
Pickling, November 26
Our last event of the year definitely did not disappoint! Thirty awesome food-lovers (including a 7 year old) gathered at the neighbourhood house for an evening of swapping stories, eating delicious healthy food, wielding knives, and of course, pickling! First off, we got everyone to introduce themselves at their table and share their best/worst pickling experiences, plus pickled foods they remember from their culture or family history. Apricots, ginger, herring, it's amazing

Kimchi, October 29
Our October event was an action-packed night filled with community, food and kimchi! We kicked things off with a Community Dialogue facilitated by Andrew and Blanca from the Mount Pleasant Food Network (based out of the neighbourhood house). As a relatively new food network, they were interested in receiving community input about what neighbourhood food resources and knowledge should be shared, as well as what people think makes a healthy food community. At the Dialogue we di

Mexican Salsa, May 28
We were so excited to partner with Trade School Vancouver and meet lots of new folks from the community this month for our Mexican salsa workshop. It was a house full of people hungry for the secrets of traditional salsa! First, Edwin took us through a brief overview of the history of salsa, different peppers and their varying levels of spiciness, and the principles of salsa making. For those that are spice intolerant like me, fear not! Ingredient ratios can always be adjuste