Category: Urban Food Growing
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Summer solstice: beloved by food gardens & gardeners
Sunday June 21, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Today June 21 is the summer solstice in 2026. The so-called ‘longest day of the year’, the sunlight stretches long — from 5:12 am this morning to 9:19 pm this evening (Pacific Time, Victoria, BC). Veggie gardeners will…
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Happy Earth Day! Plant some veggies!
Wednesday April 22, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society April 22 is Earth Day. For decades this date on the calendar has reminded people to honour the environment and cycles of the planet. “There is no Planet B” has been a slogan for years. Those who…
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Cost of fresh produce continues upward in 2026
Saturday January 3, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Every year in BC there is a minimum wage increase for workers who hand-pick various vegetables and fruits. The specific list of 15 fruits, vegetables and flowers is: apricots, beans, blueberries, Brussels sprouts, cherries, grapes, mushrooms, peaches, pears, peas, prune…
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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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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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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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Happy Canada Day to fellow gardeners!
Tuesday July 1, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Happy Canada Day, fellow gardeners! Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) is happy about the warm weather which helps our gardens grow! Watering gardens on a regular basis is so important in hot dry weather. South Vancouver Island has experienced…
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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…