Categories
Food Charter Uncategorized

Next meeting of the North Shore Table Matters Network April 5, 2019

The North Shore Table Matters Network has embarked on a strategic planning process to activate the North Shore Community Food Charter. We are building on the foundation laid by the North Shore Community Food Charter and the wealth of information obtained through the development of the North Shore Food Asset Map, the Strategic Inquiry Project as […]

Categories
Uncategorized

Introducing Betina Wheeler, the New Table Matters Network Coordinator!

Meet Betina Wheeler, the new Coordinator for the North Shore Table Matters Network. Betina describes herself as a passionate foodie; something she says she came by honestly on the knee of her grandmother back in Newfoundland. Since 2006, she has chaired the New Westminster Community Food Action Committee and has been a passionate food advocate, […]

Categories
Uncategorized

Table Matters has a new Coordinator!

It is my pleasure to announce that Jennifer Meilleur is the first North Shore Table Matters Network Coordinator. Jenn has a passion for food issues including sustainability and food security. Jenn comes with experience on the steering committee and brings skills in communications (and technology!), organizing and strategic thinking. Her Table Matters email address is […]

Categories
Uncategorized

North Shore Food Recovery: Table Matters to the Rescue

Plan H, a project run by the BC Healthy Communities Society funded the North Shore Table Matters Network to pilot a food rescue project. The project is complete and Plan H staff wrote a wonderful summary of the project. You can find it here http://planh.ca/tablematters    

Categories
Uncategorized

B.C. farmers to get tax credit for food bank donations

B.C. farmers who donate surplus food to food banks, charities and school lunch programs are now able to claim a tax credit, Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick announced on Thursday morning. The credit is worth 25 per cent of the fair market value of the qualifying agricultural product donated to a registered charity by individuals and […]

Categories
Uncategorized

B.C. agriculture and food classification laws streamlined

Staff | 0 comments B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has introduced legislation that builds on a government commitment requiring foods labelled as organic be certified by a provincial or national program by 2018. Bill 11, the Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act, replaces three older pieces of legislation. Beginning in 2018, producers, processors and handlers of […]

Categories
Uncategorized

POLLINATORS AND PEOPLE IN THE CITY

Hives for Humanity and SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement presents: A public evening of discussion, offering tools for creating relationships of dignity and respect for all people and habitat & forage for all pollinators. A celebration of opportunity in our city. Doors @ 6:30pm Discussion 7:00pm - 8:30pm Mingle with light refreshments + honey […]

Categories
Uncategorized

BC Cost of Eating Report 2015 Released

Here is a brief summary of the 2015 food costing report: In May and June 2015, the Regional Health Authorities collected and priced information for 67 food items in nearly 200 grocery stores across BC to determine the cost of a nutritionally adequate, balanced diet. This list includes only basic which require cooking and preparation. […]

Categories
Edible Garden Project Uncategorized

The North Shore Sharing Gardens Model Leads to Dignified Food Access

The North Shore Sharing Gardens Model Leads to Dignified Food Access – From the BC Food Security Gateway The Edible Garden Project mentors community members to grow food and balances donating and selling their produce affordably to local community agencies. “I get the most out of how excited the community is about this work.” says […]

Categories
Food Policy Uncategorized

Advancing Municipal Food Policy Project

Many communities within Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast have active grass roots food systems projects in the works. Some have collaborated with their municipal governments to have a Food Charter endorsed and some Official Community Plans even mention local food systems. However, a gap still remains when municipalities are presented with these issues and […]