Gordon Neighbourhood House’s Community Herb Gardens provide a free and open place for West Enders in Vancouver to harvest and enjoy fresh herbs.

Current Herb Gardens:

1075 Burnaby St. (at Thurlow)

Mole Hill Housing Society (laneway between Comox and Pendrell, near Bute)

For more information contact Farmer Susanna at susanna@gordonhouse.org

Nutritional counselling services by a certified holistic nutritionist will be available for under-served residents and open to all community members on a sliding scale basis – $0 – $50. This service is aimed at helping you navigate the food choices available in your community and choose the foods that are best suited for your health, taking into consideration any health issues or goals you may have. Improved eating habits can help boost your physical and mental health. This service also aims to help connect residents to affordable, accessible, healthy food programs and options.

Bonnie Chung is a registered holistic nutritionist with many years of experience working in the natural foods industry.  She’s eager to share her nutrition knowledge with the community with a friendly approach.

Contact Bonnie Chung at 778-995-7299 or gorealnutrition@gmail.com to book an appointment. More info: http://www.gorealnutrition.com/
Appointments at Britannia Community Centre
Supported by the Grandview Woodland Food Connection

Grandview Woodland is the neighbourhood in Vancouver within the boundaries of Broadway to the waterfront and Nanaimo to Clark.

Gordon Neighbourhood House (GNH) in the West End of Vancouver uses food to nourish the community in a variety of ways, including the facilitation of intercultural exchange and dialogue, community capacity-building, and community development. GNH’s food philosophy is why DABC is partnering with them. Our goal is to get people with disabilities involved in food issues in the West End and to help improve their food access and security.

Principles:

1. An understanding that food brings us together and can act as a vehicle for community-building.
2. A recognition that all members of our community have a Right to Food based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, while also acknowledging that we as a community enjoy various levels of access to food.
3. A commitment to sharing fresh, non-expired, healthy, and locally-sourced food whenever possible.
4. A commitment to sharing food that is nutrient-dense, low in refined sugar and sodium, and not overly-processed.
5. A commitment to working toward increased access to food for those who are nutritionally vulnerable.
6. A commitment to providing opportunities for increased food literacy and community capacity-building for our neighbours.
7. A commitment to sharing foods that reflect the diversity of our community, city, country and world.
8. An awareness of the impact that our food choices have on the environment.
9. A commitment to the reduction of our organizational ecological footprint by minimizing packaging and ongoing composting.
10. Support for the development of urban farms and healthy food cooperatives.

http://gordonhouse.org/about-gordon-neighbourhood-house/right-to-food/