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Good Food For All

Victoria Community Food Hub Society

About Us 

The Victoria Community Food Hub Society (VCFHS) was incorporated as a Registered Charity in 2013. It works hand in hand with its key partners the Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CRFAIR) and the Foodshare Network to promote a healthy and sustainable food system in the Capital Region.

 

The VCFHS efforts are focused on ensuring that this food system provides healthy food to the most vulnerable people in our community and works to increase their resources, food skills, and social connections for a healthier future.

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Our Mission

The purpose of the organization is to alleviate poverty and hunger by providing access to healthy food, while fostering a local food based economy. We believe that through providing access to healthy food, education, and care we can support individuals, families, and communities to achieve greater health and well being.

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Our Vision

Good Food

For All

Our Core Values

The Right to Food

All people deserve adequate access to food that is healthy, nourishing, and culturally appropriate. 

Building Community
Through Food

Growing, cooking, preserving, and sharing food together strengthens community connections and helps reduce social isolation.

Strengthening the
Local Food System

Creating a strong, resilient local food system requires a holistic approach—supporting the needs of farmers, food producers, and consumers, as well as considering ecological and sustainable practices.

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$350K

Food Farmbucks has paid for since 2020

85+

Suppliers supported through the FarmHub

Invested in food systems  infrastructure

20

Businesses through Kitchen Connect

$1,000,000

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Initiatives

VCFHS currently operates two initiatives: the South Island Farmhub and Kitchen Connect.

Learn more about them below. 

South Island FarmHub

The South Island Farm Hub makes good food—fresh from local farms and food processors—available to everyone in our community. Founded in spring 2020, it is an online farmers market platform, aggregator, and distributor for local, seasonal produce and locally processed foods.

 

Through their webshop, they deliver fresh nutritious food to home customers, charity organizations, local restaurants, and school districts. The Home Delivery program features subscription Harvest and Island Meat Boxes and à la carte ordering of local fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, seafood, pantry items, and more from over 85 suppliers. The Farmbucks program subsidizes local food from the webshop to increase access for community organizations, charities, and schools.

Kitchen Connect
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Kitchen Connect is a commercial kitchen and food business incubator that strives to support local food entrepreneurs, make connections with local farms and suppliers, host community workshops and events, and facilitate kitchen skills training and work experience.

The vision for Kitchen Connect began in 2021, and it officially opened in October 2023. There are currently over 20 producers who use the kitchen space, from food trucks to catering companies to bakers and tea blenders to ice cream and hot sauce makers, as well as farmers, community groups, and cooking classes who rent the space on an as-needed basis. 

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Our Partnerships

We exist because of our partners: Our relationships with them continually evolve, expanding opportunities for collaboration. Through our joint efforts, we can further enrich our commitment to community service.

Our Partnerships

VCFHS is proud to have partnered with many local food organizations and initiatives over the years. Learn more  about these legacy partnerships and the work these organizations are doing today. 

In the Media

July 2024

FarmBucks opens opportunity for seasonal excitement among those on a fixed budget

Funded by grants and donations, in 2022, Farmbucks paid for over $110,000 of locally grown, fished and made foods to feed more than 15,000 people in Greater Victoria

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April 2024

Vital Victoria Podcast - Growing Community through farm-to-table foodhub

Host Lucky Budd chats with Laura Gair and Colleen Popyk – two outstanding people who are working tirelessly on Food Hub initiatives that bring good food to the capital region’s most vulnerable, while feeding our robust local food economy.

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June 2024

Farm Food Drink: Kitchen Connect - Growing a Food Community

Farm Food Drink is proud to nurture our relationship with the Capital Regional Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CRFAIR) and the Victoria Community Food Hub Society (VCFHS), who work hand in hand to promote healthy and sustainable food systems on southern Vancouver Island.

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December 2023

Foodpreneurs are tipping the scale

Kitchen Connect is the latest piece in the local food security puzzle, a commissary kitchen where foodpreneurs can rent space to create a variety of value-added food products, from soups and sauces to meal kits.

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Lisa Helps, Former Mayor, City of Victoria

This is a tremendous investment that improves community access to healthy local food and provides local economic opportunities. We􀍛 are thankful to the Province for empowering businesses to maximize the potential of locally grown food and find new ways to improve food security, which has become all the more important during the pandemic.

Get Involved!

We're excited to engage with individuals who share our passion for our mission and are interested in joining our team. Please continue scrolling to explore ways to participate.

If you are interested in working with us, please see available opportunities here:

Volunteer with us!

Interested in a fun, fulfilling, and food-focused volunteer opportunity? Sign up to volunteer with the Victoria Community Food Hub Society! 

 

Fill out our intake form and we will connect with you when we have positions available that match your interest and experience.

Volunteer Opportunities:

  • Fundraising

  • Community Events and Outreach

  • Production and Packing

Contact

Questions? Send us a message and we will get back to you shortly!

Thank you for contacting VCFHS!

 

If you are someone experiencing an immediate need for access to food: Please visit Community Food Support, Red Cedar Cafe, Mustard Seed Street Kitchen, or Shelbourne Community Kitchen.

PO Box 46002, Victoria, BC V8T 5G7

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