Our monthly Riley Park Farmers Market was held on Saturday, October 2. Shoppers donated $111.50 to allow the Neighbourhood House to buy produce and foodstuffs for our weekly food distribution program. Weekly, we serve over 50 families and 160+ people on average. Our hard working and helpful volunteers, Poonam and Shima are pictured collecting donations from the farmers. Thank you to the Vancouver Farmers Market for your support. Sign up to be a sustaining donor for the food distribution program.
Work Party at the Garden
It was time to clear away all the vertical growing supports from the tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and zucchini, so the remaining vegetables had to be harvested, resulting in a large quantity of green tomatoes which need processing into chutney and other recipes! The beds were then cleared to make way for the Fall cover crop, resulting in a huge quantity of material for the compost bin! Additionally we harvested carrots, beets, a few baby turnips, runner beans and the tops of the Brussels sprout plants, which encourages the sprouts to form on the stems. The straw bales squash growing area was considered a successful experiment, so we decided to leave them there for next year.
Lovin' the Earth Online Raffle
In support of SPEC and their work, please consider participating in their online raffle. SPEC has ambitious plans for our climate action work: The more they raise the more they can expand their programs to foster inclusive and resilient communities. The winners will be drawn on October 15.
https://spec.bc.ca/onlineraffle/
Youth NSG Kick Off this Saturday
Metro Vancouver is launching Y-NSG.
Come to the Metro Vancouver zoom kick off this Saturday, September 11th from 4:00 – 5:30pm. Register now at Y-NSG Kick-off Party!! Tickets, Sat, 11 Sep 2021 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite.
This will be a great opportunity to learn more about YNSG. There will also be a drawing workshop, $50 prizes, games and the chance to meet other youth from around Metro Vancouver.
The Youth application and web pages will go live on September 16th.
Pass on the word!
Volunteer or Donate at Our Farmers Market Donation Station!
Date: Saturday, Sept 4th
Time: 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Where: Riley Park Farmers Market
(30th Ontario)
