Resources,
Places to Go

• Cook Together, Eat Better

  A program run by Vancouver Coastal Health (Garratt Wellness Centre in Richmond, BC) for families with children aged 9–12.

• Cooking Fun for Families

  A hands-on cooking program that targets at-risk school children and their families and assists them with daily issues surrounding food, including dietary quality, accessibility and affordability. The program complements school breakfast and lunch programs by involving parents in activities and discussion about the link between nutrition and health.

• Food Skills for Families

  A free mobile hands-on cooking program created particularly for cooking groups that serve Aboriginal, Punjabi, new immigrant and low-income families. The six hands-on kitchen sessions cover healthy food choices, safe food handling and storage, meal planning, healthy snacks, nutrition education and a shopping tour. It is guided by a trained facilitator with cooking and nutrition expertise. Ingredients, workbooks with recipes and shopping tours are provided free of charge.

• Project CHEF

  The Project CHEF team comes to schools for a one week period to teach four or five lessons to students in grades four and five. The program is designed to support student learning outcomes from B.C. Ministry of Education Integrated Resource Packages (Health and Career Education, Science and Language Arts). The program focuses on teaching children knowledge, skills and attitudes to promote healthy cooking and eating and emphasizes the development of cooperative learning skills.

• Community Kitchens

  This website offers a wealth of information related to community kitchens in BC, including toolkits, funding ideas and other resources.

• Visit a Farm

  Farm tours are a fun family activity, great for giving kids (and adults) an idea of where their food comes from. There are some really wonderful places to go in the Lower Mainland and other parts of British Columbia. Here are some suggestions. Let us know if we missed any!