Author: urbanfoodstuff
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New program: boosting nutrition for pregnant moms
Thursday December 4, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc. Nutrition The Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) has three key areas of activity in maintaining fresh food in urban communities. We continue our work to guide more municipalities to include (and require of developers) food-growing capacity in all urban infrastructure. This helps…
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UFRIS creates flagship community garden for the City to carry forward
Saturday November 29, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC Some of you may have heard that the Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) is stepping back from hands-on operation of Porcher Park Community Garden (PPCG) in Langford. Our last day there as the Operator will be December 24, 2025. UFRIS is truly pleased with PPCG — a…
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Pumpkin compost drive a huge success!
Saturday November 8, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Our first annual pumpkin composting drive has been a fabulous success! Over 150 pumpkins were delivered to Porcher Park Community Garden by Langford residents between October 15 and November 8. The drive continues for one more day (November 9). All…
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Notice of UFRIS 2025 Annual General Meeting
Thursday November 6, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC Posted by UFRIS Sunday November 16, 2025. UFRIS Annual General Meeting. 1 pm to 2:30 pm. Location: Starbucks at 2972 Jacklin Rd, Langford. Parking: parking lot. Everyone welcome. Request agenda by email. info@urbanfoodresilience.ca
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Why urban households need to grow their own food
November 5, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society Growing food is something people, families and communities have done for thousands of years. In today’s modern world we have become almost entirely reliant on food supplied by groceries stores, and sadly (though thankfully) also by food banks…
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Compost your pumpkins at Porcher Park Community Garden
Sunday October 5, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, UFRIS Executive Lead After you’ve celebrated Thanksgiving with pumpkin pie or Halloween with jack-o-lanterns, your pumpkin is wanted by Mother Nature! Save the pulp and seeds for baking or gardening, and put the rest into composting. Compost options: For raw pumpkins (not cooked), here…
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Year-One Porcher Park Harvest Celebration
Monday September 29, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by UFRIS Executive Lead Mary P Brooke We had a relaxing upbeat harvest season event at Porcher Park Community Garden (PPCG) on Sunday September 28. We celebrated the first year of urban community gardening at PPCG by households in Langford. These are households who don’t have their own…
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Porcher Park Community Garden harvest donations to Living Edge Westshore
Sunday July 27, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke. Executive Lead, UFRIS Two raised garden beds at Porcher Park Community Garden (PPCG) are used for growing veggies that get donated to the community. The gardeners at PPCG have come to know the boxes as 32 and 33. Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS)…
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New mandate letters for BC Ministers of Agriculture/Food & Housing/Municipal Affairs
Sunday July 20, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society On July 17, 2025 the Premier of British Columbia issued new mandate letters to his cabinet, including to the Minister of Agriculture of Food Premier David Eby has kept Lana Popham in the role of Minister…
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Midsummer gardens are growing
Saturday July 12, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead – UFRIS Gardens are growing at Porcher Park Community Garden in Langford. Over 31 local households have invested their time, gardening skills and care to grow edible foods in raised garden beds. The range of plants includes lettuce, carrots, potatoes, beans,…