The Oak Street Farmers' Market at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver is the newest thing to hit the organic food scene in Vancouver.  This brand new market boasts an awe-inspiring list of the best organic food vendors in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland.  “We're excited to be building on Vancouver's vibrant local food system with the first official farmers' market in South Vancouver,” said Grant Watson, Chair of the market’s…

I am wondering if anyone knows anything about a PIG ROAST ...I am wanting to have one for our annual dinner for our volunteers (100-120) and need any info regarding how, where, who???

Any ideas or info would be appreciated!

Stacy Bestard

sbestard@shaw.ca

Bannock and Stew Fundraising Dinner: Eat for Food Justice!  



When:  Saturday May 7th, 6-9pm 

Where: 672 East Broadway  - The Organizing Centre for Social and Economic Justice 



Have a delicious dinner and support the work of the Mount Pleasant Food Justice Project!  With starvation level welfare rates and minimum wage, many people in our community can't afford healthy food.  The Mount Pleasant Food…

(re. election results)

"Its like winning the bingo on the Titanic."

via thetyee.ca

The reality is that a bold new energy and climate change policy would inevitably result in dislocations in certain industries and upset long-established ways of life in many regions; in addition, it would lead to higher prices for basic commodities such as gas, home heating oil, and food.

In societies where there are strong social safety nets -- universal healthcare, universal preschool, strong support for new parents, significant investments in public transportation, and sustained…

http://www.grassrootsonline.org/sites/grassrootsonline.org/files/REV-food_sovereignty_booklet-small.pdf

Bannock and Stew Fundraising Dinner: Eat for Food Justice!  



When:  Saturday May 7th, 6-9pm 

Where: 672 East Broadway  - The Organizing Centre for Social and Economic Justice 



Have a delicious dinner and support the work of the Mount Pleasant Food Justice Project!  With starvation level welfare rates and minimum wage, many people in our community can't afford healthy food.  The Mount Pleasant Food…

April 11, 2011

It looks like spring…

Everyone is invited to attend an Open House held at Heritage Hall (3102 Main St) on Tues April 12, 2011 from 4pm-9pm on a proposal to change height restrictions in Mt Pleasant that would allow skyscrapers to come to Main & Broadway.

For a list of links to various media coverage (and info on where you can give your feedback) please visit…

My honeysuckle and berries have survived. I guess this is good news of sorts.

I've been all over the place this past year, but not so much in the garden. As a matter of fact, the (un)garden has been converted to a gravel patch by my building manager...what was wrong with grass? It was messy.

I've taken it as a message from the universe: it's time to get wise. ;)

There is another patch of land I have set my sights on. Enclosed in concrete and metal fence it waits for the…

Hello VV community.

This is my first blog on VV and i'm new to blogging and still on the fence about social media.  Anyway that's just to say that i'm a bit nervous about this.  It's taken a lot, a huge thing, in fact, to push me over the hump of jitters.

And that Big Thing is a Huge Celebration that I thought you folks would be able to really appreciate and share in the celebration.  In today's, Mon. Mar. 28, Globe and Mail there was an article featuring the…

The town of Sedgwick, Maine, population 1,012 (according to the 2000 census), has become the first town in the United States to pass a Food Sovereignty ordinance.  In doing so, the town declared their right to produce and sell local foods of their choosing, without the oversight of State or federal regulation.  

Dear All;

I’m hailing from Kerala (India) and holder of an Indian Passport.  Recently upon an invitation made by a WWOOF host in Canada (Ontario); I was tried a visitor visa application with Canadian High Commission in India (New Delhi) and unfortunately due to some unforeseen minor issues; the consular authorities did refused my visa application and the outcome that the WWOOFner program had completely collapsed!!

In view of the above incident, I am again…

By Eric Doherty, March 21, 2011

It seems that “Gateway” is a popular name for unpopular freeway projects. Like in the Lower Mainland of B.C., the provincial government in New Brunswick had been trying to push through an expensive freeway expansion scheme called Gateway over the objections of local residents.

The similarities between the two Gateway schemes is uncanny. There was even a bog that was threatened by…