Tag: nutrition
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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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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…