The City of Vancouver is developing a food strategy and we want your help. The Vancouver Food Strategy will focus on creating a healthy, sustainable food system that benefits people, the local economy, our environment and development of our city. Come to a Food Strategy event in your community or invite us to your event. Email your ideas and feedback on food system priorities at foodpolicy[at]vancouver.ca

Growing food, growing friendships: Connecting community garden coordinators

On January 19th, the Food Policy team connected with community garden coordinators from around the city. This was the first time that these amazing individuals had come together as a group, and the coordinators shared information with us and each other about the types of partnerships they’ve been forming, the types of education opportunities they provide, and their experiences both growing food and building communities. We spent the majority of the evening brainstorming about the future of community gardens, which gave us lots to consider as we continue developing a Food Strategy that will support a healthy, sustainable and inclusive food system.

Posted on January 25th, 2012