Food Security Plan
Food Security means that ALL members of our community have access to enough nutritious, safe, ecologically sustainable, and culturally appropriate food at all times.
The Cowichan Food Charter
The Cowichan Food Charter is a statement of values and principles to guide our community's food policy.
By signing on to the Cowichan Food Charter, we affirm that food, health, and the environment are essential to our community's well being.
Community Gardens
Cowichan Green Community manages the Kinsmen Garden.
The Kinsmen garden is on Alderlea Street, behind Cowichan Secondary School. For $20 a year, you can rent a garden plot, which gives a 4' X 8' plot and access to a well stocked garden shed.
Cowichan Food Security Mapping Project
Agriculture has long been a part of the Cowichan Valley’s identity; however, our ability to buy local and nutritious food that supports our economy is of significant concern.
Not only are we heavily dependent on imported food, but many of our friends, families, neighbours and community members are unable to access local and/or high quality food that, in turn, supports the residents of the Cowichan Valley.
FruitSave
Organizing volunteers to harvest urban fruit trees and share the fruit with the community.
Contact us if:
- You have a tree with fruit on it and you don't want/can't pick the fruit or,
- You are a volunteer who loves to pick fruit
Car Share
The CGC Car Share, a great way to get around without the cost of owning a car.
Car Sharing is a revolution in personal transportation...call it urban mobility for the 21st century! Approximately 75% of North Americans live in cities, and many do not drive enough to justify the expense and hassles of owning a car. However, people don't want to give up the freedom of driving a car when they want, so what can they do? Car Share! Car sharing provides flexible wheels for an urban lifestyle. It can be instant-access to a network of cars throughout the city, 24 hours a day, paying-per-trip without commitment or inconvenience.