Wednesday 27 July 2011

LifeCycles Local Food Fun-raiser

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featuring local food by
Nourish Bistro
and Real Food Made Easy,
local drinks,
musicians James Whittall and Amanda Blied,
a silent auction
and great fun

Price: $60 with local alcoholic beverages for sale (you get a charitable tax receipt for a portion of the ticket). All proceeds will go to support LifeCycles and its programs.

Tickets Limited - RSVP by August 2nd - jackson.peacock@telus.net

Tickets available online at http://lifecyclesproject.ca/ or for purchase at LifeCycles, 2-625 Hillside Avenue and Good Planet Co., 764 Fort Street. Make cheques payable to LifeCycles Project Society.

Can’t make the event? Consider making a donation, or buying a ticket for one of the LifeCycle volunteers!

Did you know…?
· The Fruit Tree Project harvested 30,000 lbs or fruit last year and produced delicious pear brandy, apple cider vinegar, kickass plum chutney and quince paste.

· Growing Schools has developed food producing gardens in 24 schools in this region.

· Sharing Backyards has linked 27 people who want to garden and grow food with backyards that need care this year.

· LifeCycles has joined together with Island food producers, NGOs and the five Island Campuses to support the Vancouver Island Local Food Project’s research and action project to increase local food security.

This is a sample of the important and innovative projects LifeCycles coordinates. LifeCycles is an internationally – renowned Victoria-based community NGO founded in 1996. LifeCycles works to grow the local food system through schools and community gardens, the fruit tree project (which picks and redistributes tons of excess local food each year), through youth and community engagement and educational initiatives. In the past 17 years they have worked locally and globally with food producers and supporters and reached thousands of people.

Thanks to event sponsors and supporters!
  • Sleeping Dog Farm
  • Nourish Bistro
  • Real Food Made Easy
  • UVic Office of Community Based Research
  • The Vancouver Island Community Research Alliance- VICRA (UVic, Royal Roads, Camosun College, North island College, Vancouver Island University) and their Vancouver Island Local Food Project
  • Phillips Brewing
  • James Whittal
  • Amanda Blied
  • Dig This
  • CR-Fair