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One World Garden Workshops start June 11
In Cranbrook and Kimberley… There’s never been a better time than now to get your hands dirty and learn how to grow your own food. As part of the Welcoming Communities project, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, Cranbrook Food Action … > Read More
Cranbrook’s humanity
By Coun. Sharon Cross The challenge: Cranbrook has a growing number of working poor who can barely make ends meet, or feed and house their families. This impacts our health system when the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual stress starts … > Read More
Public Produce Garden Potato Picking Party Sunday
Everyone is invited to join the Cranbrook Food Action Committee (CFAC) at the first Public Produce Garden Potato Picking Party on Sunday, September 30, from noon to 4 p.m. Come for a fun-filled afternoon and maybe leave with some potatoes or … > Read More
City supportive of community produce garden at MacKinnon Park
City of Cranbrook council offered thumbs up enthusiasm April 23 to a proposal to establish a produce garden in a corner of MacKinnon Park. Christian Kimber, manager of the Cranbrook Food Action Committee, appeared before council to explain his organization’s … > Read More
Cranbrook Food Action Committee gets UBCM grant for public produce garden
A Public Produce Garden is a step closer to reality in Cranbrook, after the Cranbrook Food Action Committee, through the city, was awarded a $20,000 Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Age-Friendly grant last week. The UBCM Age-Friendly Community Planning and … > Read More
Programs support eating local year-round
Interior Health area residents are getting the message – locally grown food is better for your health, the environment and the local economy. Attendance is up at farmers’ markets, gardens are becoming more popular and people are paying attention to … > Read More
