Our first pocket market in August was a resounding success. Several seniors arrived early, patiently awaiting the fresh fruit and veggie market opening. Meanwhile we […] Read More
Author: Spring Gillard
Well, I’m at it again. Another compost workshop. This time in an undisclosed carport somewhere in Dunbar. The secret location will only be given upon […] Read More
Many years ago now, I met Ruth Mellor when she came to the compost garden where I used to work. I paid her a visit […] Read More
CBC Almanac Interview Tuesday, August 25, 12:30pm PDT We (the Westside Food Security Collaborative) did our first pocket market on Friday at the South Granville […] Read More
I have been working with the Rivershed Society of BC (RSBC) for nearly three years now. The group looks at sustainability through the lens of […] Read More
The Vancouver Courier, one of our community papers wrote a piece on our “pocket” markets this week. We, the Westside Food Security Collaborative are doing […] Read More
I’m sure many of you are waking up each morning, rushing to your computers to check to see if I’ve put up my August event […] Read More
David and I had just wrapped up the previous podcast with Cam, our backyard farmer when we came across this old-fashioned looking corner market. It’s […] Read More
We were speechless. We were the Westside Food Security Collaborative (WFSC), a group of service providers, groups and citizens concerned about food issues in our […] Read More
I do tours. Tours on things that are green and sustainable. I started the Green Scenes program with partner Simon Fraser University Centre for Sustainable […] Read More