Art, Culture, Food and Sustainability – Making Connections, Building Relationships
From October 5 until October 19, 2014 Vancouver’s Sustenance Festival focuses on making connections in your communities through a series of events focused on food from foraging to preservation and everything in between.
This city-wide festival includes everything from food inspired art exhibits to local food workshops, talks, walks, dances and more – all taking place in community centres and public spaces throughout Vancouver and many of them free of charge.
There are more than sixty events in this 6th year of the biggest Vancouver Sustenance Festival yet. Thanks to Choices Markets for helping this festival grow.
Highlights include:
Sustenance: More than a Mouthful, More than about Food – Art Exhibit
Oct 1 – 31
Britannia Community Centre – Library
Food for Thought Art Exhibit – Sponsored by Ungalli Clothing Co.
October 12 – 19
Roundhouse Community Centre
Some new events this year:
Gluten-free Baking
Foraging
Tea Tasting
Vancouver Food Policy Council event:
TOWN HALL “Getting Food Issues on the Municipal Election Agenda”
October 15 at the Roundhouse
World Food Day – October 16
Intermediate Canning – Apples 3 Ways (at Hastings Community Centre)
Native Edibles (at Dunbar Community Centre)
Plastic Recycling Depot (McBride Park)
For Kids:
Kids in the Kitchen, 6 sessions starting Oct 11 at Hastings Community Centre
Growing Chefs! with Parents & Tots, Oct 15 at False Creek Community Centre sponsored by Growing Chefs!
Fall Harvest Community Dance, Oct 17 at Trout Lake Community Centre
Markets:
Orchard Park Mobile Market and Tasting Kitchen, Oct 11 @ Orchard Park
The Mobile Produce Market Returns to Kensington Community Centre, Oct 18 @ Kensington Community Centre
A few samples of Community Events:
Neighbour Savour V, Oct 6 @ Heritage Hall (Village Vancouver’s Potluck for 300!)
A Sustenance Sharing Circle: Understanding the connection between Sustenance, Culture and Ecology, Oct 12 @ Britannia
South Vancouver Community Harvest Festival, Oct 18 @ David Thompson School Farm
For all details and city venue map, visit: http://www.sustenancefestival.ca/
Inquiries:
Brenda Racanelli, Vancouver Park Board brenda.racanelli@vancouver.ca
Media Inquiries: Cassandra Anderton Cassandra@Goodlifevancouver.com
