FIELD TO TABLE PROGRAM

In February of 2007 we started our Field to Table Project sponsored by "Act Now BC" and in collaboration with The City of Duncan, Cobble Hill Organics, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Cowichan Centre, Canadian Mental Health, Hiiye'yu Lelum and the Cowichan Valley Independent Living Resource Centre.

harvest time

Every Tuesday at 8:30, a driver picks up Cowichan Community Kitchens Participants and takes them out to Cobble Hill Organics. These 10 Participants will work either in the garden or in the Kitchen for about 2 hours. Afterwards they come into the house for a fresh cooked meal from food they have grown and harvested themselves.

The Participants are a part of the process of choosing what they would like to grow, and developing solutions for working to the best of their abilities.
Harvest Time

Food grown with the assistance of the Participants will be dispersed to Cowichan Community Kitchens throughout the Valley. The rest will be sent to the food banks, and any left over can be sold at the Farm Market if any Participants wish to do so. And funds raised at the Market will flow back into the Field to Table Project.

Outcomes of Kitchens and expected outcomes of the Field to Table Project:

Affordable access to healthy food
Healthier food and lifestyle choices
Increased physical activity
Decreased isolated lifestyles
Participants will learn skill to pass on from generation to generation
Budgeting and shopping skills that can be used in all aspects of life
Learning to garden and cook the food they grow
New friendships and improved interpersonal skills, family like relationships
New or improved job skills
Team work and team building skills, increased confidence and self-esteem
Cultivating individuals abilities
Peer learning, advocacy and support
Individual and Community wide food security and sustainable local agriculture