Community Kitchens – it’s about building community!
Take a look at this article about community kitchens from a recent issue of Urban Farm Magazine. The article includes a great writeup about Fresh Choice Kitchens and includes photos from our Community Kitchen Leadership Workshops!
Our first community kitchen roundtable for this year was held on Jan 12. Click here to view the notes from this Roundtable.
To see notes from our previous roundtables, visit: http://communitykitchens.wordpress.com/category/around-the-table-notes-from-our-community-kitchen-roundtables/
Our next roundtable will be Thurs, June 14, 2012 . Partcipate by coming in to our Vancouver office or attend via teleconference!
Aboriginal Wellness Workshop Series
The Aboriginal Patient’s Lodge (Lu’ma Native Housing), in partnership with Capilano University, is offering a new Aborginal Wellness Workshop series, called “Well On Your Way”. Workshops will be held at the Lodge, in the Amenities Room, every Thursday from 11am to 1pm and will include a chance to each lunch together and learn something new about getting and staying healthy in our bodies and minds! Everyone is welcome, including children, and busfare is available on request. The series runs from now until the end of June 2012.
To see a poster with the workshops scheduled for February, please visit: http://communitykitchens.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/february-poster.pdf
Volunteer Kimchi Instructor Needed for Vancouver
The Trout Lake Food Security Network is looking for someone to facilitate a workshop on making kimchi. The class will be held on Feb 29th from 6pm – 9pm
For more information: Contact Aja at tlccfoodsecurity@gmail.com
Vancouver Diversity Health Fair 2012
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012
Time: 10 AM – 3 PM
Location: Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Dr., Vancouver
*FREE ADMISSION*
The Eighth Annual Vancouver Diversity Health Fair is fast approaching! This fair’s theme is “Cancer Prevention and Early Detection”, and includes
- Cooking Demonstrations
- Healthy Kids Activity Zone
- Interactive Hall with Multicultural performances
- Free health screenings
- Exhibitors hall with over 50 health-related exhibitors.
For media inquiries, please contact Kristi Ferguson, Media and Promotions Coordinator, at 778.298.4255 or kristi@doubleyoubiz.com.
