Virtual Community Kitchen

“Canoe Creek Community Kitchen is a learning and sharing space, where like-minded folks come together to cook, preserve, and create using food as our medium.” They are now offering virtual cooking sessions.

For more information, visit their website.

“Now is the time for various seasonal fruits… Cherries and Raspberries are in full swing and apricots and plums are coming up. I am eating my fill and putting aside some beautiful ripe fruit by freezing it on sheet pans and storing in freezer bags. This works well for fruits that you get in small batches at various times.
I am currently freezing raspberries, Saskatoon berries and black currants as I pick then now. You can also preserve fruit in juice or syrup by processing in a boiling water bath to create shelf stable products you can enjoy in the winter.

Here are the handouts on basic processes. Happy canning to you!”
 
- Alice Mac and Tally Wade
Canoe Creek Community Kitchen

A Good READ!

Read this article to learn how stressors during the pandemic, including food security, threaten children’s long-term well-being.

But we can act to protect them.

Have questions? Email info@rileyparkgarden.org. Visit our youtube channel, Facebook and Instagram pages for more info on how we are addressing food security in our community.

Asking for Recipes

As part of our Harvest Matchmaking Program, we are asking for recipes to share with our community and participants of the program.  

Depending on the contents of the food bags each week, we will ask for recipes containing a certain vegetable.  

This week, we are asking for lettuce recipes! Be creative! 

Comment below, message us, or email gardenguides@rileyparkgarden.org

Have questions? Email info@rileyparkgarden.org. Visit our youtube channel, Facebook and Instagram pages for more updates.

Early Years - Playtime in the Park

@lmnhsearlyyears, Geraldine Franquet hosts Playtime in the Park every Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

This week, @beespeaker (Lori Weidenhammer) joined to teach all about pollinators at @rileyparkcommunitygarden.

Contact geraldine_franquet@lmnhs.bc.ca for more information and to register.

Repost from @lmnhsearlyyears.

Have questions? Email info@rileyparkgarden.org. Visit our youtube channel, Facebook and Instagram pages for more updates.

This week in the Garden

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN:

We harvested more wonderful Red Chieftain potatoes (about 5kg or 20 potatoes), and nearly finished the peas and snap peas.

Berries, including blueberries, coming soon!

We are going to turn the compost and water it every couple of days - everyone will get a turn!

Have questions? Email info@rileyparkgarden.org. Visit our youtube channel, Facebook and Instagram pages for more updates.