Summary
As climate impacts like drought, wildfires, floods, and landslides ravage food producing areas like California and the Fraser Valley, the need for strong, sustainable local food systems becomes increasingly important. EcoSociety’s food sustainability programs contribute to our vibrant local economy while investing in the resiliency of our communities.
Campaigns
Food Security in COVID-19 Times
Food security is the ability to produce, store and process food locally and distribute it equitably to all residents. Food production in a global pandemic and climate crisis must re-localize. It requires protecting forest ecosystems to support watershed capacity. The whole ecosystem must be functioning for people & communities to be healthy.
Farms to Friends
Farms to Friends is about local food security & our most vulnerable residents. EcoSociety is launching a new program to support 54 low income families and seniors this year to access healthy food grown locally in the West Kootenays.
Food Sustainability News
EcoSociety’s non-profit of the year award belongs to our team of volunteers
Photo: Our Organizing Director Natasha accepting the award, image provided by Trail Chamber of Commerce The Trail and District Chamber of Commerce…
Message to New NDP Government
The NDP will form a majority government, with Katrine Conroy being re-elected in Kootenay West by a landslide, and Brittny Anderson, NDP has been…
Farms to Friends extends to end of December
Bringing healthy, local food to families in need simply makes sense in these trying times. We launched Farms to Friends this summer to do just that,…
Yay! Feds agree to Assess Teck Coal Mine – healthy and safe people need to come first
Photo & caption from Wildsight The decision was made on August 19th for Teck’s Castle Mine project to require federal review. Thank you,…
Fresh local food goal of new Farms to Friends program
Everyone deserves to be healthy. That’s the starting point for Farms to Friends, a new program this summer bringing local organic produce to low…
Rainwater Harvesting Part 2: Our First 2,000 Litres of Rainwater—Captured!
Rainwater harvesting has always been part of our permaculture homestead plan. But we set it aside while we concentrated on establishing the house and…
Why we’re investing in Rainwater Harvesting: Part 1
The drought and wildfires of 2018 really drove it home for us: We were watering our gardens with propane. This was directly opposed to our dream a…
City of Nelson takes Farmers’ Market out of EcoSociety’s hands
West Kootenay EcoSociety asked the City of Nelson for support to run the twice weekly farmers’ markets this year and has now been told that the City…
Crooked Horn Farm shares its love of food
Nelson’s farmers’ markets start June 6 at Cottonwood Park, and this year they will be different. With everyone’s safety our priority, we’re following…
Ravine Creek farm are stewards of the land
Nelson’s farmers’ markets will be starting in June, and this year they will be different. With everyone’s safety our priority, we’re following the…
Building resilience at Clutch Farm Salmo
Good morning, West Kootenays! I’m not sure what time you’re reading this, but at the time of writing, it’s morning. We’re six weeks into social…
Bent Plow Farm facing the challenges of this year head on
Nelson’s farmers’ markets will be starting in June, and this year they will be different. With everyone’s safety our priority, we’re following the…
Mother’s Day Local Gift Box
At the EcoSociety, we wanted to find a way to help local businesses as well as support the power house mothers out there who need to be…
Job Opportunity: Admin Assistant
Rate: $15 ph for 8 weeks Start Date: May 30th Hours: 35 hours per week Location: Remote (working from your home office) Job Description Working…
Meet Your Farmers’ Market Vendors
Nelson’s farmers' markets will be starting in June, and this year they will be different. With everyone’s safety our priority, we’re following the…
Nelson Markets Update – COVID-19
Hello everyone, it’s been a surreal couple of weeks for us at the EcoSociety and specifically for me and the markets adapting to this curveball the…
Looking back on 2019
I think 2019 was our busiest year ever at the EcoSociety. Here's a look back at what we accomplished together with our staff, volunteers, members,…
Volunteers made us Trail’s Business of the Year
Okay, we didn’t see that coming! We blogged about being honoured to be nominated for Business of the Year at the Trail Chamber of Commerce Business…
Raise a glass with NBC for EcoSociety’s 25th anniversary
Something’s been brewing in the woods, and it’s Nelson Brewing Company’s celebratory Spruce 'N' It Up -- a special batch of spruce tip ale beer to…
Optimism and the future of food sustainability in the Kootenays.
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Basin Food Summit in Rossland, BC. Being my first year as Markets Coordinator for the EcoSociety, it…