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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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 […]
FoodSafe Level 1
St. Andrew’s United Church is offering a FoodSafe Level 1 course on Sat. May 9 from 9 am – 5 pm in the Friendship Room for their community kitchen volunteers. There are some spaces still available at $55 per participant. (FoodSafe Level 1 course normally costs $80.) Please contact administrator Jason Feng in the church office (604-985-0408 or [email protected]) to register. Pre-registration and payment is required.
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 […]
This innovative project will provide fresh local produce to the community, while enriching the educational experience at Sutherland Secondary School through the construction of an on-site market garden and outdoor classroom. We have a whole bunch of volunteer days (workbees) scheduled from March 9th-22nd. During these workbees volunteers will help us build raised beds, fill them […]
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 […]
On Nov. 25th, the EGP brought together ~ 40 municipal government staff from across the North Shore, to hear a panel speak on planning for sustainable food systems. The event was part of a two-year project funded by the Real Estate Foundation of BC, to support implementation of the North Shore Food Charter. Further details!
Vancouver Coastal Health provides about $40,000 a year to further community food security on the North Shore and support Table Matters. “We stretch it a long way,” says Broughton. The network’s work is guided by a steering committee, comprised of local leaders involved in a variety of food securityfocused initiatives, and volunteers at large. Table […]
Fishing Down the Food Chain
You are invited to hear the following speaker: February 27th – Fishing Down the Food Chain 7:00pm – BlueShore Financial Centre Theatre (CapU) Dr. Daniel Pauly Professor, Fisheries Centre and Zoology, UBC Principal Investigator, Sea Around Us Project We hope you are able to attend this free event.
Proposed North Shore Food Charter
The North Shore Food Charter has been developed by the Table Matters Committee through public consultation. It has not yet been officially endorsed or passed by any municipality on the North Shore. This Charter outlines a vision and principles around an integrated food system for the North Shore. It articulates shared community principles related to […]