Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS)
Growing natural food in urban spaces. Supporting healthy pregnancies & infants with fresh natural food.
Promoting self-sufficiency and fostering a deeper connection to the natural environment in urban spaces. Suppoorting the selection of fresh healthy food during pregnancy and lactation.
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Healthier food in healthier spaces
Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) is a non-profit society based on south Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
- In tough economic times it’s more important than ever to grow even a small amount of food for good nutrition, zero carbon footprint, and economic resilience.
- Individuals, neighbourhoods, non-profits and food-growing specialists are invited to connect with us. Collaboration is key.
- By facilitating urban food-growing, we empower individuals and communities to take control of their food sources.
- By enabling the healthiest possible food for our household and our neighbours, we are supporting a healthy population of people who live, think and feel better.
- By supporting pregnant and breastfeeding moms with the best possible healthy fresh food, we are part of growing the next healthy generation of children and youth.
Facilitating urban food-growing
Developing & maintaining your own urban growing-spaces for vegetables, herbs and fruit; guidance on plants and planting, in-ground and pots, soil and garden management, irrigation & water conservation, harvesting and storage.
Improvement of regional soils
Good soil allows for better food-growing in pots, yards, community and region. We advocate for soil improvement in all regions of BC and non-use of pesticides or herbicides.
Municipal infrastructure
Help municipalities align bylaw and development permit parameters with urban food-growing capacity.
Nutrition for moms: pregnant & breastfeeding
Facilitating the supply and delivering of best-possible fresh foods for pregnant and lactating women, and their babies.
Emergency preparedness
Advocate for food fresh/frozen food supply in local neighbourhoods for use in emergency response (e.g. earthquake or other major supply chain interruptions).
Community resource
Develop a comprehensive archive of information on healthy food, growing food in urban areas, and preparation of fresh natural foods.
Get involved
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A growing organization:
- Launch UFRIS (2024).
- Design & launch the first community garden in Langford (2025).
- Network in the urban development, food-growing, perinatal, and emergency preparedness communities (2026 and beyond).
Board of Directors:
- Board of directors: Mary P Brooke; two director spots are open in 2026 (please inquire)
- Annual General Meeting in November each year.
- Executive Lead is Mary P Brooke, B.Sc, Cert PR
Volunteers & members welcome
- Help out at a community garden (grow, build, repair).
- Deliver food to local food bank organizations.
- Offer a workshop, host an event or tour.
- Email to: info@urbanfoodresilience.ca or text/tel 250-588-7091
“Enabling households and communities to grow and have access to locally-grown natural nutritious food.”
Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Cert PR
Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS)
ABOUT PAGE: Last updated August 25, 2026
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