Identifying Community Food Assets and Needs in the Mount Pleasant Food Network
We are pleased to highlight the work of the Mount Pleasant Food Network (MPFN), currently coordinated by Food Stash Foundation and previously by Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House. Over the years, both host agencies have helped to bring together a variety of neighbourhood food organizations to build a strong foundation of community connections to help address […]
Food For All: Seniors’ Food Security in Vancouver’s Westside
Rates of food insecurity are increasing across Canada, creating a significant public health issue — even in areas with higher affluence. This is an equally pervasive yet under-discussed issue for older adults in Vancouver’s Westside neighbourhood. In their report Food for All: Seniors’ Food Security in Vancouver’s Westside Community Dialogue, Ksenia Stepkina, Community Development Coordinator […]
Member Highlight: Vancouver Urban Food Forest Foundation, Hastings Sunrise Community Food Network
by Dee Dee Nelson – VUFF Volunteer Coordinator What is the Vancouver Urban Food Forest Foundation? Vancouver Urban Food Forest Foundation, (VUFFF), is an inclusive, intergenerational, cross-cultural knowledge-sharing community and member of the Hastings Sunrise Community Food Network. Our physical sites are an Indigenous Food Forest, Chén̓chenstway Healing Garden, in Oxford Park and a Fieldhouse […]