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Coast Food Action promotes food security in BC and provides information on buying, growing and preparing regional foods. Red = Grower or Farmer location | Yellow = Local Farmers Market |  Blue = Food Bank

 

Food Security News

The Farmland Defence League and Gateway - Town Hall meeting in Langley

Date: 
Saturday, February 6, 2010 - 10:30am

The Farmland Defence League and Gateway 40 Citizens Network invites farmland advocates and Gateway opponents from across the region to attend a Town Hall meeting in Langley being co-hosted by federal Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Mark Warawa, MP, Mary Polak, MLA and Langley City Mayor, Peter Fassbender to take issue with the Harper/Campbell governments' plans to destroy several hundred acres of Langley's best farmland for more highways.

Food Inc - Sunshine Coast Premiere

Date: 
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 7:00pm
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“Food, Inc.” - a documentary by Director Robert Kenner, examines the costs of putting cost and convenience over nutrition and environmental impact. The subject is explored from all angles; talking to authors, advocates, farmers, and CEOs, like co-producer Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma), and Barbara Kowalcyk, who’s been lobbying for more rigorous standards since E. coli claimed the life of her two-year-old son. A comprehensive look at the food industry from seed to market.