Job Opportunities
Interested in working in food security? Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks are currently hiring. Permanent full-time positions: Food Security Coordinator, Strathcona Community Centre – deadline May 15, 2019 Part-time contracts: Indigenous Youth Cook, Britannia Community Centre – applications accepted until position filled Neighbourhood Network Developer (Community Food Liaison), Collingwood Neighbourhood House – deadline June 7, 2019 […]
Urban Farming Poh-Pohs: Chinese seniors garden project develops space for elders’ food security
Last spring and summer, a group of poh-pohs (Cantonese for “grandmothers “or “elderly women”) gathered every Saturday to grow fresh vegetables in raised beds and pots on the edge of the parking lot at East Hastings Street and Jackson Avenue. Led by local organizer Doris Chow with support from the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House and […]
Spring Gardening Workshops & Events
The ground is thawing and soon it’ll be time to start working the soil again. Whether you’re a long-time gardener or brand new to growing your own food, the Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks have got you covered this spring. Join an upcoming workshop to learn skills on early spring planting, growing Japanese vegetables, making the […]
