The RC FSI aims to increase individual, family, and community capacity to attain food security. We facilitate learning, leadership, and networking, around food sharing, organic growing, food sovereignty, and nutrition for local residents.
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- Founded:
- 2002
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Events
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- Community Kitchen - Indian Veg...
Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Sunday, November 15 at 11:00am - Film Night - The Real Dirt on ...
5288 Joyce St., Vancouver BC
Thursday, November 12 at 7:00pm - June Community Kitchen
Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Wednesday, June 17 at 5:00pm - Duke Street Child Care Garden ...
Duke Street Child Care Centre
Saturday, June 13 at 9:00am
Initiated in 1989, HungerCount is the only national survey of emergency food programs in Canada. The information the survey provides is invaluable, forming the basis of many Food Banks Canada activities throughout the year...
Position: Executive Director Organization: Growing Chefs: Chefs for Children's Urban Agriculture Location: Vancouver, British Columbia A Vancouver-based non-profit seeks a new Executive Director...
Type: eight-month practicum/internship; course feeOrganization: Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the UBC Farm Location: University of British Columbia, Vancouver BCEstablished in 2008, this part-time (600 hour), eight month practicum offers instruction and daily work experience in small-scale...
Project Coordinator, Downtown Peninsula Intercultural Gardens Project YMCA Connections, YMCA of Greater Vancouver Based in Vancouver Full-time Contract Position ending May, 2011Salary: $45,000 per year with benefitsSituation:The Downtown Peninsula Intercultural Community Gardens Project is a...
Click below to watch a ten-minute documentary about the Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program, featuring several of our program participants...
Canning workshop with delicious home-grown grapes.Canning!Home canning is both an art and a science. There is lots of potential for innovative flavour combinations and your own personal touch--but there's also potential for food spoilage and contamination...
Skewered silkworm pupae, a popular street snack in Beijing...
Renfrew Collingwood Food Security Institute
The Real Dirt on Farmer John by Taggart Siegel - The epic tale of a maverick Midwestern farmer. An outcast in his community, Farmer John bravely stands amidst a failing economy, vicious rumors, and violence. By melding the traditions of family farming with the power of art and free expression, this powerful story of t...ransformation and renewal heralds a resurrection of farming in America. The film is a haunting odyssey, capturing what it means to be different in rural America.
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The Renfrew Collingwood Garden Club/Workshop Series meets every second Thursday of the month from 7-8:45. It’s a place for gardeners to meet other gardeners--for workshops, film nights, talking circles, healthy snacks, and building community through food-growing. You are welcome to bring a potluck snack and a friend; we bring the tea and coffee. Read More
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The Renfrew Collingwood Garden Club/Workshop Series meets every second Thursday of the month from 7-8:45. It’s a place for gardeners to meet other gardeners--for workshops, film nights, talking circles, healthy snacks, and building community through food-growing. You are welcome to bring a potluck snack and a friend; we bring the tea and coffee. Read More
Time:7:00PM Thursday, November 12th
Location:5288 Joyce St., Vancouver BC
Click below to watch a ten-minute documentary about the Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program, featuring several of our program participants...
Time:11:00AM Sunday, November 15th
Location:Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Source: rcfsi.blogspot.com
Click below to watch a ten-minute documentary about the Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program, featuring several of our program participants. We had an amazing time this year, and hope to host the program ...
Renfrew Collingwood Food Security Institute We'll be breaking ground at the new child care centre children's food garden. Get ready to pull up weeds, turn earth, and get the pumpkins in the ground!
Supporting Organic Growing and Local Food in Early Childhood Education
Time:9:00AM Saturday, June 13th
Location:Duke Street Child Care Centre
