All are invited to join the Vancouver Food Justice Coalition in a series of conversations with public health scholar, community organizer, and author Mariana Chilton regarding the root systemic causes and solutions in addressing food insecurity and poverty. She will be joined by Leona Brown on November 20 and Elder Marr Dorvault on November 22, […] The post Author series: Mariana Chilton discusses her new book on the social determinants of hunger appeared first on Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks ..read more

For the past few years, the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (DTES NH) has been intermittently providing nourishing meals to residents of CRAB Park, as well as Oppenheimer Park and several other spots throughout Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Due to budget cuts in the last fiscal year, DTES NH no longer has the funding for regular staffing […] The post Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House resumes free meal program for residents of CRAB Park appeared first on Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks ..read more

After a five-year hiatus, we are thrilled to see the Sustenance Festival back, featuring 23 city-wide local food-inspired events and celebrations throughout Vancouver. Sponsored by the Vancouver Parks Board, this Festival is just a small taste of the richness of Vancouver’s community-based food programming. Since 2009, the city-wide Sustenance Festival has provided a unique platform […] The post Sustenance Festival: A Celebration of Food, Land, and Culture returns Oct 16–Nov 20 appeared first on Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks ..read more

We are pleased to highlight the work of the Mount Pleasant Food Network (MPFN), currently coordinated by Food Stash Foundation and previously by Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House. Over the years, both host agencies have helped to bring together a variety of neighbourhood food organizations to build a strong foundation of community connections to help address […] The post Identifying Community Food Assets and Needs in the Mount Pleasant Food Network appeared first on Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks ..read more

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Rates of food insecurity are increasing across Canada, creating a significant public health issue — even in areas with higher affluence. This is an equally pervasive yet under-discussed issue for older adults in Vancouver’s Westside neighbourhood. In their report Food for All: Seniors’ Food Security in Vancouver’s Westside Community Dialogue, Ksenia Stepkina, Community Development Coordinator […] The post Food For All: Seniors’ Food Security in Vancouver’s Westside appeared first on Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks ..read more

Vancouver’s CBC Plaza was filled with cries of “Status for all” and “Stop deportation and regularization” on Sunday afternoon, March 17, as over one hundred people attended the Migrant Spring rally hosted by the Migrant Rights Network. Rallies took place across Canada on March 16 and 17 as part of a wider movement to call […] The post Hundreds organize in Vancouver to demand justice for migrant workers appeared first on Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks ..read more

Art is a vital means of driving social change – the sharing of ideas through creative expression, deepening our emotional relations to the subject, as a form of protest, rousing dialogue and providing meaningful opportunities for community engagement on issues of concern. Art has a way of communicating ideas beyond the traditional written reporting and […] The post The Art of Food: An Emily Carr College – VNFN Collaboration appeared first on Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks ..read more

Food justice advocates and City of Vancouver politicians filled the large City Hall room for a Vancouver Food System Dialogue on February 9 in the spirit of sharing, listening and learning.  We are pleased to present the audio recordings from this event below Link to the Dialogue slide deck for a summary of policy recommendations. Eleven lived […] The post VANCOUVER FOOD JUSTICE CITY DIALOGUE: EVENT RECAP AND SPEAKER RECORDINGS appeared first on Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks ..read more

The Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks are thrilled to share our 2023 Year-End Collective Impact Report. Neighbourhood-based food networks are a unique model for building a connected, resilient, more equitable and just food system in Vancouver all the while strengthening local food cultures and improving the lives of many members of our community. We are now 15 […] The post VNFN 2023 Year-End Report appeared first on Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks ..read more