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Land, Food, and Community II
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Session 1 – Course Introductions
Session 2 – Food Justice + Asset-Based Community Development
Session 3 – Flexible Learning 1
Session 4 – Class, Income + Food
Session 5 – Gender + Food
Session 6 – Flexible Learning 2
Session 7 – Race, Ethnicity + Food
Session 8 – Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Session 9 – Developing Infographics
Session 10 – Flexible Learning 3
Session 11 – Strategies for Finishing Well
Session 12 – Flexible Learning 4
Session 13 – Final Presentations
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Final Community Project Report
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2017 Fall Projects
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2016 Fall Projects
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2020 Term 2 Projects
2020 Winter Projects
1. InspireHealth: Food Safety Protocol and Infographic
2. DTES NH: Right to Food Zine
3. Ray-Cam: Cooking Up Community
4. Richmond Food Bank: Culturally Appropriate and Nutritionally Adequate Food Assessment
5. Renfrew Park Community Centre: Culturally Relevant Safe Food Handling Workshop for Older Adults
6. Greater Vancouver Food Bank: Community Agency Partner Food Allocation System
7. Vancouver Food Policy Council: Community Programming and Food Asset Mapping
8. Hastings Community Centre: Growing Calorie Crops to Increase Food Security
9. Riley Park/Little Mountain: Community Garden Harvest Matchmaking
10. Pure Roots Urban Farm: Assessing the energy demands of indoor vertical farming
11. South Vancouver Family Place: Engaging Neighbours through Community Composting
12. Fresh Roots Urban Farm: Promoting a Pop-up Vegetable Market
13. T. Buck Suzuki Foundation: BC Fisheries 101
14. Public Health Association of BC: Community Gardens Policies and Practice
15. Richmond Food Security Society: Summer Food and Nature Camps
16. Windermere Community Schools Team: After School Elementary Master Chefs Program
17. Queen Mary Elementary: Gardening with Quadra Daycare
18. Norquay Elementary: Linking School Garden to Classroom "Kitchen"
19. Queen Elizabeth Elementary Annex: Rain Water Collection
20. YWCA: Afterschool Youth Program - Healthy Food Workshop & Program Snack Review
21. Edible Garden Project: Sowing Seeds of Climate Action
22. Public Health Association of BC: Case study of anti-racism frameworks for community gardens in BC
23. Vancouver Food Policy Council: Local Government Support for Independent Food Retail Businesses - A Policy Environment Review
24. Richmond Food Security Society: Establishing a food policy council in Richmond
25. Artisan Farmers' Market: Local Food Security in Winter
26. Artisan Farmers' Market: Alternatives to single-use plastics
27. CityStudio: Researching “Best Before Date” Educational Strategies
28. CityStudio: How Does the Public Understand “Best Before” Dates?
2020 Fall Projects
1. Artisan Farmers' Markets - Equity & Equality
2. Artisan Farmers' Markets - Safety & Security at Farmers' Markets
3. Central Kootenay Food Policy Council - Food Citizens: Developing Agency in Students and the General Public
4. City Studio/City of Vancouver
5. DTES Neighbourhood House - Right to Food Zine
6. DTES Neighbourhood House - Urban Farm Project
7. DTES SRO Collaborative Society - Knowledge Translation
8. DTES SRO Collaborative Society - Chinese Seniors
9. Eastside Boxing Club - Virtual Nutrition Education
10. Edible Garden Project - A Case Study in School-Based Garden Education
11. Fresh Roots: Decolonizing Fresh Roots' Site History
12. Gordon Neighbourhood House: Measuring Impact of Food Insecurity in the West End
13. InspireHealth - Weight Stigma in Oncology Nutrition; How does Supportive Nutrition Care Fit In?
14. Kiwassa Neighbourhood House - Community Food Systems in a Pandemic: Service Provision and Neighbourhood Empowerment
15. Little Mountain Neighbourhood House - Riley Park Community Garden - Local Love Food Hub Support
16. Norquay Elementary School - Recipes Inspired by Norquay Garden
17. Public Health Association of BC - Community Garden Stories
18. PureRoots - Supporting Farm Worker Engagement through Continuing Education
19. Queen Mary Elementary School - Great Garlic and Radishes!
20. Richmond Food Security Society - Engaging the community in food security through infographics
21. Richmond Food Security Society - Generate community support for food security through an updated membership program
22. South Vancouver Family Place - Food Access App
23. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Committee on World Food Security - Youth Engagement in Ag and Food Systems 1
24. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Committee on World Food Security - Youth Engagement in Ag and Food Systems 2
25. Odyssey 1 - Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC
26. Vancouver Park Board - Local Food Action Plan Update Support
27. Village Vancouver Transition Society - Westside Permaculture Corridor
28. 4H Club of British Columbia - Urban Accessibility of Agriculture Education through 4-H
2019 Fall Projects
1. Queen Mary Elementary – Garlic Planting
2. Queen Mary Elementary – Cooking in the Classroom
3. Queen Mary Elementary – Compost Systems
4. Breakfast Club of Canada – Nutrition Resources
5. Breakfast Club of Canada – Indigenous Foods
6. LunchLab - School Breakfast Pilot
7. Vancouver Food Policy Council - School Food Programs
8. Artisan Farmers Markets - Reducing Waste at Farmers Markets
9. Artisan Farmers Markets - Transit Accessibility
10. CityStudio - Plastic Bag Reduction Roundhouse
11. CityStudio - Plastic Bag Reduction Killarney
12. Kiwassa NH – Food Waste Audits
13. City of Vancouver - Measuring Urban Food Growing Sites
14. PHABC - Urban Ag Policy in Vancouver
15. Windermere Secondary - Afterschool Cooking Program
16. Windermere Secondary - Leadership Program Garden
17. Galiano Island - Communicating Nutrition to Seniors
18. InspireHealth – Reviewing Diet-Specific Workshops for Cancer Patients
19. Richmond Food Bank – Mapping Procurement + Distribution
20. Richmond Food Security Society – Food + Nature Summer Camps
21. Richmond Food Security Society - Convening a Town Hall
22. Sustenance Festival - Amplifying Community Voices
23. Gordon NH - Inclusive Engagement in Urban Farming and Food Initiatives
24. PHABC - Racism in Community Gardens
25. Little Mountain NH - Putting Food Insecurity on the Table
26. RayCam CC - Food Security in the DTES
27. DTES NH – Right to Food Zine
28. Hastings CC – Learning Garden Engagement
2019 Winter Projects
1 - Queen Mary Elementary Water Wise II
2 - Queen Mary Elementary Compost System
3 - Queen Mary Elementary Food Literacy Workshops
4 - Windermere Secondary Aquaponics
5 - Breakfast Club of Canada Nutrition Videos
6 - Breakfast Club of Canada Nutrition Receipt Review
7 - Hastings Sunrise Community Food Network Food Circles
8 - Galiano Island Community Food Program
9 - Artisan Farmers Markets Northshore
10 - Artisan Farmers Markets Burnaby
11 - Good Food for All Strategic Landscape Analysis
12 - DTES Neighbourhood House Right to Food Zine
13 - Greater Vancouver Food Bank Volunteer Pool Analysis
14 - Ray-Cam Cooperative Farm-to-Centre Partnerships
15 - Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Community Connections
16 - CityStudio Zero Waste Strategies
17 - hua foundation Race + Food Public Event Series
18 - CityStudio Zero Waste Strategies
19 - Public Health Association of BC Community Garden Policy in Surrey
20 - Gordon Neighbourhood House Urban Farm Crop Planning
21 - Richmond Food Asset Map: Growing Food and Community Kitchen Updates
22 - Richmond Food Asset Map: Public Markets and Food Skills Workshops Updates
23 - Vancouver Food Asset Map 1
24 - Vancouver Food Asset Map 2
2018 Fall Projects
Queen Mary Elementary Water Wise
Queen Mary Elementary Organic Matters
Queen Mary Elementary Food Literacy Farm2Classroom
Lord Roberts Elementary Edible Education
Windermere Secondary Orchard Renewal
Breakfast Club of Canada
Breakfast Club of Canada
CityStudio Zero Waste Strategies
CityStudio Zero Waste Strategies
Artisan Farmers Markets Northshore
Artisan Farmers Markets Burnaby
City of Vancouver Punjabi Markets
Good Food for All + Eastside Boxing Club
DTES Neighbourhood House
Richmond Food Bank Society
Greater Vancouver Food Bank
Ray-Cam Cooperative Centre
Richmond Food Asset Map - Urban Ag Sites
Richmond Food Asset Map - Low Cost Meals
hua foundation - Unpacking White Privilege in Vancouver’s Food Movement
Galiano Island Nutrition + Diet Assessment
Farm2School BC - Can You Dig It
Farm2School BC - Can You Dig It
Gordon Neighbourhood House - Urban Agriculture
Riley Park Community Garden
Hasting-Sunrise Community Food Network
Vancouver Parks Board - Garden Signs
Vancouver Parks Board - Sustenance Festival
2018 Winter Projects
Sustenance Festival - Food Justice Podcast
Vancouver Food Asset Map: Training Workshops
Richmond Food Asset Map: Kitchen + Food Programs
Richmond Food Asset Map: Grocery Stores + Public Markets
City of Vancouver – Put Waste in its Place: Take-Out Containers
Greater Vancouver Food Bank - Best-Before Date Inventory
GNH: Urban Farm Crop Plan
GNH: Vegan Meal Planning
Hastings-Sunrise Community Food Network – Community Food Circles Food Literacy Workshops
Riley Park Community Garden: Children's Garden Curriculum Development
DTES Neighbourhod House: Strategies for Accessing Healthy Food
Richmond Food Bank Society - Perishable Food Recovery
hua foundation - Food Access Issues in Vancouver's Chinatown
Vancouver Food Policy Council: School lunch programming across BC
Ray-Cam Cooperative Centre: Farm to Family on the Downtown Eastside
Food Mesh: Economic Analysis of Food Loss along the Value Chain in BC
Good Food for All + East Side Boxing Club: Developing Food-Related Career Opportunities for Vulnerable Youth
BC Association of Farmers' Markets: Supporting the Flow of New Farmers in BC
Farm-to-School BC: Indigenous Foodscapes in Vancouver Public Schools
Farm-to-School BC: Indigenous Foodscapes in Vancouver Public Schools
Farm-to-School BC: Indigenous Foodscapes in Vancouver Public Schools
Farm-to-School BC: Indigenous Foodscapes in Vancouver Public Schools
Artisan Farmers’ Markets: Who are the Green Consumers? (North Vancouver)
Artisan Farmers’ Markets: Who are the Green Consumers? (Burnaby)
2017 Fall Projects
Vancouver Food Strategy + Resilience: Food Production
Vancouver Food Strategy + Resilience: Food Processing
Vancouver Food Strategy + Resilience: Food Distribution
Vancouver Food Strategy + Resilience: Food Access
Vancouver Food Strategy + Resilience: Public Perceptions + Readiness
Sustenance Festival
GNH: Measuring the Impacts of Urban Farming
GNH: Herb Garden Program Enhancement
GNH: Lunch Menu Nutritional Assessment
GNH: Healthy Desserts Food Literacy Workshop with Youth
Riley Park Community Garden: Food Literacy Program Animation
Hastings-Sunrise Community Food Network – Community Food Circles Food Literacy Workshops
Vancouver Food Asset Map: Convenience Retail Food Stores
Richmond Food Asset Map: Kitchen Programs + Community Access
Richmond Food Asset Map: Grocery + Meal Assets
City of Vancouver – Put Waste in its Place: Paper Coffee Cups
City of Vancouver – Put Waste in its Place: Plastic Beverage Containers
Galiano Island Community Food Program - Nutritional Analysis of Meal Program
Atira Women's Resource Society: Exploring Food Program Possibilities
DTES Neighbourhod House
Sole Food Street Farms: Documenting the Big Move
Artisan Farmers' Markets: Triple Bottom Line of Farmers’ Markets (Burnaby)
Artisan Farmers' Markets: Triple Bottom Line of Farmers’ Markets (North Vancouver)
Breakfast Club of Canada: Cooking for Kids – A Recipe Book for School Meal Programs
2017 Winter Projects
Community Meal Case Study - India Cultural Centre of Canada
Community Meal Case Study - Hari Krishna Temple, Burnaby
LET'S - Low-Tech Food Storage Strategies
LET'S - Agroecological Alternatives to Pesticide Use
Vancouver Food Strategy Project - Britannia Teen Centre’s Garden
Vancouver Food Strategy - Richmond Food Bank – Culturally Appropriate Food Assessment
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Multi-Language How-to Video
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Highlighting Food Preference
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Free or Subsidized Grocery Items
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Kitchens + Food Programs
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Food Production
Vancouver Food Asset Map - UBC Food Assets
Gordon Neighbourhood House – Community Food Hub Helpers
Gordon Neighbourhood House – Urban Farm Hands 101
Gordon Neighbourhood House – Food Science Mythbusters for Kids
Gordon Neighbourhood House – Pay-What-You-Can Community Lunch
City of Vancouver – Put Waste in its Place: The Zero Waste Station Challenge C
City of Vancouver – Put Waste in its Place: The Zero Waste Station Challenge D
Breakfast Club of Canada – Connecting to Local Farms
Immigrant Services Society of BC – Community Asset Mapping
Hastings-Sunrise Community Food Network – Community Food Circles
Riley Park “Potting Studio” Education Plan
Table Matters - Northshore Food Asset Mapping
Galiano Island Community Food Program – BC Ferries Boarding Policies for Livestock
2016 Fall Projects
Legion Food System - Kerrisdale
Legion Food System - West Point Grey
Legion Food System - Mount Pleasant
Legion Food System - Grandview
Legion Food System - Kitsilano
Legion Food System - Vancouver T.V.
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Community Organizations + Schools
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Kitchen Access
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Kitchen Programs + Food Skills Workshops
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Grocery, Small Retail Stores or Markets
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Free or Subsidized Grocery Items
Vancouver Food Asset Map - Free or Low Cost Meals
Gordon Neighbourhood House - Community Food Hub Helpers
Gordon Neighbourhood House - Urban Farm Hands 101
Gordon Neighbourhood House - Food Mythbusters for Kids
Gordon Neighbourhood House - Pay-What-You-Can Community Lunch
City of Vancouver - Put Waste in its Place: The Zero Waste Station Challenge A
City of Vancouver - Put Waste in its Place: The Zero Waste Station Challenge B
Breakfast Club of Canada - Partnership Purchasing Models
Livingstone Elementary - Garden-based Food Literacy Workshops
Immigrant Services Society of BC - Recipe + Food Resource Guide for New Afghan Immigrants
Hastings-Sunrise Community Food Network - Community Food Circles
HIM (Health Initiative for Men) - Westend Farmers Market Food Donation Program
Galiano Island Community Food Program - How Long Will You Last?
2016 Winter Projects
Community Kitchen Assessment: Point Grey + Kitsilano
Community Kitchen Assessment: Kerrisdale + Marpole
Community Kitchen Assessment: Killarney
Community Kitchen Assessment: Dunbar
Community Kitchen Assessment: Shaughnessy + South Cambie
Community Kitchen Assessment: Victoria-Fraserview
Gambier Island: Row, Row, Row Your Apples, Pt 2
Vancouver Coastal Health: Food Literacy Photovoice
Galiano Island: One-Pot Community Meals
Young Agrarians: Environmental Impact Dashboard
Nourish Your Neighbourhood Campaign with Little Mountain Riley Park
Little-Mountain Riley Park Food Hub
Breakfast Club of Canada: Nutrition Resource
Fresh Roots: Increasing Local Food in School Cafeterias
Gordon Neighbourhood House: Community Food Resource Guide
Pacific Community Resources Society: Institutional Food Purchasing Matrix
Gordon Neighbourhood House: Herb Gardens Expansion
Health Initiative for Men: Rainbow Soup Outreach
Vancouver Food Strategy - Community Asset-Based Mapping of Downtown Eastside
Vancouver Food Strategy - Discovering the Beauty in Ugly Fruit
Vancouver Food Strategy - EntomophaGirls
Vancouver Food Strategy - Exploring Community Food Markets
Vancouver Food Strategy - Effects of Compostable Plastics In Vancouver's Organic Waste Facilities
2015 Fall Projects
Row, Row, Row Your Apples: The History and Rejuvenation of Fruit Orchard at Gambier Island Sea Ranch
Spending Trends at Pacific Community Resources Society
Food Experiences at Pacific Community Resources Society
Garden Gaps and SWOT: The vision for growing food in Hastings Sunrise
Tupper Homework Club: Cooking with Friends
Comprehensive Index of Agricultural Products for Sale on Galiano Island
Garden Gaps and SWOT: The vision for growing food in Little Mountain
A Blueprint for the Mini Food-Hub in Little Mountain-Riley Park
Breakfasts on a Budget: Creating Healthy Nutrition Plans for Schools Across Canada
Gathering stories and experiences about food security and nutrition health from Immigrants & Refugees Settling in Canada
Harvesting Community Stories: discovering community perspectives on urban food production
Livingstone Elementary Food Literacy Program: Exploring dairy & dairy alternatives
Assessing the availability and use of kitchens for community food programming in Vancouver - Mount Pleasant
Assessing the availability and use of kitchens for community food programming in Vancouver - Riley Park to Oakridge
Assessing the availability and use of kitchens for community food programming in Vancouver - Downtown
Assessing the availability and use of kitchens for community food programming in Vancouver - West End
Assessing the availability and use of kitchens for community food programming in Vancouver - Strathcona
Assessing the availability and use of kitchens for community food programming in Vancouver - Grandview & Cedar Cottage
Local ed. - Bringing Local Food to Classrooms
DTES Community Garden Accessibility
Language Barriers to Community Garden Participation in Vancouver
Food Wise - combating food waste in Vancouver
Comparing Costs between Farmers' Markets and Traditional Retail in 3 Vancouver Neighbourhoods
Connecting Community Members to Locally-Owned Produce Markets
2014 Fall Projects
Community Projects
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