Fresh News Blog

Urban agriculture, urban farming, or urban gardening is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around urban areas. At LUSH Valley, we improve local food security by considering the entire food system: production, processing and...

This just in- We have launched our first-ever Community Kitchen series featuring eight 100% plant-based workshops with local Chefs, each demonstrating a different culinary theme or skill! Join LUSH Valley, Chef Johanna D’arcangelo and Chef Jill Lamberts on Tuesday...

Rise Up for local food security! The Island Quilters for Community Awareness generously donated a large fabric art piece entitled 'Rise Up' to LUSH Valley Food Action Society during the summer. The piece was made by several local artists and reflects the various...

After months of fundraising, the moment we have been working towards has arrived. LUSH Valley is proud to announce that we have secured a 'forever home' property in Tin Town, Courtenay! We will take possession of the space on October 1st and couldn't be more excited....

Big news in the Food Share program: LUSH Valley Good Food Boxes are 100% local! To celebrate, we're giving new customers $5.00 off their first order for the entire month of July! Our Good Food Box (GFB) program just reached an exciting seasonal milestone with 100% of...

“As concerns over food waste, food security, climate change and sustainability increase, gleaning (harvesting food that would otherwise go to waste) is becoming recognized as a viable practice to decrease climate emissions, increase healthy food access for all and...

The Good Food Box is a large grocery bag of fresh fruit, vegetables and eggs, available every other week. We include 50% or more local food in each order to support our Comox Valley Farmers and Growers. No-cost boxes are primarily available through our partner...

We are proud to introduce to you our new pilot, the LUSH Valley School Garden program! LUSH Valley is collaborating with eight Comox Valley schools to engage our community’s youth in local food systems. Each school will participate in a number of curriculum-based...

Exciting news! LUSH Valley is pleased to announce that we will be offering several ways to work with you to improve the health and fruit quality of fruit trees in the Comox Valley. Through educational opportunities and pruning services, our goal is to increase the...

Dear Friends and Supporters of LUSH Valley Food Action SocietyOn behalf of the LUSH Valley Food Action Society staff and Board of Directors, I extend heartfelt gratitude for your generous donations in support of our work in 2020. As a small local nonprofit...