Tag Archives: Richmond Poverty Response Committee

Growing Food 101: Preserving and the 10-Mile Diet

This week’s Growing Food 101 workshop is on “Preserving the Harvest” and “10-Mile Diet Feast”.

Saturday, August 1,
Terra Nova Rural Park, 2631 Westminster Hwy, Richmond

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…

Growing Food 101: Extend the Growing Season

Gardening season isn’t over! There’s still plenty you can plant now to ensure your garden produces year-round.

The Richmond Poverty Response Committee is offering information on how to extend the growing season (a.k.a. winter gardening). Learn how to select varieties of vegetables that will withstand the colder, wetter weather, and time their planting so they produce through the fall and winter.

Simple season extension techniques such as raised beds, row cover, cloches, and cold frames will be discussed and demonstrated. And, participants will go home with a few winter vegetable seedlings for their own gardens.

Saturday, July 25th
9am – 12 pm
Barn, Terra Nova Rural Park, 2631 Westminster Hwy
Cost: $30

For more information or to register for any of these classes, please contact Arzeena Hamir at foodsecurity@richmondprc.org or call (778) 297-2202

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Growing Food 101: Garlic and Herbs

This week’s Growing Food 101 workshop is on “Harvesting Garlic” and “Harvesting and Drying Herbs”.

Saturday, July 11
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…

Growing Food 101: Chickens and Coops

This week’s Growing Food 101 workshop is on “Chickens” and “Chicken Coops”.

Saturday, July 4
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…

Growing Food 101: Natural Pest Control

This week’s Growing Food 101 workshop is on “Natural Pest Control”.

Saturday, June 27
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…

Growing Food 101: Farm Equipment and Tractors

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…

Growing Food 101: Weeds and Water

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…

Growing Food 101: Brassicas & Cuburbits

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!

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Growing Food 101 Workshops

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.