*West End Food Festival

The West End Food Festival is brought to you by Gordon Neighbourhood House and the West End Neighbourhood Food Network. Village is co-sponsoring the Community Potluck and the Panel Discussion on Food Insecurity.

Our focus is creating stronger neighbourhood connections through creative options for healthy and sustainable food. With creative playtime for the kids, a chance to sample food from an array of West-end chefs, a tour of community gardens, Food Jeopardy, cookbook swaps, live music and so much more, the West End Food Festival will have something for everyone! And if discussing and taking action on food security in the West End interests you, you’ll want to catch our Panel Discussion featuring a variety of community activists on the frontlines of right to food issues!   

This is a chance for us to get connected with each other, and some exceptional resources on the West End. So look out for our upcoming events schedule, and come on out to meet your neighbours and discover some of the West End’s hidden gems!

Schedule of Events:

Fri Oct 4

11am–2pm Dollar Day: A fabulous yard sale and BBQ brought to you by The Attic Thrift Store – everything priced at $1.00. Enjoy live music and barbecued food while you browse the bargains.

Location: mini park in front of Gordon NH
*Volunteers provided by Spectra Energy

10am–noon Creative Playtime Seedling Garden: parents, grand parents and caregivers can bring your children (under 5) to learn how to grow tasty herbs from seeds! Supplies will be provided.

Cost: $2 per child.

5– 7pm West End Food Festival Launch Party: Join us for an evening of fun, food, music and community! Face painting, the Strathcona 1890 Truck Farm, free food samples from West End restaurants and shops, and more...

Cost: Free
Location: mini park in front of Gordon NH

Sat Oct 5

11am–2pm Youth Community Kitchen: under the supervision of GNH chef Andrew Christie, West End students will test their culinary abilities by cooking up a nutritious and delicious meal. To register e-mail andrew@gordonhouse.org.

Free.

3–5pm Community Garden Walking Tour: Garden Coordinator Dalyce Epp will lead a tour of local community gardens. Please dress for the weather and a walk of approximately one kilometre. Meet at Gordon NH.

Free.

5–7pm Tin Pan Chef Competition: watch as two local “chefs” compete to create a nutritious, tasty and balanced meal from the contents of a Food Bank Black Box.

Free.

5–7pm Food Jeopardy: the topic today is Food, Food, and more Food! Test your food knowledge while having fun playing this popular game.

Free.

Sun Oct 6

4–6:30pm Community Potluck: Bring your favourite potluck dish, enough to feed about five or six people, and enjoy sampling others’ culinary creations at the mini park in front of Gordon Neighbourhood House. Please bring your own dishes and cutlery.

Free.

Village Vancouver is co-sponsoring the potluck.

4–6:30pm Cookbook Swap: Do you have any old or extra cookbooks you want to share? Bring them to GNH and swap for others’ books. Here’s your chance to learn new dishes!

Free.

Mon Oct 7

6:30–8:00pm Panel Discussion on Food Insecurity: Join us for an evening of thought-provoking discussion on issues of food insecurity. Panel participants represent a wide spectrum of people, from activists to food providers.

*Register at http://accesstofoodpanel.eventbrite.ca/

Free.

Village Vancouver is co-sponsoring the Panel Discussion.