Other Great Resources

Nanaimo Community Gardens Maintains educational and therapeutic gardens, as well as common land for all those who wish to grow their own fresh, organic food.

Nanaimo Community Kitchens Cooking together to save time, money, and promote community.

Sharon Rempel - Grassroot Solutions Growing grassroots solutions for safe food and seee.

100 Mile Diet Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon's chronicle of eating only foods produced within 100 miles of thier Kitsilano apartment.

BC Association of Farmers' Markets Site includes a handy directory of Farmers' Markets in BC listed alphabetically by city. Links to information on each market, days and times of operation, and contact info.

BC Food Systems Network society working to eliminate hunger and create food security for all residents of British Columbia.

City Farmer Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture. Publishes Urban Agriculture Notes.

Community Food Security Coalition dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times.

Deconstructing Dinner.

Farm Folk, City Folk farm & city working together to cultivate a local, sustainable food system

Harewood Family of Community Schools John Barsby, Fairview, Georgia, and NDSS are open to the community for events and activities mainly before & after school, evenings, and weekends.

Seeds of Diversity A Canadian volunteer organization that conserves the biodiversity and traditional knowledge of food crops and garden plants

Small Scale Food Processor Association Linking Small-Scale Agricultural Entrepreneurs

Snuneymuxw First Nation Snuneymuxw Nation site with information on treaty negotiations, daycare, health care, and the Qwam Qwum Stalicut Community School.

Toronto Foodshare Working on food issues "from field to table" from the growing, processing and distribution of food to its purchasing, cooking and consumption.

Victory Gardens a clearinghouse to promote and fund worldwide solutions to the problems of food insecurity in our cities. site aims to share, harness and publicize efforts to win the war against hunger, poverty and urban malnutrition.

VIHA Food Security

What's in Season a guide to buying seasonally in BC by the Vancouver Food Policy Organization

Go Nanaimo Links to Nanaimo Information and Events.