Each month, 100% of our offering plate collection is donated to a different non-profit organization whose mission is in line with our values. We call this “Outreach”.
Our Outreach recipient for the month of September is the Edible Garden Project, which operates Loutet Farms, and a schoolyard market garden at Sutherland. As well, they operate five volunteer driven sharing garden sites across the North Shore. They grow and harvest fresh vegetables, partnering with local food security organizations to distribute them to those most in need in our community. They also offer a number of school-based education programs and all age workshops, encouraging people to grow their own food.
The Edible Garden Project encourages people on the North Shore to learn how to grow their own food, by delivering programming in childcare centre gardens, elementary schools and high schools. They also offer workshops, lectures and presentations to people of all ages.