LUSH VALLEY FOOD ACTION SOCIETY
LUSH Valley
2342 Rosewall Crst, Courtenay, BC V9N 8R9
Phone: 250-331-0152 Email: admin@lushvalley.org
Hours: Monday – Thursday 10am – 3pm
Website: www.lushvalley.org
FOOD SHARE HELPLINE: 250-207-4357 (HELP)
Mondays 10:00am – 2:00pm
Wednesdays 10:00am – 2:00pm
Contact: Alison Peill (Office Manager)
LUSH Valley is a charitable, non-profit organization focusing on food security – both at the kitchen table level and within the larger context of community. We support food-related projects that educate and empower the Comox Valley people towards personal wellness, community health and environmental stewardship. We are both a Good Food Organization with Community Food Centres Canada and a member of the Island Food Hubs. We provide leadership, support, resources and opportunities to the community while working directly with all levels of government.
Food Security exists when all community residents obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes self-reliance and social justice. LUSH Valley supports local, sustainable food production. LUSH = Let Us Share the Harvest.
Programs & Services:
- Food Share: The Hot Meal and Good Food Box Program
- Urban Agriculture: Community, School & Social Housing Gardens
- Garden Education & Resources: Seed Library, Grow Food Everywhere Facebook Group, Online and In-Person Workshops
Programs & Services:
- Healthy Student Meal Program: Meal Kits and Healthy Snacks delivered to schools in partnership with Indigenous Education
- Fruit Tree & Farm Gleaning Programs that utilize teams of volunteers to harvest and distribute fruit throughout the community
- Healthy Foods Programs that help people to gain knowledge, skills and empowerment around food
- FoodSafe Level 1 Courses
- Food Skills for Families: A free program using the BCCDC curriculum
- Advocacy, to ensure a food secure future for the Comox Valley