My name is Elora (she/they), and I am a settler living on Lekwungen territories. I currently am working with the youth food network, and wanted to share this reflection about best-before dates that came from my experience working and organizing around food waste.
Sharing Our Food Stories: The Story of the Peach Tree
Hello, my name is Lajah Warren and I am from Lekwungen territory, a part of the Chilcowitch family group. I also come from Cree, Metis, Ojibwa, and European descent. For myself, stories have always been a powerful way for me to relate with food. For my family, stories acted as the road map for me to connect with the world around me. Looking back, I see how connected these stories have always been to food. Food is not just a matter of nutrition. They represent a spiritual entity, filled with their own stories and knowledge. It was at the table that I would hear stories. As I would ingest the food, I would also ingest the stories and wisdom with it. My Kookum shared one story that always stuck with me. She told me the story of the Peach Tree.
Participatory Budgeting
Together let’s empower and support youth to engage with their food systems and take action on food issues that are meaningful to them. The Youth Sprout Hub is all about supporting youth with funds, networking, mentorship, and workshops that will instill confidence to jump into the food action landscape of the City of Victoria.
2018/2019 Wrap Up
Giving Thanks
The Magic of 'Putting By'
I am an absolute summer fanatic. I wait impatiently through the cold, dark, rainy winter for the summer days of swimming, hiking, finding wildflowers, and most importantly, fresh fruit. I used to live in the Okanagan, and in the summers I would spend most of my time by the lake, eating apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, and pears as the summer wore on. There is such an abundance of fruit grown in this province and I just can't get enough of it.
