Savoury City Catering

Community Gardens on Nov 1, 2009 in food supply community gardens Sustainability sustainable food systems To the uninitiated, community gardens can easily go unnoticed. They’re usually tucked away and can easily pass for overgrown, disused lots. Well, actually many are in fact disused lots located on private property that is currently underutilized...

Urban Gardening in Havana on Nov 1, 2009 in food supply sustainable food systems urban gardening Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. While it is almost unthinkable that we could ever grow enough food to feed ourselves in Vancouver, there are examples of cities like Havana doing just that. A longer growing season, and less competition fo...

Apple Galette on Oct 13, 2009 in Uncategorized Local Food First not for profit Sustainability Blaine has been lending his support to the Fruit Tree Project in the last few weeks and is loving it. For those unaware, this volunteer organization works with fruit tree owners in the city of Vancouver to pick fruit that might otherwise be left to s...

Shopping Locally on Oct 11, 2009 in local 3 50 project For anyone that knows me, knows that I’m a big supporter of all things local. I can often be found shopping in places like Jack and Jill on Granville or Walrus on Cambie. While I get immense pleasure in supporting small businesses and meeting t...

The Fruit Tree Project on Sep 26, 2009 in food supply local sustainable food systems The Fruit Tree Project Vancouver has an abundance of fruit bearing trees within its borders. Most trees are tucked away from view in backyards throughout the city, but a lot of perfectly edible and delicious fruit can be found in public parks or along busy thoroughfares. A...

Feast of Fields at UBC Farm on Sep 26, 2009 in Uncategorized Every year we participate in Feast of Fields (the annual fundraiser for Farmfolk/Cityfolk), and every year it seems to sneak up on us as if we were not paying attention. We knew we wanted to make a savoury cupcake, for this year’s event, but we...

Slow Food Cycle Tour: Agasszi, BC on Aug 23, 2009 in food supply local Feast of Fields UBC Farm Slow Food Vancouver sustainable food systems Always one for adventure, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to cycle around beautiful Agassiz BC as part of Slow Food Vancouver’s third annual Summer Cycle Tour. It was a chance to commune with nature and fellow foodies while exploring the countr...