Enjoy cooking in a group and taking delicious affordable meals home to your family. Community Kitchens run Wednesday and Friday with a different focus for each kitchen. There is a cost per person to help cover the cost of ingredients. Childminding is provided for $2/child. Registration is required.
Redistribution of fresh fruit and vegetables from the Food Recovery Project.
Tuesday to Friday when available.
At the Saanich and Victoria Centres. No charge.
The Capital City Allotment Association is a non profit organization managing the community gardens located at 641 Kent Road in Saanich BC. Our members are local citizens who enjoy gardening and growing fresh vegetables.
The Association's purpose is "To provide recreational gardening and facilities to members for a reasonable annual fee on a non-profit basis under the auspices and direction of the Municipality of Saanich."
Meals are M-F first come, first serve. Christmas meal Dec 25.
Bread and produce based on availability
A community farmers market committed to healthy & local living, relationship building, and environmental sustainability in Esquimalt, Victoria, BC.
A monthly dinner group for people with experience in sex work who are 2-spirit, trans, non-binary, and/or intersex.
Banfield Commons is a permaculture food forest in Banfield Park, located between the tennis courts and the parking lot. This under-utilized piece of parkland was transformed in 2006 to a garden filled with fruit trees/shrubs, perennial and self-sowing annual food plants, and medicinal and culinary herbs. The garden is open to the public for harvest.
Vic west food security collective maintains one community orchard – Evans Orchard – and two more at design stage – Hereward Park Community Orchard and Banfield Park Community Orchard. If you would like to help grow any of these gardens please contact vicwestgarden@yahoo.ca
This introduction to beekeeping offers participants theory and practical field experience.
Join Paula and embark on the journey of slow food and the world of home crafted, artisan cheeses. Using products readily available, Paula demystifies the idea that cheese making is difficult with comprehensive instruction. You will also be shown some unique and creative ideas for serving the cheeses you will be making in these Taste, Touch, Feel demonstration classes! Please bring a container.
About the Food Atlas
The Food Atlas is a comprehensive catalogue of food security resources across the entire Vancouver Island Health Authority service area.
