2018/2019 was a big year for the Youth Food Network!
We’ve compiled a list of some of our favourite moments below.

What: Food Photoshoot
When: August
Where: Fernwood

What: Speaking to High School Classes about the Youth Food Network
When: September
Where: Artemis, Glenlyon Norfolk and Royal Bay Secondary

What: The Youth Food Gathering
When: October
Where: Quadra Village Community Centre

What: Apple Festival
When: October
Where: Salt Spring Island

What: Orchard Work Party
When: November
Where: Welland Legacy Orchard

What: Published in Concrete Garden
When: December
Where: Victoria

What: Winter Mixer
When: January
Where: Compost Education Centre

What: Speaking at a Tu B’Shevat Ceremony
When: January
Where: Saanich

What: Cooking with the Cabbage
(Sprout Fund Event)
When: March
Where: University of Victoria

What: Fridays For Future Rally
When: March
Where: Inner Harbour

What: Speaking to Mayor Helps and City Council about the Sprout Fund
When: March
Where: City Hall

What: Elle’s Knife Skills and Cooking Class
(Sprout Fund Event)
When: April
Where: Compost Education Centre

What: Poster Presentation at the Farm to School Conference
When: May
Where: Victoria Conference Centre

What: Video Shoot for the Sprout Fund
When: May
Where: Mount Doug Secondary

What: Sprout Celebration
When: May
Where: Fernwood NRG’s Student Dinner

What: Sage’s Self Care Workshop Series
(Sprout Fund Event)
When: June
Where: Fernwood NRG

What: FernFest
When: June
Where: Fernwood

Great big thank you to CRFAIR, the Horner Foundation, Quadra Village Community Centre, Fernwood NRG, the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, Island Blue, Singing Bowl Granola, International Women’s Catering Co-Op, Community Cabbage, Project Reclaim, Vic West Community Garden, LifeCycles Project Society, the City of Victoria, the Compost Education Centre, all the folks that came out to Action & Arts Team meetings, Eden, Elle, Sage, Grace, Riley and Megan.

You all donated your time and energy to make this year’s events happen.
We appreciate you!

Words by Alex Kuhn
Photos by Lauren, Mariah, Megan, Alex and Eden