Farmers Market Donation Stations Supports our Community Fridge

A huge thank you to our new community partner, Vancouver Community Fridges project. They provided volunteers for the Riley Park Farmers Market Donation Station March 5, and the produce from the vendors was placed in the fridge that is in front of LMNH.

Shoppers donated $309.80 at the market so for the LMNH fiscal year (April 1, 2021-March 31, 2022) shoppers cash contributions is $2,469.50!

Shoppers funds donated support our capacity to buy fresh produce to add to the items we receive from the food bank. In addition to the fridge that is community access, each week our Food Distribution program serves on average 69 households and over 200 people.

With such gratitude. I hope that all volunteers had fun and look forward to next month. The donation station is at the Riley Park Farmers Market the 1st Saturday of each month. Thank you to our long-term partner, Vancouver Farmers Market, the market vendors and shoppers. To volunteer at the donation station and to learn more, email Joanne.

City Beets Support our Food Hub

The LMNH Food Hub is so excited to announce our new partnership with City Beet Farm and their plans to grow fresh, local vegetables for our Food Distribution Program. 

The LMNH Food Distribution Program operates on a weekly basis and aims to provide healthy, culturally appropriate fresh produce and non-perishable food items at no cost. The need for fresh produce is high in our community. On average each week at our program we serve: 69 unique households, 202 unique individuals, 51 unique children, and 43 unique seniors. We also currently have 31 people on our waitlist and expect this number to continue to increase. 

We have launched a fundraiser with City Beet Farm and our goal is to raise $6000 dollars so that they can provide us with 80 produce items (example: 80 bunches of carrots, 80 heads of lettuce, etc.) each week for the duration of the growing season. Every dollar donated will be used to grow this fresh produce which will be distributed directly to our program participants. 

At LMNH, we believe that everybody deserves to have access to fresh, local, nutritious, and culturally appropriate produce. You can help! Visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-city-beet-farm-support-lmnh-food-hub

Building Collective Food Resilience

Our infographic and toolkit for building collective food resilience are now available. The toolkit was designed to support community-based organizations in this work and offer practical examples, resources and tips for implementation. It will be updated as we continue to work through the strategies and receive feedback. Download our Infographic, toolkit and feedback survey at the links below and join us to reflect on our food security journey.

Support Our Food Hub with Giving Tuesday

Our Food Hub is Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Society’s response to our community’s emergency food needs. Weekly, we feed 71 families serving 205 people & have 52 families on our waitlist. We provide healthy, locally grown and sourced produce and other foods in a dignified manner. We need your support to help us meet people where they are at and to create equitable and just food access. In Our Food Hub, we are growing our food and feeding our community.

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This Week in the Garden

Part of closing down for winter is doing maintenance on our garden tools. Art Bomke showed us how to first clean all the hand and long tools and then sharpen those with cutting edges, and finally oil both the blades and the handles to keep them in good condition for many years to come.
We also gathered around Monique's Garden bed to unveil the plaque now affixed to the side of the wooden container. She will be missed.
Angela
November 13