Mount Pleasant Food Network: Connecting International Students to Community Food Supports
By Samuel M., Student at Columbia College Coming to Canada, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Videos and the news didn’t seemenough to prepare me, and I was right. There was a lot to overcome when moving to a newcountry where I didn’t know anyone. One of the biggest challenges was getting used to the […]
The Britannia Bulk Buy Food Club Program: Markets that Build Community
Food markets play an important role in the Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Network local food security strategy. Ideally, they support local food redistribution that is more affordable by circumventing the higher costs of food sold in the private for-profit retail sector. Most Food Network markets achieve a much lower cost by purchasing wholesale and by subsidizing […]
Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House resumes free meal program for residents of CRAB Park
For the past few years, the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (DTES NH) has been intermittently providing nourishing meals to residents of CRAB Park, as well as Oppenheimer Park and several other spots throughout Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Due to budget cuts in the last fiscal year, DTES NH no longer has the funding for regular staffing […]