In preparation for the upcoming Harvest Fair and Moon Festival, we'll be putting together food-related crafts to sell as a fundraiser. Help us promote deliciousness while also raising awareness about the politics of sugar. Bring old (clean) glass jars if you can spare them.
Tuesday September 29
4:30-6:30
Collingwood Neighbourhood House (5288 Joyce St., Vancouver)
For those of you who have expressed interest in volunteering at the Food Security Institute, this will be a good opportunity to meet other volunteers, ask questions, and find out about our many initiatives. I hope you'll be able to join us.
RSVP by email or by phone at 604.435.0323.
How to Boil a Frog
How to Boil a Frog is an eco-comedy (documentary feature film) that mixes rapid-fire humour with hard-hitting facts to show the consequences of “overshoot” – too many people using up too little planet – and what it means for our future. With its upfront Everyman approach, world-class experts, and iconoclastic humor, How to Boil a Frog gives us the scoop on the imminent end of the world as we know it and 5 surprising ways that regular people like can save civilization, while making our own lives better now.
Film: How to Boil a Frog
Date: Wednesday, Sept 23
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Langara College, Theatre A130
Food Justice Forum (part of SUSTENANCE)
Why is organic, sustainably produced food unaffordable for many people? Can we pay the real cost of food, while also providing quality food at an affordable price? Is there a need for low-cost food options, including fast food, in our community? Join the panel of speakers for a discussion of these questions and more.
Joyce Rock, Director, Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House and food access advocate
Chris Bodnar, Glen Valley Organic farmer and food sustainability activist
Barbara Joughin, Co-author of the Vancouver Food Charter
Moderated by Sandra Thomas from the Vancouver Courier
Date: Thursday October 8
Time: 7 - 9pm
Location: Britannia Community Centre, Learning Resource Centre
This is a free event
Fork in the Road: Cultivating Food and Community in Local Neighbourhoods
This is a 1 1/2 day gathering organized by Village Vancouver members. They use fun games and exercises to explore "What would happen if we made a conscious effort to create neighbour based food growing/sharing networks in our neighbourhoods and communities?" Fork participants have also been known to get together for potlucks where they share nourishing food, information and resources.
Date: Friday Nov. 13th and Saturday Nov. 14th
Location: Langara College
For times and information contact: Leslie Kemp.
PS--here is an online video on food policy in the USA. GMO labelling, organics etc. It's about 40 minutes long. Enjoy!
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