Useful Resources

Garden and Food Resources

• Do yourself a Flavour
• Local Flavours is a co-operative effort by caring food growers, producers and supporting people who...
• Sharing Backyards
• One of the biggest barriers to growing food in the city is access to land - despite the fact that..
• Farm Folk, City Folk
• A valuable resource for learning what is in season, where to buy local, and who is providing what...
• Urban Agriculture Resolution passed by City of Victoria
• Urban Agriculture Resolution Passed by City of Victoria
• Wendy R. Holm, P. Ag., Award Winning Journalist
• Lists of many of her thought provoking articles about the future of farming in Canada.
• Making Food Matter
• Planning for food Security in the Comox Valley
• The Food, the Bad, and the Ugly
• In a warmed world, even food won't be as good for you.
• Food Democracy Network - BC Food Systems Network
• Working together to eliminate hunger and create food security for all residents of British Columbia.
• Salt Spring Island Centre For Arts, Ecology and Agriculture
• Demonstrates and interprets the vital connections between farming, land stewardship, food...
• Get Local BC
• A site that tells you how to eat local food

Cowichan Valley Seniors' Resources

• Oceanview Retirement Living.
• Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society
  Our groups meet every month :
  Duncan Group
  1st & 3rd Tuesday, 1:30-3 pm at the Duncan United Church, Duncan
  Monday Evening Group
  2nd Mon., 7-8:30pm at MLA's office, Valleyview Centre, Cobble Hill
  Shawnigan Lake/ MillBay Group
  4th Thursday, 1:30-3:30 at the Shawnigan lake Community Centre, Shawnigan lake
  Chemainus Group
  2nd Tuesday, 1:30-3:30pm at the Chemainus United Church, Chemainus
  Ladysmith Group
  2nd Tuesday, 2-4pm at the Ladysmith Healthcare Centre, Ladysmith
  Lake Cowichan Group
  2nd Friday, 10-11:30 at Lake Cowichan Community Services, Lake Cowichan
• Cowichan Seniors Care Foundation
• Cowichan Valley Hospice Society Cowichan Valley Hospice volunteers provide caring compassionate emotional support to people living with an advancing illness and those in grief.
• Duncan Alzheimers Support Group call
  Theresa Jannsen, 748-4062 Meets every third Wednesday at Duncan United Church from 3-4:30pm.
• Ladysmith Seniors Centre Society 220 High, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1B1 (250) 245-8781
• Chemainus Seniors Drop-In Centre Society 9824 Willow, Chemainus, BC V0R 1K0 (250) 246-2111
• Crofton Seniors Society 1507 Joan, Crofton, BC V0R 1R0 (250) 246-2455
• Cowichan Lake District Seniors' Assn 55 Coronation, Lake Cowichan, BC (250) 749-6121
• Valley Seniors Organization 198 Government St, Duncan, BC V9L 1A2 (250) 746-4433
• Cowichan Valley Independent Living Resource Centre
• Care-A-Van Services Ltd 1851 Sandra Pl, Duncan, BC V9L 5A4 (250) 748-9675