Welcome to issue #82 of the Grandview Woodland Food Connection E-Newsletter. This newsletter has been created to share information about food security in the Grandview Woodland and neighbouring communities. Please feel free to send us any information that you would like included.
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GRANDVIEW WOODLAND FOOD CONNECTION 2016 HIGHLIGHTS
BRITANNIA RENEWAL
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1. Are you interested in community food security and community development? We are currently seeking community members interested in joining our advisory committee to help steer our programming. We meet every two months at Britannia Community Centre. For more information, call Ian @ 604-718-5895
2. Grandview Woodland Food Connection SPUD fundraiser
Events
1. HASTINGS SUNRISE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK FOCUS GROUP
2. BC FARMER'S MARKETS CONFERENCE
3. HIVES FOR HUMANITY KNOWLEDGE BUILDING SERIES FOR URBAN BEEKEEPERS
4. NUT HUT: LOCAL GRANDVIEW WOODLAND BUSINESS BRINGS HEALTHY FOOD
5. GWFC COMMUNITY KITCHEN
6. GWFC NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING SERVICE
7. GWFC BULK FOOD CLUB
2. BC FARMER'S MARKETS CONFERENCE
3. HIVES FOR HUMANITY KNOWLEDGE BUILDING SERIES FOR URBAN BEEKEEPERS
4. NUT HUT: LOCAL GRANDVIEW WOODLAND BUSINESS BRINGS HEALTHY FOOD
5. GWFC COMMUNITY KITCHEN
6. GWFC NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING SERVICE
7. GWFC BULK FOOD CLUB
8. CURBSIDE COMMUNITY MARKET AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN
Workshops
1. GWFC FALL FOOD WORKSHOPS
2. GREATER VANCOUVER FOODBANK WORKSHOPS
3. HOMESTEAD JUNCTION FOOD WORKSHOPS
Funding
1. NEW HORIZONS FOR SENIORS
2. COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS: BC MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Jobs
1. ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH ALLIANCE POLLINATORS PROGRAM MANAGER
2. EXPERT FOOD GROWER
3. FOOD BANK SITE COORDINATOR
4. UBC FARM PRACTICUM FIELD MENTOR
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Events
1. HASTINGS SUNRISE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK FOCUS GROUP
Calling all Community Members! The Seasons of Food program is undergoing a time growth & change, just like the seasons of Canada. We are in the process of revamping our existing programs and coming up with some new options, too.
Is there a food-related topic you want to learn about?
Are you aware of common food-related challenges within the community?
We want to hear from you!
Are you aware of common food-related challenges within the community?
We want to hear from you!
We are currently recruiting participants for 2 upcoming Focus Groups to be held at the Hastings Community Center on: Friday March 3rd at 6pm and Wednesday March 8th at 10am.
Here are some details:
Focus Groups will be 2 hours long
Groups will be facilitated by other community members
Bus tokens, dinner, and childcare will be provided
If you are interested in participating, please contact
Alex Chesney, the new Seasons of Food coordinator at seasonsoffoodhcc@gmail.com for sign up details.
Groups will be facilitated by other community members
Bus tokens, dinner, and childcare will be provided
If you are interested in participating, please contact
Alex Chesney, the new Seasons of Food coordinator at seasonsoffoodhcc@gmail.com for sign up details.
2. BC FARMER'S MARKETS CONFERENCE
18th Annual BC Farmers' Markets Conference
March 3rd - 5th, 2017
Join us for a weekend of networking, learning and sharing!BCAFM's annual conference brings together farmers' market organizers, growers, small scale food processors, artisans, and agricultural and community leaders to network, acquire new industry contacts, gain new skills, and come away inspired to strengthen BC's local food sector. The event includes networking opportunities, 13 workshops, a tradeshow, welcome reception, Saturday night dinner banquet & Farmers' Market Awards, silent auction, and more!
New in 2017 - We are collaborating with Slow Food Canada and the River Market to host a Slow Meat Day! The event will include a demonstration on how to take apart a hog, a dinner and cooking class with a River Market restaurant, a Slow Meat Market, and more! This event is free and open to the public.Those interested in experiencing slow meat dishes from participating River Market restaurants may purchase a Tasting Passport (available online soon, and at the door).
BCAFM Member Markets (board members and staff) and their vendors receive a discount on workshops and conference registration.
3. HIVES FOR HUMANITY KNOWLEDGE BUILDING SERIES FOR URBAN BEEKEEPERS
4. NUT HUT: LOCAL GRANDVIEW WOODLAND BUSINESS BRINGS HEALTHY FOOD
Hello! My name is Elana and along with my fantastic business partner Alix Rodrigues, we run the online store, NutHut.
At the NutHut we sell the freshest, highest quality, most delicious organic nuts, seeds and dried fruit we can find. Our nuts and seeds are raw and fresh from this year's crop and are always refrigerated. We also offer many of our nuts and seeds sprouted.
Our prices are lower than you would find in stores for similar organic products, and since they are from the most recent crop and always refrigerated they are fresher too.
We are based in East Vancouver and many of our local customers either pick up from our Renfrew street warehouse or from our homes in East Vancouver.
Our website is www.nuthut.ca
or give us a call at 604.259.2879 if you have any questions.
Our prices are lower than you would find in stores for similar organic products, and since they are from the most recent crop and always refrigerated they are fresher too.
We are based in East Vancouver and many of our local customers either pick up from our Renfrew street warehouse or from our homes in East Vancouver.
Our website is www.nuthut.ca
or give us a call at 604.259.2879 if you have any questions.
5. GWFC COMMUNITY KITCHEN
6. GWFC NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING SERVICE
Nutrition counseling services by a certified holistic nutritionist will be available for under-served residents and open to all community members on a sliding scale basis – $0 – $50. This service is aimed at helping you navigate the food choices available in our area and choose the foods that are best suited for your health, taking into consideration any health issues or goals you may have. Improved eating habits can help boost your physical and mental health. This service also aims to help connect residents to affordable, accessible, healthy food programs and options.
Bonnie Chung is a registered holistic nutritionist with many years of experience working in the natural foods industry. She is also working with Choices Markets. She’s eager to share her nutrition knowledge with the community with a friendly approach.
Contact Bonnie Chung at 778-995-7299 or gorealnutrition@gmail.com to book an appointment. More info: http://www.gorealnutrition.com/
Appointments at Britannia Community Centre
Supported by the Grandview Woodland Food Connection
Appointments at Britannia Community Centre
Supported by the Grandview Woodland Food Connection
7. GWFC BULK FOOD BUY CLUB
8. CURBSIDE COMMUNITY MARKET AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN
Visit the Curbside Fresh Market:
City Heights
(115 E 37th at Main)
Friday 11am-2pm.
Everyone is welcome. Local produce and staples. Prices below market rate.
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Workshops
1. GWFC FALL FOOD WORKSHOPS
All workshops at Britannia Community Centre. Registration – 604-718-5800 (1)
Info: Ian @ 604-718-5895 or gwfcnetwork@gmail.comGive the gift of giving…our Healthy Eating workshops for your foodie-loving friend!
2.
GREATER VANCOUVER FOODBANK WORKSHOPS
GREATER VANCOUVER FOODBANK WORKSHOPS
3. HOMESTEAD JUNCTION FOOD WORKSHOPS
For more info on all these workshops below visit: http://www.homesteadersemporium.ca
Healing City Soils
Sun, January 8
1:00 – 4:00pm
$30
Making sure the soil is healthy is a first step to any urban agriculture project from backyard growing to community and boulevard gardening. Urban soils can sometimes contain heavy metals and other contaminants as a result of our industrial past and present. This is not so great for our urban food gardens as the contaminants can get into or onto our veggies and fruits and damage our health. This workshop will introduce common urban contaminants and what you can do to grow food safely if you have them (or think you might), and how to work with plants, compost, and mushrooms to address the contamination over the longer term.
Instructor Bio:
Danielle Stevenson is a fungi enthusiast living in ‘Victoria’ with 4 years of mushroom cultivation experience and a background in permaculture, organic food production and community-based work towards food sovereignty. She launched D.I.Y. Fungi to offer educational workshops and mushroom cultures (a.k.a. “spawn”) for people of all ages to grow their own fungal food and medicine at their homes, gardens and farms; and to regenerate land and water systems by allying with fungi, plants, people and bac
Homemade Mead
Sun, January 15
11:30am-2:30pm
$50
For many of us, mead has always been that vaguely ill-defined medieval beverage quaffed in Robin Hood movies. Surprise, it’s just a wine made from honey instead of grape juice. It’s also likely the oldest fermented beverage we know of, and one of the few that can ferment naturally without human intervention. This instructional workshop, intended for those with little or no wine-making experience, explores how to make small-batch meads with minimum amounts of equipment, personal time, and expense. By the end of this workshop, you will have enough information and equipment to make a 5-bottle batch of one of a variety of meads from start to tasty finish.
Instructor Bio:
Stuart Morris was first introduced to wine-making as a child by his parents a very long time ago, although more bottle-washing was involved than wine-making at the time. He currently has over four hundred bottles-worth of mead, wine, country wine, and sake bubbling around his house. Other active interests are the making of vinegar, sauerkraut, garum, cheese, pickles, all forms of charcuterie, canning, soap-making, beekeeping, culinary foraging, vegetable gardening, composting and soil conditioning, and faux vintage woodwork.
How to Make Fire: Herbal Home remedies for Colds and Flus Cider
Tues, January 17
6:30-8:30pm
$35
Flu season is now upon us – come learn how to make and use herbal remedies for common colds and flus! We will focus on using herbs that are easy to find: culinary herbs and spices. Participants will gain understanding of how to differentiate symptoms to pick the most appropriate herbs, and how to prepare herbal infusions.
We will make Fire Cider together for participants to take home.
This class will provide accessible and useful knowledge to share with family and friends.
*Participants are asked to bring a 500ml jar – also available for purchase at the store
Urban Foraging Plant Walk
Sat, February 4
11:00am-1:00pm
$25
From under park benches to cracks in the sidewalks to boulevards around the park, we can find food and medicine growing all around us even in the most urban settings.
Join indigenous Metis herbalist, mother, and story-teller Lori Snyder for a wild plant walk around the neighborhood to discover new perspectives on how we see and interact with plants in the city. As we encounter different plants along our way, Lori will share her knowledge and experience in foraging for food, wildcrafting, and so much more! To learn a bit more about
Please contact community@homesteadjunction.ca before purchasing a ticket for a child – we will check in with the instructor about age accessibility.
Home Remedies with T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss
Sun, February 5
11:30am-3:30pm
Learn how to create your own natural medicine cabinet using non-alcohol ingredients as bases. This fun and easy workshop will help you prepare seasonal remedies for you and your family. We will be working with both fresh and dried herbs.
We will make one slow brewed glycerine tincture which are great for babies, and a few different apple cider vinegar tinctures.
Please bring 3 x 250ml jars (mason jars, juice jars), 2 x amber tincture bottles along with some snax and water/bevvies with you as this will be a full afternoon of remedy making! If you don’t have jars and/or amber bottles, they will be available to purchase at in-store before the workshop.
Instructor Bio:
T’uy’t’tanat – Cease Wyss is a Skwxwu7mesh Ethnobotanist, and is the owner and lead herbalist at Raven and Hummingbird Tea Company.
_________________________________Sun, January 8
1:00 – 4:00pm
$30
Making sure the soil is healthy is a first step to any urban agriculture project from backyard growing to community and boulevard gardening. Urban soils can sometimes contain heavy metals and other contaminants as a result of our industrial past and present. This is not so great for our urban food gardens as the contaminants can get into or onto our veggies and fruits and damage our health. This workshop will introduce common urban contaminants and what you can do to grow food safely if you have them (or think you might), and how to work with plants, compost, and mushrooms to address the contamination over the longer term.
Instructor Bio:
Danielle Stevenson is a fungi enthusiast living in ‘Victoria’ with 4 years of mushroom cultivation experience and a background in permaculture, organic food production and community-based work towards food sovereignty. She launched D.I.Y. Fungi to offer educational workshops and mushroom cultures (a.k.a. “spawn”) for people of all ages to grow their own fungal food and medicine at their homes, gardens and farms; and to regenerate land and water systems by allying with fungi, plants, people and bac
Homemade Mead
Sun, January 15
11:30am-2:30pm
$50
For many of us, mead has always been that vaguely ill-defined medieval beverage quaffed in Robin Hood movies. Surprise, it’s just a wine made from honey instead of grape juice. It’s also likely the oldest fermented beverage we know of, and one of the few that can ferment naturally without human intervention. This instructional workshop, intended for those with little or no wine-making experience, explores how to make small-batch meads with minimum amounts of equipment, personal time, and expense. By the end of this workshop, you will have enough information and equipment to make a 5-bottle batch of one of a variety of meads from start to tasty finish.
Instructor Bio:
Stuart Morris was first introduced to wine-making as a child by his parents a very long time ago, although more bottle-washing was involved than wine-making at the time. He currently has over four hundred bottles-worth of mead, wine, country wine, and sake bubbling around his house. Other active interests are the making of vinegar, sauerkraut, garum, cheese, pickles, all forms of charcuterie, canning, soap-making, beekeeping, culinary foraging, vegetable gardening, composting and soil conditioning, and faux vintage woodwork.
How to Make Fire: Herbal Home remedies for Colds and Flus Cider
Tues, January 17
6:30-8:30pm
$35
Flu season is now upon us – come learn how to make and use herbal remedies for common colds and flus! We will focus on using herbs that are easy to find: culinary herbs and spices. Participants will gain understanding of how to differentiate symptoms to pick the most appropriate herbs, and how to prepare herbal infusions.
We will make Fire Cider together for participants to take home.
This class will provide accessible and useful knowledge to share with family and friends.
*Participants are asked to bring a 500ml jar – also available for purchase at the store
Urban Foraging Plant Walk
Sat, February 4
11:00am-1:00pm
$25
From under park benches to cracks in the sidewalks to boulevards around the park, we can find food and medicine growing all around us even in the most urban settings.
Join indigenous Metis herbalist, mother, and story-teller Lori Snyder for a wild plant walk around the neighborhood to discover new perspectives on how we see and interact with plants in the city. As we encounter different plants along our way, Lori will share her knowledge and experience in foraging for food, wildcrafting, and so much more! To learn a bit more about
Please contact community@homesteadjunction.ca before purchasing a ticket for a child – we will check in with the instructor about age accessibility.
Home Remedies with T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss
Sun, February 5
11:30am-3:30pm
Learn how to create your own natural medicine cabinet using non-alcohol ingredients as bases. This fun and easy workshop will help you prepare seasonal remedies for you and your family. We will be working with both fresh and dried herbs.
We will make one slow brewed glycerine tincture which are great for babies, and a few different apple cider vinegar tinctures.
Please bring 3 x 250ml jars (mason jars, juice jars), 2 x amber tincture bottles along with some snax and water/bevvies with you as this will be a full afternoon of remedy making! If you don’t have jars and/or amber bottles, they will be available to purchase at in-store before the workshop.
Instructor Bio:
T’uy’t’tanat – Cease Wyss is a Skwxwu7mesh Ethnobotanist, and is the owner and lead herbalist at Raven and Hummingbird Tea Company.
Funding
1. NEW HORIZONS FOR SENIORS
Do you have an idea that will enable seniors to share their knowledge, skills and experiences with others, and help communities increase their capacity to address senior and local issues? The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) helps to ensure seniors will benefit from, and contribute to, the quality of life in their communities through active living and participation in social activities.
In anticipation of the next NHSP Call for Proposals, the Government of Canada will provide information to help you with the preparation of your application.
Through NHSP your organization may be eligible to receive a grant up to $25,000 per year. Based on the most recent Call for Proposals, projects must be led or inspired by seniors and address one or more of the following five program objectives:
•promoting volunteerism among seniors and other generations;
•engaging seniors in the community through the mentoring of others;
•expanding awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse;
•supporting the social participation and inclusion of seniors; and
•providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects and/or programs for seniors.
•engaging seniors in the community through the mentoring of others;
•expanding awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse;
•supporting the social participation and inclusion of seniors; and
•providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects and/or programs for seniors.
Check our website regularly for more information. http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/seniors/funding/index.shtml
NOTE: To be prepared for the next Call for Proposal, it is strongly recommended to attend one of the upcoming NHSP information sessions. Times and locations will be forwarded to you in the near future.
If you would like to attend and or possibly host a session, please contact 604-658-8451 or e-mail W-T-CSPD-SCEP-NHSP-PNHA-BC-GD@servicecanada.gc.ca at your earliest convenience so that we can make arrangements.
Thank you for your interest in the program and please feel free to pass this on to other senior led organizations or groups that you think may be interested.
Best regards,
New Horizons for Seniors Program, Service Canada
Tel: 604-658-8451
E-mail: W-T-CSPD-SCEP-NHSP-PNHA-BC-GD@servicecanada.gc.ca
New Horizons for Seniors Program, Service Canada
Tel: 604-658-8451
E-mail: W-T-CSPD-SCEP-NHSP-PNHA-BC-GD@servicecanada.gc.ca
2. COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS: BC MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
The funding is part of the BC Ministry of Social Development - Employment and Labor Market Division which is similar to income assistance and is part of the Employment program.
The funding moved from the Federal level to the Provincial level.
The funds are specific for Work Experiences.
There is a new stream for 'Social Innovation'.
The funding moved from the Federal level to the Provincial level.
The funds are specific for Work Experiences.
There is a new stream for 'Social Innovation'.
Depending on the projects, they have funded anywhere from $200,000 - $500,000. The total amount of funding has increased since 2015 from $8 - 16 million dollars.
No deadline or cap.
No deadline or cap.
There are 5 Funding Streams (see scanned document for a fuller explanation)
1. Job Creation Partnerships - provides funding to organizations to assist with local projects that provide useful work experience and skill enhancement opportunities to eligible job seekers to help them obtain sustainable employment. Projects should benefit the job seeker, community and local economy, however the primary focus must be on helping the participant. There is a 'contribution agreement' - in kind where staff could donate time, space or an office, etc... for the project.
Example: Powell River City Council wanted someone to work on a diversity, social inclusion plan. They brought in 3 people that included Conference and Researching planning and they showed what they could do and what the City could do. Process was pretty flexible.
Example: Powell River City Council wanted someone to work on a diversity, social inclusion plan. They brought in 3 people that included Conference and Researching planning and they showed what they could do and what the City could do. Process was pretty flexible.
1. Labor Market Partnerships - funds projects that encourage and support employers, employee and/or employer associations and communities in developing and implementing strategies for dealing with labor force adjustments and meeting HR requirements. Projects may include researching labor market/human resource adjustment issues and developing and implementing labor market adjustment activities. These are project based and are distinct from the ongoing operations of the applicant.
Basically you are looking at a gap between Labor Market shortage.
*Example: Whistler Hotel had a gap in supply and demand so they funded their research.
Basically you are looking at a gap between Labor Market shortage.
*Example: Whistler Hotel had a gap in supply and demand so they funded their research.
2. Project Based Labor Market Training - provides funding to organizations to assist with local projects that provide a combination of on and/or off the job employment training to eligible participants to help them obtain sustainable employment.
This is a combination of training and work experience.
Example: There was a shortage of people in a particular market so the applicants were trained in an educational institution and fast tracked into some housekeeping positions (There was training provided and 60% was work experience.
This is a combination of training and work experience.
Example: There was a shortage of people in a particular market so the applicants were trained in an educational institution and fast tracked into some housekeeping positions (There was training provided and 60% was work experience.
3. Research & Innovation - provides funding for eligible projects to explore and/or find untried and untested methods of delivering programming to help individuals find or return to work as quickly as possible.
*Example: funded MOSAIC on a project where they brought in research subjects together to test a new business design model for new immigrants. Another one was for the Fraser Health Authority in finding cognitive remediation on employment planning to work with barriers such as mental health issues.
*Example: funded MOSAIC on a project where they brought in research subjects together to test a new business design model for new immigrants. Another one was for the Fraser Health Authority in finding cognitive remediation on employment planning to work with barriers such as mental health issues.
4. Social Innovation - expands the scope of the Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) program to support innovative projects that address social challenges beyond unemployment. It focuses attention on new ideas and approaches to address complex and ongoing social problems. The CEP funding streams support socially innovative projects with a focus on community needs and support improved employment related outcomes for unemployed project participants.
*Example: funded an 8-week Training session for the Stolo nation where artists involved in the projects received a royalty for each piece they created - helping them set up a model.
*Example: funded an 8-week Training session for the Stolo nation where artists involved in the projects received a royalty for each piece they created - helping them set up a model.
* More information on online applications and on each of the 5 Funding Streams at: https://www.workbc.ca/Employment-Services/Community-and-Employer-Partnerships.aspx
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1. ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH ALLIANCE POLLINATORS PROGRAM MANAGER
We help children and youth discover their inner nature. Through place-based education, citizen science, and youth engagement, we seek to nurture young environmental leaders in Metro Vancouver. In partnership with schools, community groups, and local government, we create transformative nature experiences that open a world of imagination, discovery, and possibility for inner city kids. We believe the magic and wonder of nature can transform values and inspire environmental stewardship. Our programmatic priority is urban biodiversity, specifically rewilding and pollinators. To find out more please go to www.eya.ca
ABOUT THE POSITION
Impactful and innovative programs define the Environmental Youth Alliance. The Manager of the Pollinator Program is responsible for planning and delivering the Pollinator Citizen Science and Community Hive initiatives. The Manager is an experienced youth facilitator, skilled in program design and evaluation, and capable of building effective partnerships. They are passionate about youth engagement and the environment, and demonstrate commitment to high quality work and continuous learning. The Manager is resilient, self-aware, open, adaptable, kind, and curious. They are also highly organized, communicate clearly, and efficiently manage program logistics.
http://eya.ca/eya-is-hiring-program-manager-pollinators/
2. EXPERT FOOD GROWER
Victory Gardens needs your help! We are looking for a fellow veggie-loving comrades to join our team and help people grow food right here in Vancouver, BC. Are you a person who is committed to creating a positive impact towards a more sustainable food system? Are you driven to provide an opportunity for people to connect to their food source in a fun and accessible way? Do you want to work in an environment that is meaningful and innovative? We feel you! By joining the team at VG, you’ll not only be playing an active role in making Vancouver more healthy and sustainable, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and driven team while getting hands-on experience with a start-up social enterprise in an environment that is team-focused, supportive and spreads a positive message!
THE POSITION
We need an expert food grower to participate in all aspects of what we do: Education, installation and maintenance. The position requires someone who is dynamic, social, self-starting, committed to excellence in customer service and enjoys working as a part of a team and on your own.
3. FOOD BANK SITE COORDINATOR
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is looking for someone with strong leadership, interpersonal, and intercultural skills to help supervise the operation of Longhouse location in East Vancouver. The Volunteer Site Co-Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that our members receive food in a dignified, courteous and efficient manner and providing supervision to the volunteers serving at the depot.
Department:Community Food Hubs
Volunteer Supervisor: Community Food Hubs Director
Location:Longhouse Ministry 2595 Franklin Street, Vancouver
Dates & Times Needed:Thursday 7:45am -11:00am
Volunteer Supervisor: Community Food Hubs Director
Location:Longhouse Ministry 2595 Franklin Street, Vancouver
Dates & Times Needed:Thursday 7:45am -11:00am
Commitment Required:
Minimum of four hours weekly per Food Depot, three to four times a month. A minimum commitment of one year, or as required. We encourage the site coordinators to attend a monthly meeting for all coordinators. These meetings are critical to the maintenance of the depots.
DELIVERABLES/DUTIES:
• In addition to assisting the coordination and supervision of the overall operation of the Food Depot, the Volunteer Site Co-Coordinator must ensure that recipients receive food in a dignified, courteous and efficient manner.
• The Volunteer Site Co-Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the depot/food hub is operated in a safe manner.
• In collaboration with the GVFB staff and Driver, the Volunteer Site Co-Coordinator will work to resolve any conflicts or incidents that may occur in an appropriate manner ensuring the safety of all volunteers, and members. Fill out Incident Report forms when necessary and report all incidents to Director of Community Food Hubs.
• In addition to assisting the coordination and supervision of the overall operation of the Food Depot, the Volunteer Site Co-Coordinator must ensure that recipients receive food in a dignified, courteous and efficient manner.
• The Volunteer Site Co-Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the depot/food hub is operated in a safe manner.
• In collaboration with the GVFB staff and Driver, the Volunteer Site Co-Coordinator will work to resolve any conflicts or incidents that may occur in an appropriate manner ensuring the safety of all volunteers, and members. Fill out Incident Report forms when necessary and report all incidents to Director of Community Food Hubs.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Strong intercultural skills
Leadership ability
Excellent communication skills
Great interpersonal and people skills
Conflict Resolution Skills
Excellent team player
Strong problem solving skills
Ability to work in potentially challenging social environments
Personal experience or familiarity with poverty and food insecurity
VOLUNTEER SKILLS:
Multicultural and Language
Project Management
HOW TO APPLY:
With a resume and cover letter
CONTACT PERSON: Thor Larson
CONTACT PHONE: 604-216-3076
CONTACT E-MAIL: thorl@foodbank.bc.ca
Strong intercultural skills
Leadership ability
Excellent communication skills
Great interpersonal and people skills
Conflict Resolution Skills
Excellent team player
Strong problem solving skills
Ability to work in potentially challenging social environments
Personal experience or familiarity with poverty and food insecurity
VOLUNTEER SKILLS:
Multicultural and Language
Project Management
HOW TO APPLY:
With a resume and cover letter
CONTACT PERSON: Thor Larson
CONTACT PHONE: 604-216-3076
CONTACT E-MAIL: thorl@foodbank.bc.ca
4. UBC FARM PRACTICUM FIELD MENTOR
The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) at UBC Farm is a 24-hectare teaching, research and community farm located on the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus. The UBC Farm is the largest urban farm in Vancouver, and situated on a site just minutes from the beach and from Pacific Spirit Regional Park, as well as countless cultural amenities available in Vancouver — truly a world-class learning and recreational destination. More information about the Centre can be found at www.ubcfarm.ubc.ca
The Practicum Field Mentor works in collaboration with the Practicum Coordinator and CSFS/UBC Farm Staff to provide day-to-day field instruction and supervision to the CSFS / UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture students as well as assisting with annual and/or perennial crop production. The goal of the UBC Farm Practicum program is to inspire and cultivate new farmers and food sustainability leaders who will transform their communities and their food systems through initiatives and enterprises that are economically, socially, and ecologically healthy and viable.
We are seeking an energetic and inspired person to work with the UBC Farm team to support the growth of our Practicum students and participate in the success of UBC Farm’s production and sales program. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly adaptable, and an excellent team leader and facilitator. For more information on the CSFS/UBC Farm Practicum program, please visit http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/community/practicum-in-sustainable-agriculture/
Full job description and application information: http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/get-involved/careers/
Application deadline is January 11th, 2017
Application deadline is January 11th, 2017
