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Breakfast is Served!

Students at Sherwood Park Elementary School are getting a nutritional head start to school, thanks to an innovative program led by Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) in partnership with Table Matters, Food Lens and Harvest Project. For roughly the past decade, Tsleil-Waututh Nation has offered a breakfast program for Tsleil-Waututh Nation children and has seen first hand […]

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North Van Secondary Students Get a Taste of Food Rescue

A group of Mountainside Secondary students have been given the opportunity to incorporate the Scaling-up Food Rescue Project into their Social Justice course work. On March 31, Rubina and Scott went to the school and invited the youth to join in the food rescue dialogue while their peers from Media Arts filmed the session, spurring […]

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FoodPrint Challenge – Digital Kitchen Scales Available At NS Recycling Program

You can get a free kitchen scale and sign up during business hours at the North Shore Recycling Program. They are located at 148 2nd St East, North Vancouver, BC. Tip: Keep bananas longer by wrapping the crown of the stems with plastic wrap. If bananas start getting over-ripe, you can refrigerate them. The skins […]

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FoodPrint Challenge Opens Today!

How much money could you save by throwing out less food? Everyone wastes food, and about half of this waste happens in our homes! In Canada, an average family of four throws out nearly $1,500 per year. By wasting less food, we can all save money and maybe even eat better. The Table Matters Network […]

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North Shore Food Connections

Working in tandem is the key to success, proving once again that the end product can turn out to be many times greater than the sum of each part. A relay organized by the Scaling Up Food Rescue Project and involving 4 teams on Feb 11 synchronized their efforts and produced a satisfying lunch for […]

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Rescued Food Lunch

On January 16, the Scaling- up Rescue Project, in conjunction with Sharing Abundance and Quest Food Exchange, served a lunch for 30 seniors at St Agnes Church in North Vancouver. The purpose of the collaboration was to demonstrate how Community Organizations can use rescued food to produce a nutritious meals for their clients. Rescued salmon […]

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Scaling Up Food Recovery Event Highlights

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World Food Day – Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth

Harvesting and snacking on carrots at the Edible Garden Project’s Fed Up program – North Van. World Food Day – Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth The October 16, 2014 World Food Day theme, “Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth” was chosen to recognize the importance of family farming […]

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Wake up Call: California Drought & B.C.’s Food Security

Prices for a variety of fruits and vegetables in B.C. could increase up to 34 per cent this year due to the drought in California. According to the report Wake up Call: California Drought & B.C.’s Food Security, which was commissioned by Vancity, drought has persisted in California over the past three years, with the […]

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BC Food Secturity Gateway – Store It!

The BC Food Security Gateway offers some tips on storing food! During the summer, you may have extra produce (vegetables and fruit) from your garden or a community garden. Also, if prices are lower in the summer, you may want to buy extra from local stores and Farmers’ Markets. “Store It!” will show you how […]