Take the Community Garden Survey!

Have your say on the idea of community gardens in Tofino! Do our super-quick online survey and you could win one of three $50 gift certificates for groceries in Tofino!

Community Garden Survey

The Tofino Community Food Initiative is working hard to facilitate access to local, high quality, fairly-priced, organic, sustainable and healthy food for our community. Planned projects include the Edible Garden Tour, workshops in gardening, composting and cooking, special movie nights, and the creation of community gardens. In order to plan for a garden this summer, we must apply for funding and start preparing now. Please take a moment to help guide us by filling in our survey!

Thank you for your help,
The Tofino Community Food Initiative

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Jackie is Growing Rice in Tofino!

Photo by JWindh

I spoke to Jackie Windh the other day and she told me she is successfully growing rice in Tofino. This is crazy! And this is without any land of her own! She posts progress reports of the rice and other things she grows on her blog so if you would like to learn how she has successfully grown rice in Canada (nevermind Tofino!) you can read more here!

Edible Gardens in Schools, etc

Here is an interesting post on a blog about edible gardens in schools, eating and democracy, good organic foods, etc!

http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/

Home is Where the Food is!

Home is Where the Food is from The Juki Museum on Vimeo.

This is a short film I made for the 100 Mile Diet Society in Vancouver, BC. The film follows every ingredient of a delicious and simple meal to its source. In the making of this film, I visited a dairy farm, a mill/bakery, and a busy marina, all on Vancouver Island, and all within my 100-mile radius. I also spent time in the kitchen with Tina Biello, a busy working gal who makes time for her food, from growing her own veggies to learning about the production of local food for her favourite family recipes.