Resources
Sunshine Coast Farm & Food Map
The Sunshine Coast boasts multiple farmer’s markets, farm stands, health food stores, garden centres, community kitchens, free food resources, and more! We’ve put it all together in one handy digital map.
Farmers Markets
All along the Sunshine Coast, farmers markets are bustling. You can shop local, winter or summer, rain or shine. Meet a variety of amazing local food producers and makers, as well as fill your kitchen with fresh goodies.
Research & Policy
Research measures our starting ground; feeds all plans, policy, and new initiatives; and it measures our impact the food system.
Policy brings clear understandings, and a guide for the systems and regulations the govern and impact our food. This includes land use policy, food charters, Agricultural Area Plans, and more.
Knowledge Centre
BC Food Web – free online portal of food systems research results and other resources for producers, processors, policy-makers, etc. (UBC)
UN Sustainable Food Systems – Deep dive into the economic, social & environmental sustainability of food systems. (United Nations)
Allyship vs. Solidarity – Blog with Tenaja Jordan, black feminist, reflecting on the differences between being an ally and being in solidarity (New Breath Foundation)
Agricultural Land Reserve Regulations – guiding land use, development, restrictions, etc. for farmland in BC (Agricultural Land Commission BC)
BC Land Matching Program – got land? want land? Connect with our local Land Matcher to help you find the right connection (Young Agrarians)
Sunshine Coast Seed Collective – grassroots community group saving seed, running seed libraries, workshops, free seed exchanges & more
