Learn how to turn your balcony, containers, or other small space into a green oasis with easy and fun gardening tips.

Want to grow food, but don't have much room? Join us at Food Stash Foundation for a supplies-included workshop to kick start your garden this year.

In this workshop, instructor Rhiannon Johnson from Village Vancouver will cover the techniques and challenges specific to gardening in small spaces, both indoors and outdoors.

We'll learn about soil, fertilizing organically, watering, types of containers, different sun orientations and, of course, what to grow in your space.

Takehome supplies:

• soil

• plant pot(s)

• seeds

• other materials necessary to begin mini garden at home

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Come join us for a delicious dinner at Lila Restaurant using food rescued by Vancouver charity Food Stash Foundation!

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EVENT DETAILS

📍 Granville Island – False Creek Community Centre

📅 February 21, 2026

⏰ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

🎟 Free Community Event

Learn more at: https://ayapacha.com/cookingforchange/

Learn the basics of fermentation and how to create your own hot sauce! A perfect homemade gift just in time for the holidays.

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About this event

Learn the basics of fermentation AND how to make your very own hot sauce! This "all supplies included" workshop will send participants home with their own jar of hot sauce made in class and the knowledge to create your own fermentations at home. Fermented hot sauce would also make a thoughtful homemade gift for the holidays! 🎁

What is fermentation? Fermentation is a simple, natural technique that lets you preserve and stretch the life of your produce, allowing you to simultaneously make complex-tasting preserves and tackle food waste right in your own kitchen.

Who is this workshop for? Everyone! Whether you're a hot sauce enthusiast, looking to add some extra heat to your dishes, or just wanting to learn new ways to extend the life of your food at home, this workshop is perfect for all levels.

This event is facilitated by Chef Brad Hendrickson, of Biota Fermentation.

Join us on July 26th from 12 PM to 2 PM at Hinge Park for a special community event. Food Stash will be serving FREE hamburgers, hot dogs, and vegetarian options.

Look for a tent on the grass near the intersection of W 1st and Columbia Street. We hope to see you there!

THIS EVENT IS FREE

Come join us at Food Stash Foundation for our Small Space Gardening Workshop!

Learn how to make the most out of your small space and grow your own fresh herbs and veggies. This workshop will be facilitated by Erika Simms, Community Roots Programs Coordinator at West Coast Seeds. Erika will share some basic gardening tips and tricks, followed by a hands-on activity where we’ll plant our first seeds together in supplied containers to then be taken home to keep growing & tending to. Whether you have a balcony, patio, or just a sunny windowsill, this workshop will help you create a flourishing mini garden.

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FREE EVENT | Join Food Stash Foundation team members on a walk around Mount Pleasant to learn about food waste, food recovery, food insecurity and meet fellow passionate community members.

Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, citizen-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs that takes place annually on the first weekend in May. 

See the full schedule of Vancouver 2025 Jane’s Walks: CLICK HERE

Join us at Food Stash - 290 East 1st Ave, Vancouver - on Earth Day, Tuesday April 22, 4 - 6pm

Enjoy delicious vegetarian-friendly food by TJ Conwi and Ono Vancouver - prepared from 90% rescued ingredients.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the world of food rescue and meet the Food Stash team.

Take part in our virtual silent auction from April 15-22!

Get your tickets & bid on our silent auction, click here

You are invited to the upcoming Town Hall Meeting on Monday, March 31st ahead of the April 5th Vancouver City Council By-Election, to hear City Council candidates share their priorities surrounding food waste, hunger, and poverty and participate in a Q&A session.

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Celebrating Creatives in 20 slides x 20 seconds. Presentation format where presenters show only 20 images for only 20 seconds each - a 6 minute and 40 second dose of ideas before the next presenter is up. It is a fun and informal 120 minutes of culture, ideas, creativity, passion and opinions.

Tickets available: click here

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | Doors: 6:30pm, Show: 7:30pm | Vancouver Playhouse

Date: February 22, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Location: Lind Hall – False Creek Community Centre | 1318 Cartwright Street Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8

Book your spot! : Complimentary registration is required – spaces are limited.

Vancouver activist and chef Mark Brand and chef and sustainability expert Johnny Bridge are excited to create a delicious dinner with food rescued by Food Stash Foundation!

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Outstanding odds to win a pair of full-view tickets December 6, 2024 at BC Place, Vancouver. With your raffle ticket purchases and donations, you provide nutritious food to the Vancouver community and help protect the environment. Good food is too valuable to waste! Help us nourish our community today.

Purchase your raffle tickets here

Join us to celebrate food, community and the end of summer with a free BBQ.

August 25th from 12 to 2 pm at Hinge Park: located on the grass near W 1st and Columbia Street you’ll see a tent with our team wearing Food Stash branded t-shirts.

FREE hamburgers, hotdogs and vegan options will be available.

Join us to explore and learn about food traditions, cuisines, family recipes and favourite dishes with a small group of seniors. Each week, we'll learn a new recipe from a different senior facilitator and enjoy a delicious meal together as a group. Plus, everyone is invited to bring a recipe to share with the group to take home at the end. The recipe can be from your family, culture, or just one that you enjoy making.

Here are the details:
Where: 411 Seniors Centre, 3502 Fraser St
When: Every other Tuesday from 4:30-6:30 PM, May 14 - July 9
Who: Seniors aged 65+ (limited to 8 participants - registration required; first-come-first-serve)
Cost: Free!

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Join us for a hands-on fermentation workshop with chef Brad Hendrickson. Learn practical techniques and take home your own creation and kit!

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Small Group Walk - Registration required and limited to 20 participants.

In Canada more than half the food we produce is never eaten, and at least a third of that is perfectly good, edible food. Food waste is a huge driver of climate change. If food waste were a country, it would be the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world.

At the same time, 1 in 5 Canadian households are food insecure. But food insecurity is a result of poverty - not having the financial means to purchase the food you want and need to eat. So distributing surplus food addresses hunger, not food insecurity.

The concept of dignified food access is important. Everyone deserves to eat what they want to eat. Prioritizing choice, respect and empathy in food distribution programs is key.

This walk will cover a wide range of topics including food waste, food recovery, food insecurity and dignified food access. It will focus on Mount Pleasant and the community of like-minded groups working on these challenges, but will also discuss issues broadly in Vancouver and Canada.

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Nothing matches the excitement and energy of being there to experience 12 extraordinary speakers who are ready to ignite your curiosity. Join us for a day filled with inspiration, insights, and life-changing ideas

Saturday, January 20th, 2024

9:30am – 4:00pm
The Bell Performing Arts Centre
Surrey, BC, Canada

Ticket includes lunch, treats and refreshments. Use code EARLYBIRD for $20 off until November 30th

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Explore Food Through Film! Food Stash Foundation and Vancouver Food Runners (VFR) are co-hosting an exciting evening of food, film, and learning.

In the new documentary "Food is my Teacher" Dr. Tammara Soma travels across British Columbia and Alberta to learn about the different ways food can heal communities.

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Join us for a hands-on kombucha workshop with chef Brad Hendrickson. Learn practical techniques and take home your own creation, scoby, kit and fruit for secondary flavouring!

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In-Person Registration

DATE: Thursday Oct 12 (First market Oct 19)

TIME: 3:00pm - 7:00pm

WHERE: Food Stash (100-290 E. 1st Ave)

We accept cash and card | No food available on registration day. Note: Registration day is first-come first-serve basis

Join us for a hands-on fermentation workshop with chef Brad Hendrickson. Learn practical techniques and take home your own creation and kit!

TO BUY TICKETS: CLICK HERE

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - if you don’t have a punch card please email market[at]foodstash.ca to see if we have any availability.

The Rescued Food Market is an affordable and sustainable market stocked with rescued, quality surplus from grocery stores, farms, and wholesalers. Rescued Food is surplus food discarded by suppliers for a variety of reasons including: imperfections, overstocking, and approaching the best before date. However it is still edible, healthy, and quality food! Our market is open to all - hope to see you there!

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - if you don’t have a punch card please email market[at]foodstash.ca to see if we have any availability.

The Rescued Food Market is an affordable and sustainable market stocked with rescued, quality surplus from grocery stores, farms, and wholesalers. Rescued Food is surplus food discarded by suppliers for a variety of reasons including: imperfections, overstocking, and approaching the best before date. However it is still edible, healthy, and quality food! Our market is open to all - hope to see you there!

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - if you don’t have a punch card please email market[at]foodstash.ca to see if we have any availability.

The Rescued Food Market is an affordable and sustainable market stocked with rescued, quality surplus from grocery stores, farms, and wholesalers. Rescued Food is surplus food discarded by suppliers for a variety of reasons including: imperfections, overstocking, and approaching the best before date. However it is still edible, healthy, and quality food! Our market is open to all - hope to see you there!

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - if you don’t have a punch card please email market[at]foodstash.ca to see if we have any availability.

The Rescued Food Market is an affordable and sustainable market stocked with rescued, quality surplus from grocery stores, farms, and wholesalers. Rescued Food is surplus food discarded by suppliers for a variety of reasons including: imperfections, overstocking, and approaching the best before date. However it is still edible, healthy, and quality food! Our market is open to all - hope to see you there!

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - if you don’t have a punch card please email market[at]foodstash.ca to see if we have any availability.

The Rescued Food Market is an affordable and sustainable market stocked with rescued, quality surplus from grocery stores, farms, and wholesalers. Rescued Food is surplus food discarded by suppliers for a variety of reasons including: imperfections, overstocking, and approaching the best before date. However it is still edible, healthy, and quality food! Our market is open to all - hope to see you there!