Local Delicious

Hmmm, sounds like a difficult challenge — eat delicious, fresh blueberries straight from a local farmer and benefit your favourite charity at the very same time.

Twin Berry Farms’ Goodberry Program donates up to $2.00 per 5 lb. flat purchased to Twin Berry’s charity of choice, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, or your favourite charity.

Here’s how it works: you sign up your company, promote the Goodberry Program, interested parties place their order, and the blueberries are delivered straight to your office farm-direct. It takes out the middleman and the turnaround time meaning you support a local farmer and a charity, while getting fresh, fresh berries at their prime.

That sounds like a recipe for success to me.

This week’s Growing Food 101 workshop is “Farm Equipment 101″ and “Tractor 101″.

Saturday, June 20
Terra Nova Rural Park, 2631 Westminster Hwy, Richmond)

This session, offered by Richmond Poverty Response Committee, is taught by professional gardeners and includes both classroom and hands-on time. Beginners and intermediate gardeners alike will take away new skills.

Bursaries are available for low-income families. Contact Arzeema Hamir at foodsecurity@richmondprc.org for more information or to apply.

Ready to sign up? Choose your sessions and mail the registration and information page with a cheque to Richmond Food Bank (100-5800 Cedarbridge Way, Richmond).

Are you planning to attend? Let us know how it goes — leave a comment…

This week’s Growing Food 101 workshop is “Weeds + The Art of Hoeing” and “Working with Water”.

Taking place this Saturday, June 13 at Terra Nova Rural Park (2631 Westminster Hwy, Richmond), the session, offered by Richmond Poverty Response Committee, is taught by professional gardeners and includes both classroom and hands-on time. Beginners and intermediate gardeners alike will take away new skills.

Bursaries are available for low-income families. Contact Arzeema Hamir at foodsecurity@richmondprc.org for more information or to apply.

Ready to sign up? Choose your sessions and mail the registration and information page with a cheque to Richmond Food Bank (100-5800 Cedarbridge Way, Richmond).

Are you planning to attend? Let us know how it goes — leave a comment…

This week’s workshop from the Growing Food 101 series is all about “Brassicas” (a.k.a. cabbages) and “Cuburbits” (a.k.a. cucumbers, pumpkin, squash, and melons).

Taking place this Saturday, June 6 at Terra Nova Rural Park (2631 Westminster Hwy, Richmond), the session offered by Richmond Poverty Response Committee is taught by professional gardeners, and includes both classroom and hands-on time. Beginners and intermediate gardeners alike will take away new skills.

Bursaries are available for low-income families. Contact Arzeema Hamir at foodsecurity@richmondprc.org for more information or to apply.

Ready to sign up? Choose your sessions and mail your completed registration form with a cheque to Richmond Food Bank, 100-5800 Cedarbridge Way, Richmond, BC.

Then, get out there and grow some stuff!

Are you planning to attend? Let us know how it goes — leave a comment…

Ever wanted to learn how to grow organic food from expert gardeners? The Richmond Poverty Response Committee is offering Growing Food 101, a 12-week “learn to garden” intensive workshop series this spring/summer. The program is appropriate for beginners and intermediate gardeners alike.

Running May 16 through August 1, the program is already in progress, but don’t let that stop you! Take a look at the schedule and choose the days that you find the most interesting or sign up for the rest of the sessions.

The Richmond Poverty Response Committee is a coalition of Richmond residents and agencies working to reduce poverty and it’s impact through research, projects, and public education. Food Security is one of the issues on the table, so to speak, and the organization is offering Grow Food 101 as a way to promote an understanding of food’s environmental and social impact.

Full day programs are offered each Saturday at Terra Nova Rural Park (2631 Westminster Hwy, Richmond) and include both classroom and hands-on time. Grow Food 101 is broken into 24 sessions (2 per day; mornings from 9am to noon and afternoons from 1pm to 4pm) and are available for only $65 per day or $595 for the entire series.

Bursaries are available for low-income families. Contact Arzeema Hamir at foodsecurity@richmondprc.org for more information or to apply.

Ready to sign up? Choose your sessions and mail your completed registration form with a cheque to Richmond Food Bank, 100-5800 Cedarbridge Way, Richmond, BC.