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Food Security & Healthy Eating Forums
These online video forums are presented by Arrow Gonsalves from The House of Now in Downtown Courtenay. Thank you to Arrow for her efforts to help us inform our community of what's been happening at our organization.Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m.Healthy Eating &...
Double Your Donation to Support Our Emergency Food Share Program!
The sudden onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic ... resulting in layoffs, requirements for self-isolation/quarantine, and a myriad of other challenges have resulted in our organization evolving from our grass-roots food security activities to being an emergency frontline...
LUSH Valley collaborating with partners to help vulnerable people access food
[Comox Valley, BC, March 30th, 2020 In the last two and a half weeks LUSH Valley Food Action Society (LUSH Valley) and the Comox Valley Food Policy Council (FPC) have been working on an emergency food accessibility response to the pandemic. When food hoarding and...
LUSH Valley Responds to CV Food Bank Closure
Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 2:00 p.m. The sudden closure of the Comox Valley Food Bank has forced us to restrategize the Emergency Food Share Response Plan that LUSH Valley and the Comox Valley Food Policy Council have been working on. The release of our new Helpline...
Welcome to our New Community Garden Coordinator!
Bo Del Valle Garcia is a community organizer, activist, and earth skills/permaculture educator born to the traditional unceded lands of the Coast Salish, otherwise known as Vancouver, BC and is now happily residing on the territories of the K’òmoks and Kwakwaka'wakw....
Message to LUSH Supporters – COVID-19
Like most organizations, LUSH Valley is closely monitoring the circumstances with COVID-19. The community's health and well-being are our top priorities. As the pandemic unfolds it is important that we all take measures to protect ourselves, our families and our...
Developing a Farm to School Strategy to Grow Robust Farm to School Program
Enhancing and transforming the current systems that influence how students eat and learn about food was the focus of the first Comox Valley Farm to School Learning Circle held on February 19. Media Release written & distributed by M.H. Lee, Manager of...
LUSH Valley is Hiring! Apply to be our new Community Garden Coordinator
LUSH Valley Food Action Society is seeking a self-motivated, community-minded, garden coordinator to join our team. LUSH Valley Food Action Society envisions a region where healthy local food is at the heart of community well being. We support the Comox Valley...
Prune Along Program: 2-hour Private Home Pruning Sessions
LUSH Valley is pleased to announce the launch of its ‘Prune-Along Program’ this season, where local tree care experts will work alongside participating tree owners to teach the basics of tree care. Purchase your ticket on Eventbrite today and we will contact you to...
LUSH Valley Announces new “Prune Along Program”
This program's goal is to provide services to homeowners who donate fruit. January 31, 2020: The Fruit Tree Program coordinates volunteers and fruit tree owners to harvest fruit from local backyards and redistributes it through a diverse network of community partners....
