Oct 16, 2011
Today is World Food Day and Blog Action Day. Together with One Straw Society we bring you the Sunshine Coast Green Banner Local Food Directory listings. By Location and type of outlet..
Where do you shop for local food? Are you growing your own food? Tell me about it! Reply below… Thanks Duane : D
Since 2007, Blog Action Day has focused bloggers around the world to blog about one important global topic on the same day. Past topics have included water, climate change and poverty.
This year, Blog Action Day will be held on October 16, which coincides with World Food Day, so naturally our 2011 theme is FOOD.
2250 bloggers from 100 countries
Green Banner Local Food Directory
S P O NS O R E D B Y
FOOD ACTION NETWORK
www.foodactionnetwork.org
Make a day of it and tour the best farms,
restaurants, and markets the Coast has to offer.
From Langdale to Egmont, there is an abundance of local food !
Search by product category – Find that special item or
basket full of produce in the category listings, and reference
the map to locate the vendors you wish to visit.
• Call ahead for hours of operation, product availability, and
detailed directions.
• Be respectful of farmers, as their businesses are often their
homes.
• Remember to bring cash and shopping bags and baskets to
farm gates and farmers markets.
If we’ve missed you this time, or if you would like to be listed in
our next printing please contact nadi@onestraw.ca
WHY LOCAL?
We promote local, ecologically sustainable food not only
because it’s fresh and more nutritious (or better for our earth/
the planet), but also because healthy communities depend on
a healthy local food economy.
By spending your food dollars locally, you strengthen our
communities’ resiliency, self-sufficiency, and ability to be “food
secure.” Reconnect to the land by knowing where your food
is grown and who grows it!
LISTINGS BY PLACE
GIBSONS
Backyard Bounty • 604.740.1743 • www.localorganicveggies.com – Locally grown
organic vegetables at local farmers’ markets and for our Community Supported Agricul-
ture members. Join today. “Be the change you want to make.” Gandhi
Artists in Residence B&B Garden • 1881A Grandview Road • 604.886.0041
dnewsmall@dccnet.com – Seasonal Veggie Sales – many unusual varieties. Pesticide
free. By appt. & Farmgate. Phone/e-mail for weekly offerings or arrange a “Glass in the
Garden” tour.
Beldis Fish Co. • Gibsons Government Dock • 604.740.6371
Fresh and fresh frozen seafood products, live crab, product of local fishermen. No
farmed fish.
Chai Wallah Spice & Tea Company • 604.886.8386
Locally hand-blended & packaged chai tea & spice mixes.
Chamberlin Farm • 1022 Chamberlin Road • 604.886.0993
Bison meat naturally raised in BC without the use of growth hormones or antibiotics.
Chicken Egg Co-Op • 742 Reed Road • 604.741.3394
Members have access to affordable farm fresh eggs from organically fed, free range
chickens. Accepting new members – call for details.
Fiddlehead Farmers’ Market • Lower Gibsons • www.fiddleheadfarmersmarket.com
Every Saturday morning 9:00 – 12:00, June to Oct. Contact Mike Clarke
604.886.3698. Local food focused, everyone welcome.
Green Room Organics • 785 Henry Road • 604.886.1230 • www.greenroomorganics.ca
Certified Organic (PACS #16-336) greenhouse and field vegetables, berries and herbs
available seasonally at farm gate, local farmers markets, and select grocers.
J&E Prawns • Highway 101 (between Gibsons & Roberts Creek) • 604.886.3550
Local prawns and shrimp, frozen at sea. Call for info and hours.
Henry Reed Produce • Henry Road • 604.886.7979
Certified organic farm, seasonal produce year-round, organic eggs. Open all year Wed –
Sun, 10 am – 6 pm. Open 7 days a week in summer. Look for sign.
La Petite Souris • 604.886.2079• www.lapetitesouris.ca
An inspired company creating handcrafted chocolates and truffles – small bites of joy for
your special occasion with a strong focus on fresh and local flavours. Call for availability.
Lothar Hirschfelder • 1186 North Road • 604.886.9625
Honey, eggs, berries, apples & mushrooms in season.
MarketPlace IGA Gibsons • 1100 Highway 101 • 604.886.3487
www.marketplaceiga.com
Seasonal and certified organic produce, value added products.
Penhallow Preserves • #301 – 287 Gower Point Road (in Trinkets & Treasures)
604.886.6528 • www.theblackberryshop.ca
Delicious preserves using as much local fruit & berries as possible.
Seaweeds Health Food Store • 689 Gibsons Way • 604.886.1522
seaweeds9@gmail.com • www.seaweedshealthfood.com
Organics, local produce & grocery, and free delivery in greater Gibsons .
Suncreek Farm • 1312 Russell Road (off Henry Road) • 604.886.7872
Free-range eggs and naturally grown heirloom produce available at farm gate and local
Farmers Markets.
Sunshine Seedlings
sunshineseedlingsinfo@gmail.com • www.sunshineseedlings.com
Certified Organic (PACS 16-336) vegetables seedlings for spring, summer, and fall
planting. Available at Green Room Organics farmgate, Fiddlehead Farmers Market, and
select Gibsons garden centres.
Super Valu Store • 900 Gibsons Way • 604.886.2424
Wide selection of organic fruits and vegetables including local, in-season produce.
Sweet Water Bistro • 280 Gower Point Road • 604.886.2024
sweetwater.bistro@hotmail.com
Three Sisters Farm • 1520 Burton Road • 604.886.5357 • threesistersfarm@hotmail.com
Organic vegetables, berries, eggs and herbs available at farm gate and local farmers
markets.
Tiny Tea Company • 604.989.8327 • www.tinyteacompany.com
Locally packaged high-quality looseleaf teas & tisanes available at Fresh in Sechelt
ROBERTS CREEK
Coastal Organics • 604.886.7991• www.coastalorganicshomedelivery.com
Small business delivering top quality, certified organic produce to the Sunshine Coast
since 1997. Keeping organic food af ordable for everyone. Committed to sourcing
local product.
Craighaven Farm • Day Rd • 604.740.03 70
Seasonal fruits, berries, vegetables, nuts and eggs available at Fiddlehead Farmers
Market and Roberts Creek Farm Gate market.
Curry in the Creek • Roberts Creek, B. C. • 604.886.7036
www.curryinthecreek.com – Healthy Indian fusion food using the best local and
organic ingredients available. Private workshops and catering available. Pick up at
Roberts Creek Community Hall Thursdays, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Edible Landscapes • 1732 Pell Road • 604.885.4505
www.ediblelandscapes.ca – Organic nursery plants, fresh & dried medicinal/culinary
herbs, tea blends, seeds, hydrosols and tinctures. Open most Sundays, otherwise call
to visit.
Farm Gate Market • Roberts Creek Hall lot • 604.741.9859
www.onestraw.ca • nadi@onestraw.ca
Mid-week market for local, organic food. Every Wednesday April – October 3:00 –
6:00 pm.
FarmYards FoodGardens • 604.989.0162 • www.farmyards.ca
Landscape service specializing in helping the food gardener. Organic greens, potatoes
and cut flowers from our farm available at local markets.
The Flour Peddlar • Day Road • 604.885.7247
Fresh ground certified organic wheat fl ours from Western Canada available at local
farmers markets and to order.
Funguy Gardens • 604.989.2024
www.funguygardens.blogspot.com • farmerwilkes@gmail.com
Stropharia rugoso annulata growing spawn, smoked mushroom seasonings and fresh
wine cap mushrooms as well as other vegetarian and vegan products. Available at Sun
Creek Farm gate and Sechelt Farmers market.
Gumboot Café • 1057 Roberts Creek Road • 604.885.4218
If only the walls could speak! This heritage building contains the most laid back of cafes
~ go in for an organic cup of coffee and something sweet, or maybe a pint of micro
brew and a slice of pizza. M – F 7:00 am – 5:00 pm, weekends 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Gumboot Restaurant • 1041 Roberts Creek Road • 604.885.4216
Focusing heavily on organic ingredients, and catering to those interested in a range
from buff alo burgers or tofu to pasta and wild fi sh in a cozy atmosphere. Featuring
produce direct from Gumboot Gardens! Open at 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 7 days a week.
Jean’s Organic Food Club • Roberts Creek • 604.885.2442
Best quality certified organic produce, groceries, bulk & more. Local produce when
available. Open Mon – Sat, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Wed closed at 2:00 pm.
Call for directions.
The Lavender Beds On Lockyer • 1478 Lockyer Road • 604.740.0475
Lavender-u pick and live plants. Sunflowers, herbs, squash, pumpkins
and more. Open June to October, Wed-Fri. 10:00-12:00, Sat + Sun 10:00-2:00
Martin Cook • 1066 Blackburn Road • 604.886.0953
Call to buy honey year round as available.
Roberts Creek Health Food Store • 1059 Roberts Creek Road, Unit 1• 604.885.7990
Offering local, free range organic meat, dairy, produce, groceries, supplements,
vitamins, body care, juice bar & nutritional consulting. Open 10:00 – 6:00, Mon -Sat,
11:00 – 6:00 Sun.
Rolling Earth Farm & Retreat • 2930 Day Road • 604.885.6311
www.rollingearth.ca – A farming and wilderness experience with group accommodation,
local and organic catering and programming options. Retreat into adventure.
Seabreeze Apiaries • 2737 Lower Road • 604.886.7006 • alcobbin@dccnet.com
Call to buy honey.
Shadoblix Farm • 2225 Oldershaw Road • 604.886.2693
www.shadoblixfarm.ca • info@shadoblixfarm.ca – Eggs, seasonal produce and
herbs, tea blends, spice mixes and preserves available at farm gate and local farmers
markets. Farm gate open dawn to dusk year round.
Sharkey’s Fish Locker • 1397 Roberts Creek Road • 604.885.0844 • sparhawk@telus.net
Fresh and frozen wild salmon, halibut, cod & shrimp; deli smoked fi sh and more including
fish & chips to go Wednesday, Friday & Sunday.
Shining Sage Catering • 604.885.8254 • http://shiningsagecatering.wordpress.com/
Special requests, appetizer/dessert platters, and buffet/full-service meals. Personalized,
seasonal and unique menus made with regionally sourced food.
Wilson Creek/Davis Bay
Creekside Farm • 1785 Tyson Road • aliinbc@gmail.com
Eggs, berries, herbs, veggies, plants, garlic.
Country Haven • Tyson Road
Fresh organically grown produce, herbs and flowers available at the Roberts Creek Farm
Gate market .
Dragonfly Seeds • Blower & Tyson Rd • 604.885.6070
Seasonal, frozen and preserved vegetables and fruit, seeds and plant starts year round.
WILSON CREEK & DAVIS BAY
MarketPlace IGA Wilson Creek • 4330 Sunshine Coast Highway • 604.885.6331
www.marketplaceiga.com
Seasonal and certified organic produce, value added products.
Promised Land • 2158 Field Road (end of pavement, turn right half km) • 604.740.8823
thepromisedlandfarm@live.com – Berries, garlic, seasonal produce, eggs (using certified
organic feed) available at The Farm Gate Market, Saturday morning Sechelt Farmers
Market, and Sechelt Night Market.
Strait Coffee Retail & Wholesale • 1- 4330 Sunshine Coast Highway • 604.885.9757
Local wholesale roasting since 1996. Come in and enjoy the great selection of coffees,
fresh baking, and light lunches. 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Mon – Sat, Sun 8:00 –5:00
SECHELT
Butchers Block Meat Market • 5580 Wharf Road • 604.885.3909
Family farm raised pork (100 mile) & chicken free from growth hormones & steroids.
Alberta grain fed beef, local free run eggs when available, and sausages made on the
premises by Butcher Dave himself – so he knows what’s in them!
Claytons Heritage Market • Trail Bay Centre • 5755 Cowrie Street • 604.885.2025
www.claytons.ca – Seasonal local produce including certified organic. In-store “from
scratch” bakery. Vast selection of fresh meats, and a full service deli. Grocery department
offers many organic items.
Fleur • 5670 Trident Street • 605.885.9641 • fl eurfl oral@telus.net
Veggie starters, seeds, seasonal produce (especially Mexican, peppers, tomatillos,
tomatoes, etc), flowers. Products available at the Farm Gate market. Call anytime.
Galiano Italiano Market • 5531 Wharf Road • 604.885.9870
Seasonal local produce & products available. Open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., closed
Sunday.
LadyBug Juice • www.ladybugfoods.ca
Certified organic apple juice produced in B. C. from a variety of fresh, flavourful organic
apples. Available at most local grocers. LadyBug – the Farmers Friend.
55 Old Boot Eatery •108A – 5530 Wharf Road • 604.885.2727
Offering great food with seasonal produce from Roosendals. Open 11:00 a.m. to close,
Tuesday – Saturday.
Sechelt Farmers and Artisans Market
www.secheltmarket.com • secheltmarket@gmail.com – Every Saturday April – Septem-
ber 8:30 am to 1:30 pm • At Raven’s Cry Theatre lot • Contact Roberta 604.885.8483
Sechelt Fish Market • #103 – 5688 Cowrie Street • 604.885.7410
Local prawns and live crab, seasonal produce.
Sechelt Night Market • www.secheltdowntown.com
Every Thursday June 17 – September 2 (except July 1) 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. downtown
Sechelt. Contact Susan Ferguson @ 604.885.9611 or sdba@dccnet.com for details.
Side Dish Catering • 5712 Cowrie Street • 604.740.0508 • sidedish@dccnet.com
Fabulous breakfast and lunch featuring Straight coffee, many gluten free items.
Sourcing local product whenever possible.
Your Choice Organics • 604.740.6706
www.yourchoiceorganics.com • catherine@yourchoiceorganics.com
Home delivery service offering certified organic produce and products to Sunshine Coast
residents. Offers online shopping convenience and local produce.
HALFMOON BAY
Gidora’s Garden • 8066 Redroofs Road • gidorasgarden@dccnet.com
Garlic, seasonal vegetables, fruit and flowers. Open April thru October, Tuesday to
Sunday 8 am to 6 pm.
Halfmoon Bay General Store • 5642 Mintie Rd. • 604.885.8555
Featuring Trugs, Blackbear Jam & Syrups, and more local preserves & honey. In the
Heart of Halfmoon Bay, visit the heritage store and take a stroll back in time. Open 9:00
a.m.-10:00 p.m. every day.
Rockwater Secret Cove Resort • 5356 Ole’s Cove Road • 604.885.7038
1.877.296.4593 reservations@rockwatersecretcoveresort.com – Featuring a wonderful
menu of West Coast offerings, focusing on freshness and using the best of British Colum-
bia’s ingredients from the land and ocean – local prawns, halibut, crab, organic bread,
and fresh local produce.
Sue’s Plants & Gardens • 7825 Fawn Road • 604.885.7788
Plant sales, preserves, cut flowers, seasonal swag. (Also at Sechelt Farmers Market.)
Trugs Garden Goodies • 9073 Redrooff s Road (at Mintie) • 604.740.3883
trugsgardengoodies@yahoo.ca – Marmalades, jams, jellies, chutnies, salsas, vinai-
grettes (including sugar-free, pickles and condiments made the old-fashioned way
using local, fresh garden market ingredients. Available at local farmers markets
and grocers.
PENDER HARBOUR
Backeddy Resort and Marina • 16660 Backeddy Road, Egmont • 604.883.2298
1.800.626.0599 • info@backeddy.ca • www.backeddy.ca – Locally sourced food pre-
pared from the freshest available seasonal products and prepared with a commitment
to health and the environment. Sustainable, local pub food that tastes extraordinary!
CTS Seafoods • Madeira Park Government Dock (Aboard fi shing vessel “Hawkeye”) •
604.740.7287 Local spot prawns, Dungeness crab, B. C. albacore tuna, sockeye salmon.
Copper Sky Café and Gallery • Downtown Madeira Park • 604.883.0098
www.earthlycreatures.ca/café.htm – Great breakfast, lunch and locally roasted organic
coff ee, meals and baking from scratch using local produce and herbs from the café’s
own garden.
Garden Bay Hotel and Marina • 4958 Lyons Road, Garden Bay • 604.883.9919
gbhm@dccnet.com – A menu of true excellence featuring local fi sh and seafood,
seasonal local produce, and fresh greenhouse garden herbs.
Gladiator Wild Seafood • 12595 Warnock Rd, Madeira Park • h: 604.883.2207
c: 604.740.1747 • www.gladiatorwildseafood.ca
Sustainably harvested, top quality, wild BC seafood available in the walk-in freezer
(anytime), and at local Farmers Markets (Sechelt, PH, Farm Gate). Coast wide delivery
also available.
Inlets Restaurant at West Coast Wilderness Lodge • 6649 Maple Road, Egmont
604.883.3667 / 1.877.988.3838 • lodge@wcwl.com – Leisurely dining with breath-
taking views featuring the Sunshine Coast’s freshest seasonal fare, complemented by
Inlet’s signature cooking style.
Java Docks • #102 – 12890 Madeira Park Road • 604.883.0026
Great coffee, breakfast, and lunch featuring fresh-from-the-garden herbs, and local
in-season produce.
John Henry’s Marina • 4907 Pool Lane, Garden Bay • 604.883.2253
Features local farm produce and special John Henry’s blend of Twentyman coffee.
LaVerne’s Grill • 4326 Garden Bay Road • 604.883.1333 • www.lavernesgrill.com
Memorable breakfasts, authentic espresso and Twentyman’s Coff ee, legendary milk-
shakes, and the “ultimate fi sh and chips”. Featuring local fish, prawns, and produce, and
fresh-from-the-garden herbs.
MarketPlace IGA Madeira Park • 12887 Madeira Park Road • 604.883.9100
iga078@igabc.com Seasonal produce including certified organic, local value added products.
Oak Tree Market • 12875 Madeira Park Road • 604.883.2411
Seasonal produce including certified organic, Okanagan fruit, local value added
products.
Off the Hook Seafood Ltd. • 12376 Sunshine Coast Hwy • 604.883.9593
Fresh-frozen and live seafood, sushi, local prawns and fish, great home-style cooking.
Locally owned and locally supplied.
Pender Harbour Farmers and Artisans Market • At Crossroad Grill Highway 101
@ Kleindale – Every Sunday in July & August 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Contact Roberta
604.885.8483
The Restaurant at Painted Boat • 12849 Lagoon Road • 604.883.2456 •
866.902.3955 • www.paintedboat.com – Head Chef David Cox and his team are
focused on highlighting the abundance of fresh ingredients available on the Sunshine
Coast, creating a vibrant regional menu.
Roosendal Farms • 5819A Garden Bay Road • 604.883.9910
Tomato, cucumber, peppers, basil, seasonal produce.
Ruby Lake Resort Italian Trattoria Restaurant • Site 20, Comp 25 Sunshine Coast
Highway • 604.883.2269 • 1.800.717.6611 • info@rubylakeresort.com
Specializing in fresh produce, locally gathered seafood, local prawns. Famous for wild
game dishes all either wild or naturally raised. House specialty is Penne con Fungi –
made with chanterelle, pine, cauliflower, shiitake and king boletus mushrooms, as and
when they are available.
Twentyman Tea & Coff ee • Garden Bay • 604.883.1199
Micro gourmet coffeeroaster, all locally roasted fresh-to-order, available at fi ne local
retailers. Their mantra is “Fresh”!
BY CATEGORY
GREEN BANNER Local Food Directory
FARMS & FARM GATE SALES
Chamberlin Farm • 604.886.0993
Creekside Farm • aliinbc@gmail.com
Country Haven
Craighaven Farm • 604.740.0370
Dragonfly Seeds • 604.885.6070
Edible Landscapes • 604.885.4505
www.ediblelandscapes.ca
Fleur • 605.885.9641 • fl eurfl oral@telus.net
Gidora’s Garden
gidorasgarden@dccnet.com
Green Room Organics • 604.886.1230
www.greenroomorganics.ca
Henry Reed Produce • 604.886.7979
Lothar Hirschfelder • 604.886.9625
Promised Land • 604.740.8823
thepromisedlandfarm@live.com
Rolling Earth Farm & Retreat
604.885.6311 • www.rollingearth.ca
Roosendal Farms • 604.883.9910
Shadoblix Farm • 604.886.2693
www.shadoblixfarm.ca
Suncreek Farm • 604.886.7872
Three Sisters Farm • 604.886.5357
FARMERS MARKETS
Farm Gate Market • 604.741.9859
www.onestraw.ca
Fiddlehead Farmers’ Market
www.fiddleheadfarmersmarket.com
Pender Harbour Farmers & Artisans
Market • 604.885.8483
Sechelt Farmers and Artisans Market
604.885.8483 • www.secheltmarket.com
Sechelt Night Market
www.secheltdowntown.com
DELIVERY / CSA
Backyard Bounty • 604.740.1743
www.localorganicveggies.com
Coastal Organics • 604.886.7991
www.coastalorganicshomedelivery.com
Gladiator Wild Seafood • 604.883.2207
604.740.1747 • www.gladiatorwildseafood.ca
Your Choice Organics • 604.740.6706
www.yourchoiceorganics.com
OCEAN PRODUCTS
Beldis Fish Co. • 604.740.6371
CTS Seafoods • 604.740.7287
Gladiator Wild Seafood • 604.883.2207
604.740.1747 • www.gladiatorwildseafood.ca
J&E Prawns • 604.886.3550
Off the Hook Seafood Ltd. • 604.883.9593
Sechelt Fish Market • 604.885.7410
Sharkey’s Fish Locker • 604.885.0844
sparhawk@telus.net
SPECIALTY
Artists in Residence B&B Garden
604.886.0041 • dnewsmall@dccnet.com
Butchers Block Meat Market
604.885.3909
Chai Wallah Spice & Tea Company
604.886.8386
Chicken Egg Co-Op • 604.741 .3394
Curry in the Creek • 604.886.7036
www.curryinthecreek.com
FarmYards FoodGardens • 604.989.0162
www.farmyards.ca
The Flour Peddlar • 604.885.7247
Funguy Gardens • 604.989.2024
www.funguygardens.blogspot.com
LadyBug Juice • www.ladybugfoods.ca
La Petite Souris • 604.886.2079
www.lapetitesouris.ca
Lavender Beds On Lockyer • 604.740.0475
Martin Cook • 604.886.0953
Penhallow Preserves • 604.886.6528
www.theblackberryshop.ca
Seabreeze Apiaries • 604.886.7006
alcobbin@dccnet.com
Shining Sage Catering • 604.885.8254
http://shiningsagecatering.wordpress.com/
Strait Coff ee Retail & Wholesale
604.885.9757
Sue’s Plants & Gardens • 604.885.7788
Sunshine Seedlings • 604.740.1743
sunshineseedlingsinfo@gmail.com
Tiny Tea Company • 604.989.8327
www.tinyteacompany.com
Trugs Garden Goodies • 604.740.3883
trugsgardengoodies@yahoo.ca
GROCERS
Claytons Heritage Market • 604.885.2025
www.claytons.ca
Galiano Italiano Market • 604.885.9870
Halfmoon Bay General Store
604.885.8555
Jean’s Organic Food Club • 604.885.2442
John Henry’s Marina • 604.883.2253
MarketPlace IGA Gibsons • 604.886.3487
www.marketplaceiga.com
MarketPlace IGA Madeira Park
604.883.9100
MarketPlace IGA Wilson Creek
604.885.6331
Oak Tree Market • 604.883.2411
Roberts Creek Health Food Store
604.885.7990
Seaweeds Health Food Store
604.886 1522
www.seaweedshealthfood.com
Super Valu Store • 604.886.2424
RESTAURANTS / CAFÉ
Backeddy Resort and Marina
604.883.2298 •1.800.626.0599
www.backeddy.ca
Copper Sky Café and Gallery
604.883.0098
www.earthlycreatures.ca/café.htm
Garden Bay Hotel and Marina
604.883.9919 • gbhm@dccnet.com
Gumboot Garden Café • 604.885.4218
Inlets Restaurant • 604.883.3667
1.877.988.3838 • lodge@wcwl.com
Java Docks • 604.883.0026
LaVerne’s Grill • 604.883.1333
www.lavernesgrill.com
Old Boot Eatery • 604.885.2727
Restaurant at Painted Boat
604.883.2456 • Toll free: 866.902 .3955
www.paintedboat.com
Rockwater Secret Cove Resort
604.885.7038 • Toll Free: 1.877.296.4593
reservations@rockwatersecretcoveresort.com
Ruby Lake Resort Italian Trattoria
Restaurant • 604.883.2269 • 1.800.717.6611
info@rubylakeresort.com
Side Dish Catering • 604.740.0508
Sweet Water Bistro • 604.886.2024
sweetwater.bistro@hotmail.com
Contact our Food Security Coordinator,
Nadi Fleschhut at 604.741.9859 or nadi@
onestraw.ca to get involved in any of the
projects below (unless other contact listed).
FOOD ACTION NETWORK
www.foodactionnetwork.org
A collective of individuals & groups actively
working towards a sustainable Sunshine
Coast food system. Join our monthly
gatherings or our email list to get connected!
ONE STRAW SOCIETY
www.onestraw.ca
“A gathering of Sunshine Coast residents
helping to create change.” Become a
member! Benefi t from our growing network
of farmers, homesteaders, and community
activists.
LOCAL FOOD ACTION PROJECTS
Food Policy Council: a collaboration of
diverse community members making policy
recommendations to improve our local food
system.
Grow Your Own Dinner: garden
mentorship program to reclaim the art of
backyard food gardens. Contact Heather
Freeman at 604.740.3761 or gyod@
onestraw.ca
Hands On Lands: connecting gardeners
and farmers with growing space. Have
land and want it farmed? Want to farm
and have no land? Contact Christine Wild at
handsonlands@onestraw.ca
The Creator’s Touch Garden: year-round
traditional First Nations teachings in wild
food harvesting, preparing and processing in
our coastal ecosystem. Contact elder Barbara
Higgins at 604.740.0337 or bhiggins@
dccnet.com.
Sunshine Coast Fruit Tree Project:
Connecting people with excess fruit on their
backyard trees with people who will harvest
it. www.scfruittree.org. Contact Mary Degan
at 604.740.1824 or fruittree@onestraw.ca
The Fall Faire: Celebrate the renaissance of
farm and food culture at our annual harvest
event! First Sunday of October from 12 –
4pm at the Roberts Creek Hall. Contact Nadi
to vend or volunteer.
Farm and Garden Tour: Featuring growers
of all scales to inspire both growing and
buying local! Watch for event details in
August. Contact Joah Lui at 604.885.6311 or
info@rollingearth.ca.
Sustainable Living Arts School:
www.ediblelandscapes.ca • Grassroots school
created by Robin Wheeler to provide learning
opportunities in the sustainable arts.
Heart Gardens: www.heartgardens.com
Community permaculture demonstration
site managed by Delvin Solkinson.
deer crossing the art farm:
www.deercrossingtheartfarm.org • The art
farm follows a simple equation: art + nature
= change. Check website for workshops,
events and residencies.
FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Gibsons Salvation Army Food Programs:
www.tsaonthecoast.com • 682 Gibsons
Way, 604.886.3680, Matthew Hardman,
Coordinator.
Harvest of Hope Food Bank: Open Wed &
Thurs at 11 am. For residents from Langdale
to Roberts Creek.
Bread and Produce: Available for pick up
Mon – Fri from 11 am to 12 pm. Free to all
residents in need on the Coast.
Lunch and Friends Meal Program: Free
lunch to residents in need on the Coast.
Available Tues & Fri, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Sunshine Coast Food Bank: www.sccss.ca
– 5638 Inlet Ave., Sechelt • 604-885-5881
ext. 240. Dale Sankey, Coordinator. Open Tues
& Weds from 11 am to 1 pm.
Bellies and Babies – Canadian Prenatal
Nutrition Program: 604.885.5881 ext 227,
Kim Oka, Coordinator. Fresh, nutritious lunch
for pregnant and new mothers – Mondays
at the Gibsons Recreation Centre, Tuesdays at
Community Services in Sechelt.
Community Gardens: www.sccss.ca –
5638 Inlet Ave., Sechelt. Nancy Baker,
Program Director. 604.885.5881 ext. 233.
Beautiful oasis of vegetable gardens, food
bank orchard, and worm composting bins,
off ering space for growers since 1992.
Visitors welcome!
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I am totally amazed and impressed at the number of local businesses and community groups which promote and use local food! Outstanding Sunshine Coast!!!
This listing took a lot of work and volunteer hours not too mention money, so many thanks to everyone who brought it together. U have made the Sunshine Coast a better place for it!
Happy world blog action day celebrating food! http://blogactionday.org/
It’s Always A Good Day on the Sunshine Coast! Duane Burnett
really great listings thanks