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School Meal Program: Year One Review
Image: Nina LaFlamme Photography Almost a year ago, we embarked on an ambitious project—to launch a commercial kitchen and provide meals to Squamish schools that deliver healthy, nutritious lunches to hundreds of students daily on a pay what you can program. As an organization that had never operated a kitchen before, we knew the stakes were high and that it would be a steep learning curve! Now that we are one school year in, what’s the verdict been? In short, the verdict is
Diane Mitchell
Jun 193 min read


Meet the School Meal Program A-Team
Meet the team feeding 500 kids in Squamish with nutritious and healthy school lunches.
Diane Mitchell
Nov 4, 20255 min read


Been Wondering About Bean Woman?
If you’ve been at the Downtown School Farm recently, maybe you’ve spotted Bean Woman? Who, you might ask? Here she is. Roger Quesnel with...
Diane Mitchell
Sep 7, 20252 min read


A Summer of Growth…And Not Just the Plants
As signs of fall sneak up on us, some gardeners might dream of delicious root veggies like parsnips. But did you know that parsnip leaf...
Diane Mitchell
Aug 27, 20253 min read
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