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Richmond Local Food Guide
In 2007 the Food Security group produced Richmond’s first food guide – an excellent resource for finding fresh, local food, mostly sold from the farm gate. Thanks to the support of the City of Richmond with printing services, the guide now updated annually and distributed throughout the community, of great benefit to both Richmond residents and local food producers
Richmond Community Meals Report
At the request of Richmond Food Security Society, data was gathered from known community meal providers during the Spring of 2010. The providers had already planned to meet, independent of RFSS, to share information and connect with each other, and were willing to have RFSS input at that time.
A survey was constructed to gather basic information. Additionally, the group met on three occasions, each time at a different meal provider’s location. Both survey data and anecdotal evidence were used in the construction of this report. Funds were provided by RFSS to support the hosting agencies.
Karen Dar Woon, author of this report, is a free-lance personal chef.
School Year Garden Toolkit
School gardens are enjoying a surge in popularity. Children all over the country are engaged in both growing and cooking vegetables grown on their school grounds. While gardening on school property is often no different than growing at home, the school calendar can pose some challenges. The veggies most children are familiar with are summer crops – tomatoes, corn, zucchini, or beans.
Growing for the school year, however, can indeed be successful. The School Year Garden Toolkit, written by Paris Marshall Smith and Arzeena Hamir helps garden coordinators to select, plant and harvest vegetables during the school year. Tips on where to source materials, how to plan for summer care, and lesson plans are also included.
To download the kit click here (32mg .pdf file)
Food For All Dialogue
Conference Report
On Friday, February 29th and Saturday, March 1st, 2008 the Richmond Food Security Task Force hosted Richmond’s first food security conference entitled the Food For All Dialogue. The conference attracted almost 200 participants over the 2 days and featured 28 speakers. Keynote speakers and workshops were held in the morning and after lunch; participants interacted in a World Café where ideas and visioning for the future were shared. Food was catered and wherever possible, sourced from local farms.
