Key Websites
Key Websites
BC Food Systems Network
www.fooddemocracy.org
Links people all over BC involved in community-level action related to food. It emphasizes the way in which food issues cross cultures, sectors, and age groups, sharing insights, initiatives, strategies and critical analysis of events in the food system and our own work.
FoodRoutes
www.foodroutes.org
The goal of this Web site is to provide timely information, resources and market opportunities for the food and farming community, community-based nonprofits, the food concerned public, policy makers and the media.
Farm Folk City Folk
www.ffcf.bc.ca/
Supports community-based sustainable food systems by engaging in public education with farm and city folks.
Vancouver Farmers Market
www.eatlocal.org
Information about local farmers markets, community food events and what is in season.
Get Local!
http://www.getlocalbc.org/en/
Learn why it is important to eat local food, where to find local food, and how to choose local food. Links to other local food initiatives across Canada and resources in various languages.
100 Mile Diet
http://100milediet.org/category/vancouver
The 100 Mile Diet encourages people to choose local foods to lower carbon emissions and connect with their community. Resources and recipes for local eating in Metro Vancouver.
Bits and Bytes
http://www.bitsandbytes.ca/
A living, ever-growing cornucopia of freely-accessible, community food security resources provided by the Building Community Food Security with Bits & Bytes Project. It is our intent to provide credible, practical, accessible information that will be of use to community activists, academics, policy makers, farmers and anyone interested in food security.
City Farmer
http://www.cityfarmer.org
City Farmer has an extensive directory of searchable resources on composting, gardening, community gardens and more. News and articles about urban agriculture in Vancouver and around the world at http://www.cityfarmer.info.
Deconstructing Dinner
http://www.cjly.net/deconstructingdinner/
Independent radio show about the social and environmental issues about what Canadians eat. The radio show is accompanied by a weekly newspaper column that can be found at http://thetyee.ca/Topic/Deconstructingdinner
Airing weekly on: CJSF 90.1 FM Thursdays 10-11am
Co-op Radio 102.7 FM Thursdays 12-1pm
Civil Eats
http://civileats.com
Civil Eats promotes critical thought about sustainable agriculture and food systems as part of building economically and socially just communities. In our efforts, we support the development of a dialog among local and national leaders about the American food system, and its effects abroad.
The Ram’s Horn
http://www.ramshorn.ca
A monthly newsletter with stories and analysis of what is happening in the food system, locally and globally.
Do you have links and resources you’d like us to share? Send them our way at info@sfulocalfood.ca