Growing food in urban spaces.
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Sunday June 21, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Today June 21 is the summer solstice in 2026. The so-called ‘longest day of the year’, the sunlight stretches long — from 5:12 am this morning to 9:19 pm this evening (Pacific Time, Victoria, BC). Veggie gardeners will […]
Wednesday April 22, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society April 22 is Earth Day. For decades this date on the calendar has reminded people to honour the environment and cycles of the planet. “There is no Planet B” has been a slogan for years. Those who […]
Tuesday March 24, 2026 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, UFRIS There is currently a City of Langford online survey open to residents (to end of day April 8, 2026) regarding an option that Council is considering to provide garbage and organic waste pickup as a municipal service. Currently households are to […]
Monday January 26, 2026 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc. (Foods & Nutrition) | UFRIS Executive Lead Many low- and modest-income households have been missing the consumer carbon tax rebate since it was dropped by the Carney government last spring. Delivered along with the quarterly GST rebate, the carbon tax rebate was sometimes […]
Saturday January 3, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Every year in BC there is a minimum wage increase for workers who hand-pick various vegetables and fruits. The specific list of 15 fruits, vegetables and flowers is: apricots, beans, blueberries, Brussels sprouts, cherries, grapes, mushrooms, peaches, pears, peas, prune […]
Thursday December 4, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc. Nutrition The Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) has three key areas of activity in maintaining fresh food in urban communities. We continue our work to guide more municipalities to include (and require of developers) food-growing capacity in all urban infrastructure. This helps […]
Saturday November 29, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC Some of you may have heard that the Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) is stepping back from hands-on operation of Porcher Park Community Garden (PPCG) in Langford. Our last day there as the Operator will be December 24, 2025. UFRIS is truly pleased with PPCG — a […]
Saturday November 8, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Our first annual pumpkin composting drive has been a fabulous success! Over 150 pumpkins were delivered to Porcher Park Community Garden by Langford residents between October 15 and November 8. The drive continues for one more day (November 9). All […]
Thursday November 6, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC Posted by UFRIS Sunday November 16, 2025. UFRIS Annual General Meeting. 1 pm to 2:30 pm. Location: Starbucks at 2972 Jacklin Rd, Langford. Parking: parking lot. Everyone welcome. Request agenda by email. info@urbanfoodresilience.ca
November 5, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society Growing food is something people, families and communities have done for thousands of years. In today’s modern world we have become almost entirely reliant on food supplied by groceries stores, and sadly (though thankfully) also by food banks […]
