How colonization dismantled Coast Salish food systems
Environmental destruction, colonial rules and new expectations ripped Cowichan people from their food and culture.
Food for Thought
You don’t have to spend much time in the Cowichan Valley to realize that food is a big deal here. This region, among the warmest in Canada, has been a bread basket for millenia. But farming and agriculture face significant challenges. Climate change and other human impacts have stressed water systems to their breaking point, resulting in severe droughts in many recent summers. Our deep dive into food and agriculture will break down complexity and tell stories about real people making a difference in this community. Coming February 2021.
At the Community Farm Store, the inglorious produce bin bears fruit
The market takes a ‘full-circle approach’ to eliminating food waste, the produce manager says.
Local entrepreneur pioneers community-supported fishery model
“I didn’t expect it, but I really enjoy that part of it is getting to know who eats the fish that we catch.”
Coast Salish food and cooking: a taste of yesteryear
A Cowichan Tribes chef consults knowledge keepers on the tools, techniques and relationships of the old food world.
How the reFRESH market saves food to feed families
The food recovery project diverted about 180,000 pounds of produce in 2020.
Cow-op online farmers’ market sustains pandemic gains
The online marketplace continues to grow as more people turn to shopping local, from home.
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