Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) is stirring up food-growing news!
STUFF COMING UP:
Sunday May 12. May Day for Mother Earth. Come visit the Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society info booth at this event, being held at Royal Bay Secondary School. 12 noon to 4 pm. Click here for details (event by the Greater Victoria Climate Reality Hub).
STUFF THAT ALREADY HAPPENED:
April 22. Earth Day. Celebrate by planting veggies or a tree!
Saturday April 13. Public Engagement about Porcher Park in central Langford. The park plan includes a food-growing community garden. Drop-in 9 am to 11 am. Engagement & link to online survey. (Survey open to April 21, 2024).
April 1. National School Food Program announced by the federal government, to kick in September 2024, to fill gaps in provincial and school district programs. News article | News release
March 30, 2024. Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society held our first public information booth on March 30, 2024, chatting with food-growing enthusiasts at Sooke Seedy Saturday. We asked people what they grow in their household gardens.
March 16, 2024. Land for Langford’s first community garden has been cleared and stands ready for development, in Porcher Park on Wren Place in central Langford. | News article
March 4, 2024. Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society was successful in receiving a Grant from the City of Langford. We are grateful for the city’s support toward an exciting new wave of people growing their own food in Langford.
January 24, 2024. A group of urban food resilience enthusiasts met to discuss community gardens in Langford.