Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010
Time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Building 300 - Vancouver Island University

The VIU Community Garden strives to promote our local food systems. In this spirit we are happy to share some great local foods from local farmers and producers, designed into tasty creation by the VIU Culinary students. The event is to raise awareness about our local food producers, accessible gardening, and community building. The funds raised with assist in the installment of the Therapeutic Community Garden.

Tickets are $75 with a sliding scale $35-$50 for students

For Tickets please call Stephen: 250 802 SOIL (7645)

Start Time:   Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 8:30am
Location:    Beban Park Auditorium,2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC

"Act to protect your drinking water"

Day 1 (Sat. May 29th)

Guided bus tour of Nanaimo watershed & water distribution system. Bus leaves Bowen Park at 9am

Day 2 (Sun. May 30th)

Speakers & Workshops:

Maude Barlow - Council of Canadians
Rafe Mair
Corky Evans
Arthur Caldicott
Ingmar Lee
Robin Matthews
Andrew Gage
Trevor Wicks

Events are free to attend. Lunch will be provided on both days. To register please email:
islandwatershedprotection@gmail.com

or call:
250-716-6964

Organized by Vancouver Island Water Watch Coalition

EXTRACT: Community gardens, infrastructure and food policy development are among some of the opportunities the Clayoquot Biosphere Region Food Action Plan has identified to increase food access and security.

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EXTRACT: British Columbia (BC) First Nations inhabiting the upper Fraser River area have asked the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans to impose a moratorium (ban) on early spring Chinook fishing, fearing that current levels of fishing may contribute to the species' extinction.

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EXTRACT: We hear a lot about the importance of eating organic and eating local, but left out of the conversation are the growing methods of some of our staple foods, and how much forest land has been lost to grow (or raise) products like beef, rice, and palm oil—the latter of which is in more foods than you might realize.

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