Education and Food Literacy.
Our education and food literacy programs help residents learn how to grow, process, and prepare their own food while increasing access to food that is fresh, local, nutritious, and affordable.
SEED TO SUPPER WORKSHOPS
COMMUNITY TOOL LENDING LIBRARY
SCHOOL & SUMMER PARTNERSHIPS
COMMUNAL GARDEN PROGRAM
Seed to Supper Workshop Series
These workshops are for beginner and experienced gardeners and cooks alike, with a focus on low-cost and accessible approaches to growing and preparing your own food. Previous topics have included mushroom cultivation, indoor and outdoor winter seed sowing, canning, and bread-making!
Stay tuned to our social media and events page for workshop announcements!
FUNDING FOR OUR 2024 WORKSHOP SERIES GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY:
Community Tool Lending Library
Open to all residents of Golden and Area A
The GFB Community Tool Lending Library provides a variety of food processing and preservation equipment on a rental basis. This program is designed to help our community preserve and store food year-round, building food security and resilience. Equipment is available for loan to clients and members of the GFB at no cost, or a $10 donation/rental. Up to 4 items can be checked out at a time, for a 1 week duration.
DEHYDRATOR
MANDOLIN SLICER
CANNING POT & SET
PRESSURE CANNER
APPLE SLICER
VACUUM SEALER
CHERRY PITTER
FOOD MILL
YOGURT MAKER
STEAM JUICER
SAUCE MAKER
SPIRALIZER
MEAT GRINDER
STOVE TOP OVEN
BLENDER
FOOD PROCESSOR
APPLE PRESS (SEPARATE RATE)
RECIPE BOOKS & MORE!
Reserve online and stop by anytime during office hours to pick up your rental.
Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 4PM. Payment is accepted by card, e-transfer or exact change.
Please confirm a time to pick up and return your rental by emailing karen@goldenfoodbank.ca. When returning, please ensure the equipment is clean, all parts are accounted for, and packed in the manner you received it.
Apple Press
Local Food Matters Apple Press is available through the GFB Community Tool Lending Library for the 2024 season.
The Apple Press is available for 1 day loans at a rate of $20/day and must be returned before 5pm. The press can be picked up and dropped off from the Gleaning Shed located in the GFB parking lot by appointment. Arrangements can also be made for weekend rentals.
Contact: Monica Taylor at gleangolden@localfoodmattersgolden.com.
School & Summer Partnerships
Our staff regularly accommodates field trips and garden lessons for classrooms, homeschooling groups, and summer camps. Visits can include tours of our building, gardens and simple educational lessons and activities.
Contact our Volunteer & Education Coordinator at karen@goldenfoodbank.ca to book.
Communal Garden
The Communal Garden program at the GFB supports new gardeners and experienced gardeners to help each other grow food in an established and beautiful garden space. Participation in the Communal Garden increases access to fresh locally-grown food, builds community connections, and supports sharing of resources and skills.
Growers join a team that works together to make decisions, plant, tend, maintain and harvest their assigned garden beds. The land is cultivated by the group, with the labor, knowledge, and harvest shared equally among all members.
The Communal Garden is open to all, with subsidies and space reserved for those who identify as low-income. Intake for the 2024 Growing Season is now closed.
