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Volunteer with The Gift of Good Food

The Gift of Good Food Holiday Fundraiser is happening now and we’d love your involvement! The fundraiser runs from November 18 – December 31, 2024. Our campaign runs online, coupled with grassroots organizing, teams fundraising, and local business support. Our goal is to raise $150,000 to  ensure dignified, consistent food access for those who need […]

By |November 19th, 2024|News|0 Comments

Sign up to be a fundraising team for the Gift of Good Food

We love Gift of Good Food Fundraising Teams!

Teams are groups of motivated people who get together to set fundraising goals and blow them out of the water! This is a fun opportunity for families, offices, sports teams, and groups of friends to come together to use their creativity, build relationships, and contribute to a meaningful […]

By |November 10th, 2024|Events, News|0 Comments

Spring Equinox Indigenous Market – March 26, 2022

Gilakas’dx’w’la,

Welcome, the Spring Equinox is upon us and with it comes new beginnings and new growth. We would like to bring artists from various parts of Turtle Island together and celebrate the Equinox while bringing our friends/community while uplifting the beautiful community of artists, and the gifts they carry.

We will have beaded earrings, silver jewelry, art, […]

By |March 9th, 2022|Events, News|0 Comments

Good Food Feature: Closing the gaps

›› Katrina Philpotts

Food insecurity, the inability to access sufficient, safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods, is increasing at disproportionate rates in many Indigenous communities in Canada. However, the impacts of the lack of access to land for food and cultural practices among urban Indigenous populations have been poorly documented.

Originally from Nunavut, I know too well […]

By |December 3rd, 2021|News|0 Comments

We are hiring! Join our team as our new Fundraising & Engagement Assistant

You, the perfect candidate, love working to build a strong and just community. You are interested in fundraising, communications, and food security programming. You like working collaboratively in a team as well as independently. You enjoy communicating and engaging with our diverse community and partners. You are available for a 8-week full time work contract.

If […]

By |October 13th, 2021|News|0 Comments

A New Chapter for 1310 Gladstone – and a sad goodbye to the Yoga Den

In 2013, Fernwood NRG purchased a small white house and lot at 1310 Gladstone Avenue. We dreamed of adding more affordable residential space and local employment in the heart of Fernwood. Our goal was to build a new mixed-use building with ground floor commercial space and rental apartments above.

This purchase started us on a journey […]

By |May 12th, 2021|News|0 Comments

Fernwood homes for Fernwood birds – May 16, 2021

“What’s happening?”

A group of Fernwood neighbours are giving out 100 bird house kits for free.

“What’s the catch?”

No catch. The group applied and received an Everyday Creativity Grant from the City of Victoria to host a free bird house building event at Harris Green Park. We wanted to bring the Fernwood community together and highlight […]

By |May 3rd, 2021|Events, News|0 Comments