="EN-US">excellent information </span></a><span lang="EN-US">online. You can find out what types of community gardens there are and get contact information to learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Victory Gardens of the past helped Canadians to feed themselves and be more self-sufficient. Our future food crises are likely to be caused by climate change rather than war. But it’s reassuring to know that Canadians are up to the challenge of growing food.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Soon, 3.59% of milk in Canada will come from the United States. This is a result of the new US—Mexico—Canada trade agreement. Dairy farmers in Canada are very concerned about the impact this will have on their incomes and the future for small dairy farms in our country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Another concern about US milk coming into Canada is that it might come from cows that have been injected with a growth hormone – rBGH.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Monsanto, a huge agricultural chemical company (now owned by Bayer), developed rBGH to increase the amount of milk that dairy cows produce. Cows that are injected with this growth hormone can produce 5% to 15% more milk. This sounds like a good thing, right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well, for cows, not so much. Twenty years ago, rBGH was banned from use in Canada mostly because of the health impact on dairy cows. Cows injected with rBGH have higher rates of painful udder infections and lameness, and they live shorter lives. As well, the udder infection (mastitis) is treated with antibiotics, a small amount of which may <a href="https://noharm.org/sites/default/files/lib/downloads/food/HCWH_Position_on_rBGH.pdf" style="color: #954f72;">end up in the milk</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What about human health? There still isn’t enough research to say for sure if it causes long-term health problems or if it’s safe. There is some <a href="https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/recombinant-bovine-growth-hormone.html" style="color: #954f72;">evidence</a> that rBGH is linked to some types of cancer, but there has not been enough research to say for sure. Many countries, including all countries in the European Union, have banned the use of rBGH.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And if we don’t know for sure, it makes sense to be careful. Over a life time, people drink a lot of milk, and there have been no long-term studies of rBGH. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Fewer dairy farms in the US are using rBGH than a decade ago. This is mostly because the public and organizations like the American Humane Society don’t support it. (The American Medical Association withdrew its statement that rBGH was OK, and now does not have a policy position on the issue.) Most people want to drink milk that's free of rBGH.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Right now, the milk from cows that have been injected with growth hormones doesn’t have to be labelled. Monsanto fought hard to stop labelling in the US by lobbying government and by launching lawsuits. This means that if you’re buying milk that comes from the US, you may not be able to tell if it’s rBGH-free. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Food is secure when communities control it. That means having control over what’s grown, how it’s grown and how it’s distributed. It’s not ok for the government to give away control of what’s in the milk we buy, even if it’s only some of the milk. You can let the government know how you feel about this issue by telling your Member of Parliament. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Domestic Hunger in the USA
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and Q&A with authors, Andy Fisher and Graham Riches<br /><strong>Tuesday, October 2nd | 7:00pm – 8:30pm</strong><strong>Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House</strong><b><strong>800 East Broadway,
Vancouver</strong></b><br /><strong><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 125%;">Cost:</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 125%;"> Free, no RSVP required</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us for this free
event, an evening of conversation with authors Graham Riches and Andy
Fisher. Both of their recently published books critically explore the root
causes of food insecurity in the Global North. Their work puts the adequacy of
food banks on trial as a primary solution to this nation-wide issue. We will
hear from both authors, and open up the room for conversation and questions from
the audience. Light refreshments will be provided. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Andy Fisher</strong> is a
leading national expert on community food security in the USA, and author of
the recently published <a href="https://vancouverfoodpolicycouncil.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=80699678e73c0585d45e36a34&id=172a42c039&e=925216a563" target="_blank"><span style="color: #336699;">Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance
between Corporate America and Anti Hunger Groups</span></a> (MIT Press,
2017). He is a co-founder of the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC),
which has successfully brought together food security advocates across the
country and influenced federal nutritional legislation. More recently he served
as the Executive Director at Portland Fruit Tree Program (2015-2017). Andy
Fisher currently consults on various food system organizations and speaks
throughout North America about his vision for addressing hunger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Graham
Riches</strong> is a former Director of UBC’s School of Social Work (1998 –
2008), and author of <a href="https://vancouverfoodpolicycouncil.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=80699678e73c0585d45e36a34&id=730935081a&e=925216a563" target="_blank"><span style="color: #336699;">Food Bank Nations: Poverty,
Corporate Charity and the Right to Food</span></a> (Routledge, 2018). He
is a co-founder of Vancouver Food Policy Council and has written extensively
about food poverty in Canada and first world hunger in wealthy nation states
from a right to food perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Burnaby Food First believes gardening is for everyone. Lots of food can be grown on balconies, and BFF has offered many workshops on how to grow vegetables and herbs in small spaces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s a bit late for planting vegetables (except garlic and radishes), but it’s a fine time to enjoy beautiful seed catalogues and make plans for next year. Here are two great catalogues for every West Coast gardener. They’re both filled with beautiful pictures and lots of ‘how-to’ information for good growing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And if you just want to grow flowers, these catalogues will help you choose ones that will attract bees and pollinators, essential for our food security.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This a terrific resource. The catalogue is available for free at garden centres, and it’s also available <a href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/230fe128#/230fe128/1" target="_blank">online</a> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Salt Spring Seeds <i>Heritage and Organic Heirloom Seed Catalogue </i>comes from – you guessed it! – Salt Spring Island. The folks at Salt Spring Seeds are dedicated to developing seeds for our climate and helping people to save seeds. You can find their <a href="http://www.saltspringseeds.com/" target="_blank">catalogue</a> online or order a printed catalogue for $2. The online catalogue includes recipes, and articles on topics like ‘How to Save Seeds.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Salt Spring Seeds is concerned with preserving heritage varieties and encouraging “pulses.”</span>Dan Jansen, the person behind Salt Spring Seeds, says, “I have been growing and talking about the value of <b>pulses</b>—dried peas and beans, chickpeas, favas and lentils—for 30 years, and remain more convinced than ever that they could help renew the health of our planet.” </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Find out how to collect and store seeds, get hands-on experience processing seeds, and check out our seed library!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, September 29, 2018</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">šxʷqʷeləwən ct Carving Centre @ Britannia</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1661 Parker Street, west of ice rink at parking lot</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Free but registration is required. Please email <a href="mailto:gwcseedlibrary@gmail.com">gwcseedlibrary@gmail.com</a> or call 604-718-5895. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Check out the BC Food Security Gateway site for information on food security projects, groups and “publications, tools, guides, and news – so that you, too, can contribute to building food security in BC.” The site has a map to help people find food security organizations in their area, a “news and stories” section and resources.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From the site, you can subscribe to the <i>Gleaner </i>newsletter. It comes out every 2 weeks and is filled with news and stories about food security in BC and Canada.<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here’s an example from their section on reducing waste when feeding kids that shows just how practical this site is:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00b050;">Forget the 5-second rule: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #00b050;">Place a clean mat below your small child’s high chair before serving food. That way, food that falls (or gets jettisoned) off the tray is still safe to eat and can just be placed back on their plates.</span><span style="color: #00b050;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Linda Gilkenson's </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">newsletter gives very practical advice on what, when and where to plant, how to manage pests, and other gardening need-to-know topics. She’s a local person, so her tips can always be used in the Lower Mainland. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Subscribe to her newsletter at <a href="mailto:gilkeson@shaw.ca" style="color: #954f72;">gilkeson@shaw.ca </a>and see past gardening tips at <a href="http://www.lindagilkeson.ca/gardening_tips.html" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">http://www.lindagilkeson.ca/gardening_tips.html</span></a><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here’s an example of a practical tip from her newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00b050;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There is still time to sow hardy winter lettuce and arugula if you do it this week and now is also the perfect time to sow corn salad for winter salads. Pull back mulches and scatter seeds under tomatoes, squash and other plants that will be finished in October. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Check out the Burnaby And Region Allotment Garden Association: “If you’re landless, but a peasant at heart, come down and visit us in person. Find out who we are and what we grow.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">BARAGA is the largest community garden in BC, and the individual plots are large too. You can put your name on a waiting list to rent a plot. When you visit the online site, the Seedlings section gives a good idea of what BARAGA is about.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Poverty is a major source of food insecurity. Simply put, it’s hard to eat well when you’re poor. Did you know that 1 in 5 children in BC lives in poverty?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This site has lots of news about the work being done to reduce poverty in B.C. You can sign up to the BC Poverty Reduction newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Learn All About Healthy Eating</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Interested in tips on healthy eating on a budget, what dietitians have to say about caffeine and chocolate, how to deal with digestive gas? These and many, many other food topics are covered in this website by the Dietitians of Canada. Browse and explore information in articles, fact sheets and videos. You can also sign up for a newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And did you know you can call ‘811’ and get free help from a dietitian every weekday from 9 to 5? This is a government of BC service mentioned on this site.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.fcrn.org.uk/" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13pt;">https://www.fcrn.org.uk</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Food Climate Research Network is based at the University of Oxford, England. They partner with universities and organizations in other countries to do research that is relevant to food security everywhere. The site is very academic, but if you want to dig deeply into issues such as “livestock, meat and dairy; consumption and sustainable diets; and ideological framings and perspectives on food system issues and concepts,” this is a great resource.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13pt;">You can subscribe to their weekly newsletter, <i>Fodder</i>, for the latest research, reports, news, job opportunities and events on food sustainability. You can see past issues of Fodder </span><a href="https://fcrn.org.uk/fodder" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">here</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">From the farm to the kitchen, Canadians waste 40% of the food we grow and buy. Put another way, it's about <a href="https://vcm-international.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Food-Waste-in-Canada-27-Billion-Revisited-Dec-10-2014.pdf" target="_blank">$31 billion</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"> worth of food thrown out every year. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">Or think of it this way: it’s as if you bought groceries and threw almost half away before you got home. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">The average Canadian household wastes more than <a href="https://lovefoodhatewaste.ca/" target="_blank">$1,100</a> of food a year. And f</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">ood waste doesn't just cost you money. It also has a big </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><a href="http://www3.cec.org/islandora/en/item/11772-characterization-and-management-food-loss-and-waste-in-north-america-en.pdf"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue;">impact on the environment</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">. The food we grow and don't eat: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can't help wasting some food. There aren't recipes for avocado pits and egg shells. But most household food that's wasted could have been eaten.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>1.</b> Buying the right amount of food takes meal planning, but you're too busy to plan meals for the week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>3.</b> Our society encourages everyone to buy, buy, buy with little thought to the resources we are using. That's a mindset that encourages you to overbuy instead of being careful to select only what you need.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - According to research, stores encourage us to buy more than we need with bulk buying, two-for-one deals, and family-pack sale prices. These only save you money if you meal plan, store carefully, or make meals ahead and freeze them. Again, time and planning are needed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Waste Less = Save Money + Help the Environment</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Use Leftovers. </b>A chicken dinner one night can be chicken salad for lunch or a dinner burrito the next day. There are lots of ideas on the internet. Here’s one site with suggestions <span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><a href="http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/"><span lang="EN-US">www.lovefoodhatewaste.com</span></a></span><i></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And finally, <b>compost your food scraps.</b> Whether you live in a house or an apartment, you can compost. The Municipality of Burnaby collects food scraps, and it's turned into compost for gardens. This keeps landfill costs down, saves money on property taxes, and saves the environment at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 1. Fill a large bowl with water.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 1. Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat them to combine the yolks and whites.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 2. Pour them into a freezer-safe container. Make sure to write how many eggs on the outside of the container. Freeze them in amounts that your recipes will call for. If you just want one egg at a time, try freezing each egg in an ice-cube tray.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As part of its ongoing partnership with Burnaby Food First, Burnaby Village Museum has really expanded its market garden (next to the Love Farmhouse - <a href="http://www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca/EN/main/village/map.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">map</span></a>) in recent years. There's even a <a href="http://www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca/EN/main/visit/tours-activities-demos.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">gardener-in-residence</span></a>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Indigenous Herbalist and Educator </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lori.snyder.7796" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Lori Snyder</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lori.snyder.7796" target="_blank"> </a>led us on a fascinating walk in Central Park. It was amazing to see how many edible and medicinal plants could be found in just a short walk. We hope to work with her again soon. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Site C is a hydroelectric dam under construction on the Peace River in northeast BC. If it is built, Site C will flood more than 9,000 acres of farmland in the Peace River Valley. It will also drown Treaty 8 land, including First Nation cultural sites. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">The BC Liberal Government began the Site C Dam project, and the NDP Government is completing it. Many people argue that the dam should not be built. According to the dam critics, BC </span><a href="https://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/BC%20Office/2017/08/ccpa-bc_bcuc-site-c-inquiry-2017.pdf"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: red;">doesn’t</span><span style="color: #ffc42f;"> </span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">need the energy, and if we want more energy in the future, wind power would be cheaper and “greener.” Critics are also concerned about flooding </span><a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2017/04/26/Site-C-Threatens-First-Nations-Rights/" style="color: #ffc42f;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">First Nation land</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">and</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">the loss of</span><span style="color: red;"> <a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/sarah-cox-why-it-should-be-lights-out-for-the-site-c-dam/wcm/c8e005a9-91af-4602-96d6-7e4ba23a3a33" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">biodiversity</span></a></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span>and<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"> farmland. Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations are challenging the dam construction in court.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">The government estimates that the total cost will be 10.7 billion dollars. After it is built, the dam will employ <a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2018/05/03/Wrong-Site-C-Sarah-Cox-List/"><span style="color: red;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Joyce%20Cameron" datetime="2018-07-03T08:10"><span lang="EN-US">160 peop</span></ins></span></span>le</span></a>. The dam is supposed to be finished in 2024. <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Wendy Holm is a Professional Agrologist (agricultural economist). She is a past</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">president of the B.C. Institute of Agrologists, and she was a former director of the Agricultural Institute of Canada, B.C. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Holm has studied the impact that Site C Dam will have on food security in BC. She is an author and the editor of a recently published book, <i>Damming the Peace: The Hidden Costs of the Site C Dam</i>. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Holm: To understand what the loss of these more than 9,000 acres of farmland means, it’s important to know that the soil in the Peace River Valley is some of the richest in all of Canada. And because the Peace is in northern BC, the longer hours of sun during the growing season mean not only can the Peace River Valley produce the same range of crops as the Fraser Valley, but with higher yields. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">BFF: The joint panel set up by the government to review Site C dam said that the loss of farmland was not </span><a href="https://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/documents/p63919/99173E.pdf"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: red;">significant</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">. What is your response to that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Holm: </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">The Peace River Valley is nature’s greengrocer. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">BC imports over half of the vegetables we could grow here. We need all the land we have, and Site C is the only area for significant fresh veggie expansion in the province. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">BFF: British Columbia’s population grows every year. How many people would this land feed if it were farmed instead of flooded?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Holm: If the Peace River Valley is planted to grow fresh vegetables, it could meet the nutritional needs of well over one million people a year -- every year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Today, BC depends on California and Mexico for over half the veggies we could produce here. The Peace River Valley is closer to the Lower Mainland and much closer to northern communities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">BFF: The Joint Panel Review Report suggested that flooding the farmland would have an impact on food security </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">“</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica";">only if the future holds a radical end to current cheap food prices and a breakdown in interregional and international trade.” What is your response to that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica";">Holm: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">There have been years of drought followed by fires and floods in California, and climate scientists are predicting more extreme weather conditions in coming years. At the moment, trade relations with the United States are a problem. We can’t count on cheap imported food in the future. Dramatic increases in food prices for fruits and vegetables is already predicted by reputable analysts. The Peace River Valley is important to BC’s food security and resilience.<span class="msoDel" style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"><del cite="mailto:Joyce%20Cameron" datetime="2018-07-04T06:50"><o:p></o:p></del></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">BFF: If the Site C Dam is built and the valley flooded, what happens in the future? Can we reclaim the land to grow food if it is really needed? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Holm: No. If the dam is built, even if it is decommissioned later, it will have an impact for hundreds of years. The agricultural resource lost through flooding will have a direct, long-term, negative impact on human food security. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">BFF: Tell us about your book, <i>Damming the Peace. </i>Why did you decide to include articles by so many different experts?</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Holm: Because there are many impacts of this dam, and we needed credible experts on each area to present the facts in a clear, readable way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"> The book includes experts on energy, dams, Canadian climate change policy, trauma and indigenous resistance, biodiversity, agriculture and food policy, human health, law and other topics relevant to this issue such as the connection between Site C and continental water sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Holm: This is everyone’s fight. If government made a bad decision based on good information, we would simply have a disagreement that we could argue about next time at the polls. But government made a bad decision based on bad information and is now refusing to reconsider despite huge public costs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Damming the Peace: the Hidden Costs of the Site C Dam </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">is available in bookstores and from the publisher’s website, lorimer.ca.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Wendy Holm will be touring the province this summer to speak about Site C Dam. For details of the tour, click</span><span style="color: red;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US"></span><span class="msoIns" style="text-decoration: underline;"><ins cite="mailto:Joyce%20Cameron" datetime="2018-07-03T08:34"><a href="https://canadians.org/event/bc-site-c-dam-tour">here</a></ins></span></span>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Buying
local” is something we hear a lot about these days. But does it matter? Our
grocery stores are loaded with food from all over the world, so why should we
care about eating locally grown food?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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picking has the most nutrition. Some foods are hardy, like apples and oranges,
and don’t suffer much nutrient loss over time. But others, like broccoli, green
beans, salad greens, peaches, apricots and tomatoes, <span style="color: #5c0000;"><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/foodservices/sustainability/green/local"><span style="color: #5c0000;">lose some of their nutrition</span></a></span><span style="color: #c00000;"> </span>when they travel long distances to reach your
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often picked before it’s ripe because it travels better. This means it has less
nutrition because ripening adds nutrition to foods.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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tastes better. It’s hard to argue when you compare the taste of a local
strawberry to an imported one. There are at least two reasons why local produce
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Fruits and vegetables grown to be shipped are often selected because they transport well, not because they are the best tasting. Local farmer's don't have to worry about growing vegetables that can stand travelling thousands of kilometres. They can choose to grow the kinds of fruits and vegetables that taste best. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #7030a0; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Fewer Pesticides.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Local farms grow a variety of
produce, which is a practice that helps reduce pests. This means farmers are
likely to need fewer pesticides, even if they don’t grow organically. Bonus: If
you buy at the farmers’ market and local market gardens, you can ask the farmer
about how they grow their food.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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them value farmland and farmers. Kids can also talk to the farmers and ask them
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0070c0;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Buying locally grown food is good for the local economy.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to stay in the community, which supports other local businesses and creates
employment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a market garden, you know the money you spend will help a local family keep farming.
And that keeps farmland from urban or industrial development. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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security.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #7030a0; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Climate change
is already disrupting global food supplies. Remember the drought and flooding
in California? If we want to eat, and we want our children and grandchildren to
have food, we need the availability of locally grown food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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greenhouse gases.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #7030a0; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">Most local farms are small and plant a variety of
crops</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #7030a0; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Most huge farms produce only a few
crops, or even just one – like acres and acres and acres of lettuce or corn.
Monocrop farming depletes the soil, which then needs synthetic fertilizer.
Because it takes fossil fuels to produce these fertilizers, more greenhouse gas
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favourite</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">foods without running into a barrier of plants they don’t eat. Lots of
pests means lots of pesticides. And like producing fertilizers, </span><span style="color: #538135; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1826/3913/Estimation_of_the_greenhouse_gas_emissions_from_agricultural_pesticide_manufacture_and_use-2009.pdf"><span style="color: #538135; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">making
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pollinators.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #7030a0; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Small farms
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other reasons to buy locally grown food, such as the pleasant experience of
strolling through the market gardens and farmers’ markets. But the key,
long-term reason is to make sure we are have farmland, farmers, and food
locally available in a time of climate change and growing uncertainty. Buying
locally grown food now is good for our future.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="aqj" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, June 19 / 6:30 – 8:00pm</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>
Central Park, Burnaby</b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Meeting Spot</i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">: Northeast Sign Kiosk across from the entrance to the
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Herbalist and Educator Lori Snyder to discover wild foods and medicines in your
own backyard! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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by emailing </span><a href="mailto:burnabyfoodfirst@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">burnabyfoodfirst@gmail.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. Rain or shine. Please wear comfortable shoes
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fresh vegetables that are picked the day you buy them? Hallelujah! Why eat lettuce and potatoes from 1,500 km away when you can eat them fresh from local farms?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The more we buy local food, the more we support local farmers, and that ensures we will have an ongoing food supply close to home. Because climate change may mean that imported food is not available in the future, it’s important that we have local food sources. Plus, shorter shipping distances cut down on greenhouse gasses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And when you can talk to the farmers and see herbs and vegetables growing in the rich fields, shopping changes from a chore to a pleasure. In Burnaby, we can buy local produce direct from two market gardens that are open 7 days a week and at a third farm that is open on summer weekends.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/suntaisangfarm/"><b><span lang="EN-US">Sun Tai Sang Farm</span></b></a><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US">at 4886 Marine Drive has been a family run business since 1935. From May to the end of September, you can buy fresh-picked produce grown in the fields behind the store. The store is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sun Tai Sang Farm also carries produce from the Fraser Valley and fruit and tomatoes from the Okanagan. They bring in some fruit, such as oranges and bananas, but they promote BC grown produce as much as possible. The farm’s homegrown items are identified with a ‘Sun Tai Song’ sticker above the bin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sun Tai Sang also offers a wide variety of bedding plants for your flower garden and seedlings for your veggie patch. Take a look behind the retail building and you can see the covered gardens with people growing rows of vegetables in the dark, rich soil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you want to order produce in bulk for canning, freezing or drying, give them a call at 604-434-3663.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Watch for </span><a href="http://www.commongroundfarmers.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Common Ground Community Farm</b></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">’s ‘Open’ sign during the summer months. The farm is located at 7354 North Fraser Way. Common Grounds farmers grow vegetables from their own seeds. The farm relies on crop rotation and beneficial insects – no pesticides or herbicides.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693890895526140103.post-20990041650504547662018-05-10T16:19:00.003-07:002018-05-14T12:04:21.375-07:00Bee Smarts for Food Security<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In recent years, there’s been a lot of news
about bees dying and the threat to global food crops. Is this a real threat in
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A whopping 90%<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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pollinators? Any insect or animal that carries pollen from one plant to
another. That includes bees, wasps, flies and, yes, even mosquitoes. Bats and
hummingbirds are pollinators too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">William Husby is a BC entomologist – an insect expert to
the lay person. He says that in Canada, like other countries, there has been a
drastic decrease in the number of pollinators. A recent study in Germany
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/October%2013,%202017https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185809" target="_blank">reported a 75% decline in flying insects</a>. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Husby says this is likely the case in Canada as whole,
too, although in more natural areas with a greater variety of plants, the
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to Husby, biodiversity is key. Natural
environments with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>many types of plants
are the best ones to support pollinators. The lack of plants in cities is one
challenge to keeping pollinators alive and doing their good work. Another
problem is large-scale agriculture because it depends on pesticides, particularly
bee-killing neonicotinoids. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you don’t have to have a bee hive in your back yard. In fact, you don’t even
need to have a yard. There are about 450 different types of bees that are
native to BC, and they don’t live in hives. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Native bees fly alone and will find your blooms wherever they are. And
native bees are more efficient pollinators than honey bees, which are not
native. A single native bee can pollinate as much as half an entire honeybee hive,
according to Husby. “When it’s raining, native bees keep pollinating while
honeybees are back at the hive with their feet up, sitting in front of the
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you when flowers bloom. You can have colour and attract insects and
hummingbirds from early spring to late fall and even into winter. One good
source is</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.westcoastseeds.com/garden-resources/articles-instructions/plant-flower-seeds-for-bees/" target="_blank">West Coast Seeds</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you plant vegetables, let some go to
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Linda Gilkeson, BC gardener, author and
speaker, encourages us to plant “the least </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> manipulated flowers.” (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">To receive Linda’s email
with great gardening tips, email her at <u><a href="mailto:info@lindagilkeson.ca?subject=Please%20add%20me%20to%20Linda%27s%20list">info@lindagilkeson.ca</a></u>.)</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>Avoid pesticides and never use neonicotinoids</b>. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Learn about and use plants that act as natural
pest controls. Husby extols the benefits of cilantro. It attracts helpful
insects like wasps that control caterpillars. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.westcoastseeds.com/garden-resources/articles-instructions/planting-attract-predatory-insects/" target="_blank">West Coast Seeds has a good page on helpfulinsects and what to plant to attract them.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <b> Create resting places for pollinators</b>. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Native bees</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> make homes
in stems of plants and under rotten wood. They hibernate in winter and use the
nests for baby bees in warmer weather. Other insect pollinators do the same.</span></div>
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smaller, and so they aren’t as likely to use the quantity of pesticides used in
large-scale agriculture. Visit your local farmers’ market or check the
supermarket produce stickers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <i>Note</i>: Many grocery stores have taken to putting
up large signs that boast local produce. You may find that there is, in fact,
no local produce under the sign!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Article Written By: <i>Burnaby Food First Member Joyce Cameron</i></b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693890895526140103.post-27864062471049911212018-04-20T16:18:00.002-07:002018-04-24T14:50:26.942-07:00Food for Thought: Quiz Part 2!<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How did you do on
Part 1 of the Food Security Quiz? </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>This week is Part
2. Give it a try!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">How many lentils does Canada
grow compared to other countries?</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Lentils are not a significant
crop in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Canada produces 1/4 of the
world’s lentils<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Canada is second only to India
in the production of lentils <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Canada produces more lentils
than any other country<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Which of these bees is </span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><u>not</u></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> native to BC?</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">mason bee<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">honey bee<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">sweat bee<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">miner bee<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Approximately how many species
of bees do we have in BC?</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">100<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">450 <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With conventional growing methods, how much
land does it take to produce enough food for 1 person in BC? </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">About:</span></div>
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the ice-free land on the planet is used to graze livestock?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Canada?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Kale<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> <a href="http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/Burnaby+Interagency/Food+for+Thought+Quiz+Answers+2.pdf" target="_blank">Find the answers here!</a></b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693890895526140103.post-12375575649376901792018-04-06T10:32:00.003-07:002018-04-06T10:32:52.261-07:00Low-Cost and Free Food Programs in Burnaby<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fraser Health has recently released an updated <a href="http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/Burnaby+Interagency/Low+Cost+Food+Directory.pdf" target="_blank"><b>Low-Cost and Free Food Program Directory for Burnaby</b></a>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a look!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As well, Fraser Health has developed a list of <a href="https://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/Burnaby+Interagency/Fraser+Health+Nutrition+Resources.pdf"><b>Nutrition
Resources for prenatal, infant, toddler, preschool and school-aged children</b></a><b>.</b>
Resources can be shared with families/clients. Some resources are
available in other languages. This list will be update annually.</span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693890895526140103.post-75916944619952429122018-03-27T10:55:00.001-07:002018-03-29T09:07:28.067-07:00Food for Thought - Quiz!<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Burnaby Food First is adding a new feature to
its blog. Interesting articles, links and everything from quizzes to interviews
will be included and then stored under a ‘Food for Thought’ tab. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Food security is a wide topic. It includes
everything from families being able to put nutritious food on their tables to
climate change and its impact on agriculture. We’re starting off ‘Food for
Thought’ with Part 1 of a Food Security Quiz that looks at some of these issues
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Food Security Quiz – Part 1<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. How much does it cost each month in BC on
average to feed a family of 2 adults and 2 children a healthy diet? (2015
figures)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a) $498<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">b) $756<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>$974<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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poverty in BC? (Poverty defined as $35,648 after tax/yr. for a family of 2
adults and 2 children under 16 yrs.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>just under 6%<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>almost 11% <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>more than 18%<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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in BC? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a) 2.5%<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>What percentage of land is suitable for growing food in Canada?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">b) 9%<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c) 15%<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d) 21%<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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BC?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a) 24%<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">b) 48%<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c) 60%<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d) 75%%<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. The Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) was
set up in 1973 to preserve land in BC that is capable of growing food. The Site
C Dam project will remove the largest area of farmland from protection in the
ALR’s history. How many people could this land have fed every year if it were
farmed?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>25
thousand<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">b)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>500
thousand<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>750 thousand<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1
million<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If intensive urban agriculture were
undertaken on a global scale, which one of these would <u>not</u> be a likely
result. Urban agriculture involves growing food on empty green spaces, on
rooftops and on the sides of buildings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a) production of 100 – 180 tonnes of fruits
and vegetables<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c) energy savings on heating and cooling
buildings<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d) increased food prices </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wondering how you did?! <a href="http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/Burnaby+Interagency/Food+for+Thought+Quiz+Answers.pdf" target="_blank">Check out the answers here!</a></span></span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693890895526140103.post-80921843383650711812018-03-09T14:25:00.002-08:002018-03-09T14:25:19.288-08:00Cowichan Green Community<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visiting Vancouver Island anytime soon? If so, swing by the Cowichan Valley, otherwise known as the 'New Provence' for its wealth of wineries, small organic farms, and burgeoning local-food culture. </span></div>
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Part of this vibrant scene is our fellow food-security society, <a href="https://cowichangreencommunity.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cowichan Green Community</span></a>, which is a community non-profit that has been focusing on environmental sustainability in the Cowichan Region since 2004. For the last six years CGC’s mandate has revolved mainly around improving food security by developing strong relationships with local food producers and increasing urban and rural food production. </div>
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<img alt="Cowichan Green community" src="https://cowichangreencommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CGC-New-Logo.png" /></div>
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One of their many efforts is <a href="https://cowichangreencommunity.org/the-station/garden-pantry-store/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Garden Pantry store</span></a> that showcases the work of Island artisans and specialty food producers. </div>
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See you there!</div>
</span><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693890895526140103.post-85396722951673862022018-02-23T14:19:00.002-08:002018-02-23T14:22:50.940-08:00Growing Organic Food: Winter Gardening<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just in time for the snow! Check out the winter gardening workshop happening at Tommy Douglas Library (<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Burnaby+Public+Library,+Tommy+Douglas+Library/@49.2189199,-122.9546472,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x548677cbf101cba9:0x8c72bd68d44d72a9!2sBurnaby+Public+Library,+Tommy+Douglas+Library!8m2!3d49.2189164!4d-122.9524585!3m4!1s0x548677cbf101cba9:0x8c72bd68d44d72a9!8m2!3d49.2189164!4d-122.9524585?hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">7311 Kingsway</span></a>)</span> tomorrow:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://www.bpl.bc.ca/events/growing-organic-food-winter-gardening-0" target="_blank">Growing Organic Food: Winter Gardening</a></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Saturday, February 24</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="date-display-single"><span class="date-display-range"><b><span class="date-display-start">10:30 am</span> to <span class="date-display-end">12:00 pm</span></b></span></span><span class="date-display-single"><span class="date-display-range"><span class="date-display-end"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
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Calling all gardeners beginners and experts. Do you want to grow your own organic food? Don't have a yard? Have no experience? Well, it's no problem!<br />
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In this three part series (the other two will be in summer and late fall), learn how to grow organic food in a way that fits your lifestyle and the home you have.<br />
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Facilitated by amateur gardener, Revel Kunz, who grew organic food for her B&B and Nadine Styan, from My Garden Coach.<br />
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<b>Free, but seating is limited. Please register by phone at: 604-522-3971, in-person, or <a href="https://www.bpl.bc.ca/events/growing-organic-food-winter-gardening-0" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">online</span></a>.</b><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693890895526140103.post-25488086430816019142018-01-26T14:43:00.000-08:002018-01-26T14:43:41.685-08:00Seeking Steering Committee Members!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Are you passionate about Food Security? Would you like to contribute to your local community? Join Burnaby Food First's Steering Committee! We'd love to have you. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Membership is open to anyone living and/or working in
Burnaby, who is interested in food security and that agrees with the<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://burnabyfoodfirst.blogspot.ca/p/about-us.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">mission and goals of Food First.</span></a> </span> A 1-year commitment (or more) is preferred. Meetings currently take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except summer and December) from 9:15-11:00am at Tommy Douglas Library in South Burnaby. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/Burnaby+Interagency/BFF_SC+Position+Description.pdf" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/Burnaby+Interagency/BFF_SC+Position+Description.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Click here for a position description</span></a>.</span> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Any questions, email </span><a href="mailto:burnabyfoodfirst@gmail.com" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">burnabyfoodfirst@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693890895526140103.post-79459917828494761082018-01-19T16:22:00.000-08:002018-01-19T16:22:07.214-08:00Tastebuds Cookbook Club at Cameron Library <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Celebrate the joys of food!<a href="https://www.bpl.bc.ca/events/tastebuds-cookbook-club-at-cameron" target="_blank"> <span style="color: blue;">If you love to try new recipes, join Cameron Library's special cookbook club </span></a>(Wednesday evenings / 7:00pm - 8:30pm)! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each month the group will explore a cookbook or an exciting culinary style by testing recipes at home. Then, at meetings, we'll share delicious samples of our cooking and chat about our experiences. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once you've registered, stop by the Cameron Library Information desk (9523 Cameron St) to browse through this month’s cookbook and select two or three recipes you'd like to try before our meeting. Then bring photos or samples of your cooking to the meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will meet in the Juniper Room, Cameron Recreation Centre (across the hall from the library). </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Free, but seating is limited. <a href="https://www.bpl.bc.ca/events/tastebuds-cookbook-club-at-cameron" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Register online</span></a> or call 604-421-5454. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bon appétit!</span></div>
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