Author: urbanfoodstuff
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Summer gardens are watered and growing
Monday June 16, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead – Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society Gardens are growing fast and well at Porcher Park Community Garden in central Langford! Growing boxes are in action by 31 local households as well as three community growing boxes. Everyone cooperates to keep an eye…
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Garden plots fully underway at Porcher Park Community Garden
Thursday June 5, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, UFRIS Gardens are growing strong at Porcher Park Community Garden this week. There are 33 growing plots in raised garden beds, with crops well under way. Thirty-one of the growing plots are for individual household resilience and two are growing veggies for…
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Langford OCP includes food security goals that align with UFRIS recommendations
Wednesday May 21, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, UFRIS On Tuesday evening May 20, City of Langford council heard a fullsome presentation of their new draft Official Community Plan (OCP) which includes Part 13 – Food Systems and Security. Naturally, the Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) supports all steps…
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We’re seeking donations of gardening tools & equipment
Saturday May 17, 2025 by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, UFRIS Porcher Park Community Garden at 822 Wren Place in central Langford has food-growing plots for household resilience and food donation to community. Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) operates the garden on behalf of the City of Langford. The City of Langford has paid…
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Food-growers connect at Porcher Park Community Garden
Sunday May 11, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, UFRIS It was a rainy setup on Saturday morning May 10 for our UFRIS meet-and-greet at Porcher Park Community Garden. But the sun came out and so did Langford food-growing enthusiasts! Thank you to our volunteer setup crew and everyone who visited.…
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Community event at Porcher Park on May 10, 2025
Friday May 2, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC [Updated May 5, 2025] The opening season of the first year at Porcher Park Community Garden starts with an event on Saturday May 10. This first community garden in Langford is for people who grow food! It will support households and provide donated food to the broader community…
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Get ready to grow at Porcher Park!
Monday April 14, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC The City of Langford’s community garden at Porcher Park will be up and running for growing veggies and fruits in this year’s growing season. The Operator of the garden is the Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS). Porcher Park is on Wren Place in downtown Langford. The park…
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2025 Earth Day Event in Langford
Wednesday April 9, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT The City of Langford will be celebrating Earth Day by hosting an official opening of Porcher Park! Earth Day is on April 22 every year. The Porcher Park opening event is coming up on Tuesday April 22, 2025. Time tba. The public is invited to hear…
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We’re excited about Porcher Park!
Wednesday February 12, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by the UFRIS Team The City of Langford is about to launch their first community garden in 2025. It’s located on Wren Place in central Langford, next to a playground, public park, and natural forested area. Quite the jewel of a location! The park will offer growing plots…
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Food security under threat from US tariffs
Saturday February 1, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, UFRIS As of February 4, 2025 there will be a tariff of 25% imposed on all Canadian exports to the US. Canada sends a lot of food products to the United States; the cost of those products will shoot up for Americans…