Using food to build community, cultivate change, and nourish people across Vancouver. We represent a network of 15 local food security orgs. Find us on Bluesky
Vancouver, BC
Joined November 2014
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Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Hundreds of students walked out of classes at the University of British Columbia on Friday afternoon to tell the university it needs to do more to address food insecurity. cbc.ca/1.6626012
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
I hope they are recording this because so far it's amazing
The clock is ticking and the momentum is building! @VanGreens, @ForwardVan22, @vote4team , @OneCityVan, @demsocsyvr have confirmed their attendance.
@npavote2022, @vote4abc, @copevancouver, @progress_van, @visionvancouver will you join the conversation? bit.ly/FoodJusticeTownHall
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Thank you so much for the invitation to listen, learn and celebrate the incredible stories & food justice work in #Vancouver! @DulcyAnderson and I are committed to fighting more equitable and sustainable food systems that prioritize reconciliation and resilience 🌾🌿🍀
#VanPoli
The clock is ticking and the momentum is building! @VanGreens, @ForwardVan22, @vote4team , @OneCityVan, @demsocsyvr have confirmed their attendance.
@npavote2022, @vote4abc, @copevancouver, @progress_van, @visionvancouver will you join the conversation? bit.ly/FoodJusticeTownHall
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Thank you for creating an informative and robust conversation @VanFoodNetworks 🥕@victoriajungvan and I were pleased to hear from presenters and to share our ongoing commitment to food equity and Universal Healthy School Food Programs. @Vote4ABC @C4HSchoolFood @vanfoodpolcnl
The clock is ticking and the momentum is building! @VanGreens, @ForwardVan22, @vote4team , @OneCityVan, @demsocsyvr have confirmed their attendance.
@npavote2022, @vote4abc, @copevancouver, @progress_van, @visionvancouver will you join the conversation? bit.ly/FoodJusticeTownHall
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
@youngagrarians is seeking a Special Projects Coordinator!
Location: BC
youngagrarians.org/were-hiri…
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
In partnership w/ Fresh Roots & the support of United Way BC, the Community Supported Agriculture program enables consistent, reliable, & dignified access to local food while ensuring farmers are fully paid for their work!
Sign up below by May 19:
cnh.wufoo.com/forms/q1koug6u…
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Food shortages are looming as grain and fuel prices soar. To achieve greater food security we must reduce our dependence on imports by growing more food locally. Our systems can make this a sustainable option in cities.
#foodsecurity #foodshortages #sustainability
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Food prices rising as the war in Ukraine and global droughts hit the supply chain. We need to increase food security through local resilience, growing more of what we eat closer to home without harming the environment.
economicsobservatory.com/how…
#FoodSecurity #foodprices #eatlocal
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
On March 28 at 7pm, City councilor Christine Boyle is hosting a panel discussion on How Local Government Can Protect the Cultural Spaces that Feed Us;.Join the discussion! Register here: onecityvancouver.ca/food_and…
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Food banks are a Band-Aid solution to a broken social safety net.
Our focus should be on ending the need for them, not promoting them, Graham Riches writes.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2021/01/2…
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Join us at our upcoming webinar "Food Insecurity and the Right to Food in BC" on November 26 at 2PM! Register here: ow.ly/8rdR50CpsIe The webinar features speakers: Graham Riches @SocialWork_UBC , Sarah Kim @VanFoodNetworks & Zahra Esmail @southvanNH
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Access to affordable and healthy food has become a crisis for many #bced students and their families. The pandemic has amplified the problem. Join our virtual panel to hear from experts about potential solutions. November 4 from 4:00–6:00 p.m. Register at us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../W…
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
#FoodInsecurity is a SERIOUS public health problem in Canada. 1.2 million children under 18 live in families struggling to afford food. That's more than 1 in 6. Read our latest report: bit.ly/2W6uoO6
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Find the list of endorsers and allies here: bit.ly/2Rzmh8Z @UFCW_1518 @bctf @WestCoast_LEAF @nwdlc @SingleMothersBC @check_your_head @sustainteens @sustainteensBNT @CCAPdtes @scyofbc @FirstCallBC @BESTmobility @BurnabyTeachers @DTESNHouse @VanFoodNetworks
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
ALT Register for the Protein Project virtual workshop on Sep 3 at www.usw.ca/unionprotein
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Less than a week to go until “The Right to Eat: Racism & Inequality in the Food System!" Hear from @PaulTaylorTO, Jolene Andrew & Christina Lee on the systems changes required to ensure just, sovereign, and reliable food access for all.
Register for free: bit.ly/33YeZTJ
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Groceries might be out there but how far? Can I get there without risking getting sick? Join us in the work to make food AND transit more accessible! Please share the survey with those who meet the criteria! surveymonkey.ca/r/gatfow #foodaccess #AllOnBoard #accessibility #transit
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
The pandemic didn't create the problem of food insecurity, but it did make it worse. It also exposed deep divisions in our society. Now is the time to ask ourselves: how can we come out of this crisis with a more just and food-secure society? Read more buff.ly/2CYF1KY
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
Despite widespread recognition that household #foodinsecurity is first and foremost an income problem, policy responses in Canada have focused on food provision, with an emphasis on strengthening the charitable food sector. Learn more in our fact sheet: ow.ly/3E5G50AwMyK
Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks 🍽️ retweeted
The Leap is launching the latest phase of The People’s Bailout: Food.
Join us for our latest webinar; From Scarcity to Sovereignty: Food in a Time of Pandemic.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/…/register/WN_-ht7ovj0SJKOuWBwn-P0qg
