Links and Resources

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Recipes

• Support the businesses that are part of the Get Local Business Alliance.
• Shop at farmers' markets and get to know the folks growing your food. Visit the BC Association of Farmers' Markets website to find a market near you or visit the Vancouver Farmers Market website for information about Vancouver markets (including the twice-monthly winter market.)
• Visit a farm, meet the farmers and learn how your food is grown. The Fraser Valley Farm Direct Marketing Association’s website lists farms, products, and activities. Visit the Circle Farm Tours website for a list of tours by region or check out FarmFolk/CityFolk's Incredible Edible Tours (transportation provided.)
• If you're looking for Organic Delivery Services, Meat and Dairy, CSAs (Community Shared Agriculture), Food Buying Clubs, Fruit Tree Projects, Sharing Farms, Seeds, Community Gardens, Community Kitchens, Harvest Preservation, and more visit FarmFolk/CityFolk's Knowledge Pantry.
• Find Seasonal Recipes and learn about new varieties of produce at Simply in Season.
• Get inspired and read about the 100 Mile Diet that began right here, in Vancouver.
• Ask questions about where your food was grown. Read product labels. Where was it processed? Where are the ingredients from? If the information isn’t there, many products have a toll-free phone number you can call to ask. Get to know your food.
• Encourage your family and friends to Get Local! Tell them about our website!
• Read about local food in Edible Vancouver, a new quarterly magazine.
  

Eat Local initiatives throughout British Columbia and Canada

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Get Local Metro Vancouver
100 Mile Diet Society
Slow Food Vancouver
Vancouver Island Diet
West Kootenay Food Directory
Creston Valley Food Action Coalition

ALBERTA
Dine Alberta
Slow Food Calgary

MANITOBA
100 Mile Manitoba

ONTARIO
Toronto:
Local Food Plus
Hamilton:
Hamilton Eat Local Project
Waterloo:
Food Link

QUEBEC
Aliments de Quebec

NOVA SCOTIA
Select Nova Scotia
Women's Institute of Nova Scotia Buy Local Challenge

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Fresh from our Farms