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Grandview Woodland Food Connection Supports SEGA Girl's School Garden
Truth and Reconciliation in the Indigenous Land and Food System
After the Election the Real Work Starts
Honor the Earth
Britannia School Gardening
Grandview Woodland Food Connection in Montecristo Magazine
Canning Kits to lend
Free canning jars
Call - 604-718-5895
Free canning jars
Call - 604-718-5895
Help Support the Grandview Woodland Food Connection
Nourish your Neighbourhood
Until Dec 31st, put your money where your neighbourhood is! Participating businesses will be offering specials and raising money for the Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (VNFN). Visit the VNFNs website to find out more and support these businesses through the month of October. Together, we can all be nourished.
vancouverfoodnetworks.com
The Grandview Woodland Food Connection will be supported by Havana Restaurant who will be donating $1 from each dessert throughout the month of October. Please support Havana and support your local Neighbourhood Food Network.
The Grandview Woodland Food Connection will be supported by Havana Restaurant who will be donating $1 from each dessert throughout the month of October. Please support Havana and support your local Neighbourhood Food Network.
Homesteader’s Emporium to Support Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks
Become a member of the Homesteader’s Emporium (it’s free!) and make an impact! 1% of all member purchases will be donated to the Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks to support food-based initiatives, programs and collaborations in neighborhoods all across the city! Visit the Homesteader’s Emporium today (649 East Hastings) for all of your urban homesteading needs.
Wanted: Grandview Woodland Food Connection Advisory Members
Would you like to join the Grandview Woodland Food Connection Advisory Committee? This committee meets approximately every two months and helps set the strategic directions for the GWFC. This is a great opportunity to get involved in community food programming.
Contact the GWFC - 604-718-5895
Would you like to join the Grandview Woodland Food Connection Advisory Committee? This committee meets approximately every two months and helps set the strategic directions for the GWFC. This is a great opportunity to get involved in community food programming.
Contact the GWFC - 604-718-5895
Events
1. FRESH ROOTS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
2. GWFC COMMUNITY KITCHEN
2. GWFC COMMUNITY KITCHEN
3. EAST VAN SKILL SHARE FAIR
4. A TASTE OF EMPIRE
5. 6th ANNUAL VANCOUVER URBAN FARMING FORUM
6. RICHMOND FOOD SECURITY FALL FUNDRAISER
7. CREATIVE ACTIVISM TALKS
8. NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING SERVICE
9. VANCOUVER FRUIT TREE PROJECT PRUNING PROGRAM
10. SOUTH VANCOUVER MOBILE MARKET
11. INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY FEAST
6. RICHMOND FOOD SECURITY FALL FUNDRAISER
7. CREATIVE ACTIVISM TALKS
8. NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING SERVICE
9. VANCOUVER FRUIT TREE PROJECT PRUNING PROGRAM
10. SOUTH VANCOUVER MOBILE MARKET
11. INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY FEAST
Workshops
1. URBAN FORAGING
2. GWFC WINTER WORKSHOPS
3. HASTINGS SEASONS OF FOOD WORKSHOPS
4. HOMESTEADER'S EMPORIUM FOOD WORKSHOPS
5. FRESH CHOICE KITCHENS WORKSHOPS
6. COOKING WITH WINTER GREENS
7. COOKING WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
Funding
1. FARM TO CAFETERIA
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Events
1. FRESH ROOTS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
You bring: potluck dinner or desserts to share and items for the barter party (think jams, cookie dough, handmade cards, jewelry, coupons for your talents or anything else you crafted or created!) to trade with our other skillful community members
We provide: Snacks, festivity and huge amounts of appreciation for YOU!
When: Wednesday, November 18th; 6 – 9 pm
Where: Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St
Please RSVP by emailing volunteer@freshroots.ca
2. GWFC COMMUNITY KITCHEN
3. EAST VAN SKILL SHARE FAIR
4. A TASTE OF EMPIRE
4. A TASTE OF EMPIRE
5. 6th ANNUAL VANCOUVER URBAN FARMING FORUM
November 21st, 2015
Registration is now open!
The Vancouver Urban Farming Society (VUFS) is delighted to announce registration is now open for the 6th Annual Vancouver Urban Farming Forum, AGM & Social, taking place at the Creekside Community Centre on November 21, 2015.
Register Now!
When: November 21, 2015
Forum 9 AM – 4 PM |
AGM 12 PM-1 PM |
Social 4:30 PM |
Where: Creekside Recreation Centre
(1 Athletes Way, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 0B1)
The annual forum is an opportunity for urban farmers from across the region, policymakers, food security advocates, urban agriculture enthusiasts, members of the public, and all others with an interest and involvement in urban farming to come together. There will be a diversity of workshops, presentations, and panels on urban farming related topics.
A full program for the event is coming soon. Stay tuned!
For more detail and the most up to-date information about the Forum, visit the 2015 Urban Farming Forum, AGM & Social facebook page and VUFS’s website.
6. RICHMOND FOOD SECURITY FALL FUNDRAISER
You’re invited to our 2015 fall celebration on Wednesday, November 25 to mix and mingle with some of the passionate people working to strengthen our local food system and support the Richmond Food Security Society.
This informal event will include updates on our current programs, research, and policy work, along with a sneak peek at our new strategic plan and the exciting events we’ve got planned for 2016.
Tickets are $30 and include a burger (beef or veggie), fries or salad, and a drink of your choice (domestic beer, house wine or high ball).
All proceeds support our projects and programs that span Richmond’s local food system and range from supporting local farms to diverting food waste, and from poverty reduction to policy.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 7 p.m.
Pumphouse Taproom, 6031 Blundell Rd., Richmond
Tickets: $32.50 from rfssfallfundraiser.eventbrite.ca or $30 at any Richmond Vancity Branch
Find out more: board@richmondfoodsecurity.org or 604-244-7377
7. CREATIVE ACTIVISM TALKS
8. NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING SERVICE
Nutrition counseling services by a certified holistic nutritionist and herbalist will be available for under-served residents and open to all community members on a sliding scale basis. This service is aimed at helping you navigate the food choices available in our area and choose the foods that are best suited for your health, taking into consideration any health issues or goals you may have. Improved eating habits can help boost your physical and mental health. This service also aims to help connect residents to affordable, accessible, healthy food programs and options. Service available Tuesdays 6-9pm.
Contact Nikoo Boroumand at info@healinggardenswellness.com to book an appointment. For more information, visitwww.healinggardenswellness.com
Appointments at Britannia Community Centre
Supported by the Grandview Woodland Food Connection
9. VANCOUVER FRUIT TREE PROJECT PRUNING PROGRAMThe Vancouver Fruit Tree Project is proud to present our new pruning social enterprise project for the 2014 season, “Fruit Tree Pruning with ISA arborist Todd Barisky”. Proceeds will go to support The Vancouver Fruit Tree Project.
The details, in brief:
A professional pruning service with competitive rates.
The better maintained your tree, the more bountiful your harvest!
Have our professional Arborist visit your fruit trees this season!
About Todd Barisky:
I have been a practicing Arborist since 2007. I received a diploma in Arboriculture Apprenticeship at Humber College in Toronto, and I am also certified with the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).
In my view, tree pruning is a form of art; Skilled arborists are equipped both with the knowledge of optimal tree health and the imagination to craft aesthetically pleasing and durable specimen. Every tree is unique and grows in response to its environmental conditions. Mindful pruning encourages trees to develop stronger branching, yield a hardy fruit crop, and help to minimize tree defects and diseases. This is the kind of pruning I use to guide trees to grow towards their optimum form.
Many trees in the urban landscape suffer from improper pruning. When a tree has been haphazardly pruned, the tree’s future health is at stake. It is possible in some cases to restore poorly pruned and damaged trees, however nothing compares to responsible and mindful tree care from the start of a tree’s life. To achieve best results, it is always advisable to seek assistance from a certified professional Arborist.
For more information visit: https://vancouverfruittree.com/pruning-project/
10. SOUTH VANCOUVER MOBILE MARKET
11. INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY FEAST
Workshops
1. URBAN FORAGING
1. GWFC WINTER WORKSHOPS
registration: 604-718-5800
A Taste of Latin American – Pupusas
Discover Latin American Cuisine! Vancouver being multi-ethnic and rich multicultural the Pupusa has gained popularity in the past few years. This traditional dish has roots in Maya culture. Made from corn flour and shaped by hand, pupusas can be adapted to delight vegan, gluten-free, vegetarian and meat eaters alike. Participants will learn the basics and techniques on how to build a Pupusa from scratch with various fillings, along with special salsas and pickled veggies. You will have a chance to taste this delightful treat! Bring your aprons and your palates and join Elizabeth Cruz, former owner and chef of El Cocal restaurant for 14 years who incorporates her El Salvadoran heritage into her cooking. It will be truly a tantalizing experience.
Sun. Feb. 21
2 -5pm
Cost: $30
A Taste of Latin American – Chile Rellenos
A classic favorite! Originally from Mexico this dish is enjoyed in many variations. Each Latin country has some twist on this delicious dish which is so versatile it can be enjoyed by vegans, vegetarians and meat lovers alike. We will focus on the Salvadoran version which tones down the spice so the sauce is the primary character! Though most people opt for the canned version we will keep it traditional by making them from scratch! This casual dish is great in any setting.
2 -5pm
Cost: $30
A Taste of Latin American – Chile Rellenos
A classic favorite! Originally from Mexico this dish is enjoyed in many variations. Each Latin country has some twist on this delicious dish which is so versatile it can be enjoyed by vegans, vegetarians and meat lovers alike. We will focus on the Salvadoran version which tones down the spice so the sauce is the primary character! Though most people opt for the canned version we will keep it traditional by making them from scratch! This casual dish is great in any setting.
Sun. Feb 28
2 -5pm
Cost: $30
Heal Your Body! : Indian food made vegan, raw, easy and fun!
A twist on a classic! Join holistic chef and nutritionist Abby Sandhar, in an exploration and reinvention of traditional cuisine of Northern India. Yes, Indian food can be prepared in way that is free of excessive oily fats, excess salt and refined carbs- made raw, vegan and working with whole fresh ingredients, this cuisine can be detoxifying, healing and energizing! You will leave with a belly full of warm goodness, tips for healthier meal planning and some unlocked recipes from the kitchen of The Flying Abneet !! Let’s love our bodies up with good nourishment!
2 -5pm
Cost: $30
Heal Your Body! : Indian food made vegan, raw, easy and fun!
A twist on a classic! Join holistic chef and nutritionist Abby Sandhar, in an exploration and reinvention of traditional cuisine of Northern India. Yes, Indian food can be prepared in way that is free of excessive oily fats, excess salt and refined carbs- made raw, vegan and working with whole fresh ingredients, this cuisine can be detoxifying, healing and energizing! You will leave with a belly full of warm goodness, tips for healthier meal planning and some unlocked recipes from the kitchen of The Flying Abneet !! Let’s love our bodies up with good nourishment!
Tues, Feb 9
6 – 9pm
Cost: $25
6 – 9pm
Cost: $25
Sauerkraut Fermentation
Learn how to make great tasting sauerkraut. This easy to learn method is important in providing good health. Raw sauerkraut is packed with B vitamins, more nutrients and probiotics that are required for good digestion and a strong immune system. Come learn how to make this easy and affordable health food using resources you have around the house. Participants will bring their own cabbage and take away a bucket of kraut.
March 9
6 – 9pm
Cost: $12
6 – 9pm
Cost: $12
3. HASTINGS SEASONS OF FOOD WORKSHOPS
ALL workshops only $18
Registration: 604-718-6222
Make Your Own Sushi
with Sachiko TsumotoLearn the hands-on techniques to make your own sushi including inside-out rolls such as the California roll. This workshop will also cover how to choose the right ingredients, season rice, prepare the fillings and more!
Thursday, Nov 19
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Traditional Korean Fall Meals
with Yunjoo LeeAutumn in Korea is a season of harvest and abundant crops. Join Yunjoo, hear her stories, and learn to cook up traditional favourites such as Kong Na Mul Guk (soup), Kong na Mul Bap (different kind of Bibipbap), and Mackerel Pike Gui (Grilled Mackerel). Yum!
Saturday, Nov 21
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Tastes of India- Butter Chicken
with Sonia Das
Tastes of India- Butter Chicken
with Sonia Das
Join Sonia in learning everyone’s favorite dish, Butter Chicken! Be greeted with fresh chai and learn the tricks to making simple and authentic butter chicken, sure to please your taste buds and impress your friends!
Wednesday, Nov 25
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Wednesday, Nov 25
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Kids Holiday Baking
with Sonia DasJoin Sonia and learn to bake some classic holiday treats! This class is perfect for giving your child a head start on baking some holiday gems for the whole family.
Sunday, Nov 29
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Hastings Community Learning Garden Workshops
Composting Intensive
November 8, 2015
11:00am to 1:30pm
The Hastings Community Learning Garden will be hosting a FREE permaculture composting intensive. This hands on class will go over the steps to build and maintain a healthy and abundant compost system in your garden. We will be in the garden to assemble a hot compost, chat about cold composting, how to apply to your garden and what best to add. On top of that, we will cover how to brew your own compost tea, bioremediation using teas and other microbial tidbits. You will learn all about the amazing benefits of compost tea for your garden!
4. HOMESTEADER'S EMPORIUM FOOD WORKSHOPS
For more info on all these workshops below visit: http://www.homesteadersemporium.ca
Bokashi Composting
Thursday, November 19
6:30PM-7:30PM
Composting with Bokashi (done exclusively throughout Japan), compared to traditional composting, is faster, easy, and enjoyable. It doesn’t smell, it works with ALL food waste (meat, dairy, pasta, cooked foods included), and rodents aren’t attracted to it when it’s used properly. And its economical!
This one hour workshop begins with a general introduction to composting, and discusses the bigger picture on how it works, why the soils benefit from it, and how our gardens will flourish because of it. The workshop finishes with a comprehensive presentation on how to get started with bokashi composting in your household. Newbie’s to composting are welcome! As are experienced composters looking to get the most out of their current system. Questions are welcomed at all times!
Home Remedies w/Cease
Saturday, November 21
11:30AM-3:30PM
2 spots left! Learn how to create your own natural medicine cabinet using non-alcohol ingredients as bases. This fun and easy workshop will help you prepare seasonal remedies for you and your family. We will be working with both fresh and dried herbs which will all be supplied, though you may also bring your own if you like. We will make one slow brewed glycerine tincture which are also great for babies, and a few different apple cider vinegar tinctures.
Please bring 6 x 500ml jars with lids to take home your freshly made remedies (mason jars, juice jars, dark tincture bottles are all great or you can purchase them from Homesteader’s Emporium before the workshop) along with some snax and water/bevvies with you as this will be a full afternoon of remedy making!
Instructor:
T’uy’t’tanat – Cease Wyss is a Skwxwu7mesh Ethnobotanist, and is the owner and lead herbalist at Raven and Hummingbird Tea Company.
Fresh Pasta Making + Dinner
Monday, November 23
6:30PM-9:30PM
Ciao Tutti,
I’m Peter Ciuffa the World’s only professional Pasta Making Actor. I’ve created my own artisan Pasta company in Vancouver called Pasta Famiglia, taught thousands of people through live demos & on TV my recipes, plus appeared on some of the world’s biggest shows. Soon I’ll also be cooking professionally at a new Italian Restaurant opening in East Vancouver (stay tuned for details).
After completing the workshop you’ll come away knowing how to make your own fresh pasta & Pomodoro (tomato) sauce to pair it with. That way you can do what’s most important in life; Eat with those you Love! After we make our pasta, we will share it for dinner – family style! Looking forward to sharing my passion for pasta, and laughing, with you. Mangia Bene! Eat Well!
*This class will be held at Groundswell Community Cafe at 566 Powell @ Princess ave.
Sourdough Baked Goodies!
Sunday, November 29
1:00PM-2:30PM
This holiday season add some new recipes to your arsenal of baked goodies! Let them be healthy, digestible AND delicious. Join dedicated baker Tamiae Squibb to learn to use your sourdough starter and transform conventional baking and pastries into more nutritious treats that still taste great. Cookies, pies, cakes and loaves can easily be made more bioavailable through fermentation! In this class you will sample a selection of treats and receive a demo on making a sourdough pie crust. Take home some new recipes, and learn how to convert old favorites.
Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society
1150 Raymur Ave
Food Safe Level 1
Friday December 4th, 9:00am-5:00pm
Come and learn the basics about safe food handling in a friendly classroom environment. This is a provincially recognized course taught by qualified instructors. It is suitable for individuals who have a grade 8 or higher reading comprehension level.
Cost: $45
In the upcoming months, we’ll be in the transition of integrating all our programs and communications with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society (GVFB). Information on Fresh Choice Kitchens’ upcoming workshops will now be posted on the GVFB Events page. Stay tuned for further details.
6. COOKING WITH WINTER GREENS
7. COOKING WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
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Funding
Thursday, November 19
6:30PM-7:30PM
Composting with Bokashi (done exclusively throughout Japan), compared to traditional composting, is faster, easy, and enjoyable. It doesn’t smell, it works with ALL food waste (meat, dairy, pasta, cooked foods included), and rodents aren’t attracted to it when it’s used properly. And its economical!
This one hour workshop begins with a general introduction to composting, and discusses the bigger picture on how it works, why the soils benefit from it, and how our gardens will flourish because of it. The workshop finishes with a comprehensive presentation on how to get started with bokashi composting in your household. Newbie’s to composting are welcome! As are experienced composters looking to get the most out of their current system. Questions are welcomed at all times!
Home Remedies w/Cease
Saturday, November 21
11:30AM-3:30PM
2 spots left! Learn how to create your own natural medicine cabinet using non-alcohol ingredients as bases. This fun and easy workshop will help you prepare seasonal remedies for you and your family. We will be working with both fresh and dried herbs which will all be supplied, though you may also bring your own if you like. We will make one slow brewed glycerine tincture which are also great for babies, and a few different apple cider vinegar tinctures.
Please bring 6 x 500ml jars with lids to take home your freshly made remedies (mason jars, juice jars, dark tincture bottles are all great or you can purchase them from Homesteader’s Emporium before the workshop) along with some snax and water/bevvies with you as this will be a full afternoon of remedy making!
Instructor:
T’uy’t’tanat – Cease Wyss is a Skwxwu7mesh Ethnobotanist, and is the owner and lead herbalist at Raven and Hummingbird Tea Company.
Fresh Pasta Making + Dinner
Monday, November 23
6:30PM-9:30PM
Ciao Tutti,
I’m Peter Ciuffa the World’s only professional Pasta Making Actor. I’ve created my own artisan Pasta company in Vancouver called Pasta Famiglia, taught thousands of people through live demos & on TV my recipes, plus appeared on some of the world’s biggest shows. Soon I’ll also be cooking professionally at a new Italian Restaurant opening in East Vancouver (stay tuned for details).
After completing the workshop you’ll come away knowing how to make your own fresh pasta & Pomodoro (tomato) sauce to pair it with. That way you can do what’s most important in life; Eat with those you Love! After we make our pasta, we will share it for dinner – family style! Looking forward to sharing my passion for pasta, and laughing, with you. Mangia Bene! Eat Well!
*This class will be held at Groundswell Community Cafe at 566 Powell @ Princess ave.
Sourdough Baked Goodies!
Sunday, November 29
1:00PM-2:30PM
This holiday season add some new recipes to your arsenal of baked goodies! Let them be healthy, digestible AND delicious. Join dedicated baker Tamiae Squibb to learn to use your sourdough starter and transform conventional baking and pastries into more nutritious treats that still taste great. Cookies, pies, cakes and loaves can easily be made more bioavailable through fermentation! In this class you will sample a selection of treats and receive a demo on making a sourdough pie crust. Take home some new recipes, and learn how to convert old favorites.
5. FRESH CHOICE KITCHENS WORKSHOPS
1150 Raymur Ave
Food Safe Level 1
Friday December 4th, 9:00am-5:00pm
Come and learn the basics about safe food handling in a friendly classroom environment. This is a provincially recognized course taught by qualified instructors. It is suitable for individuals who have a grade 8 or higher reading comprehension level.
Cost: $45
In the upcoming months, we’ll be in the transition of integrating all our programs and communications with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society (GVFB). Information on Fresh Choice Kitchens’ upcoming workshops will now be posted on the GVFB Events page. Stay tuned for further details.
6. COOKING WITH WINTER GREENS
7. COOKING WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
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Funding
1. FARM TO CAFETERIA
Farm to Cafeteria Canada and Whole Kids Foundation announce a new Farm to School grant program that will to deliver $500,000 to schools in Ontario and British Columbia. These grants valued at up to $10,000 will bring the harvest to schools – engaging students and community in gardening, cooking, preserving, purchasing and serving healthy local foods at school.
Grant guidelines will be posted on their website in December and the application will be available in January.
http://www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/2015/11/farm-to-cafeteria-canada-partners-with-whole-kids-foundation-to-put-a-local-crunch-in-students-lunch-with-farm-to-school-grants/
Farm to Cafeteria Canada and Whole Kids Foundation announce a new Farm to School grant program that will to deliver $500,000 to schools in Ontario and British Columbia. These grants valued at up to $10,000 will bring the harvest to schools – engaging students and community in gardening, cooking, preserving, purchasing and serving healthy local foods at school.
Grant guidelines will be posted on their website in December and the application will be available in January.
http://www.farmtocafeteriacanada.ca/2015/11/farm-to-cafeteria-canada-partners-with-whole-kids-foundation-to-put-a-local-crunch-in-students-lunch-with-farm-to-school-grants/
