South Island Farm Hub sets aside produce boxes each week for the Farmbucks program, where charities and schools get products for half price, with help from the Times Colonist Christmas Fund
Tuesday mornings can be a bit chaotic at the Mount Newton Cross Road parking lot that serves as a weekly produce pick-up spot for a Greater Victoria produce-distribution centre.
Every week, a few produce boxes are set aside for the Farmbucks program, where charities and schools get to pay half-price for the products. Berryman Brothers meat products go into meals at Victoria’s Woman’s transition house. Produce is purchased for the monthly queer community dinner held at Oaklands Community Centre. Other food goes into school lunches at Esquimalt’s Rockheights Middle School and protein-rich food baskets for seniors who are being helped by staff at James Bay New Horizons, a non-profit activity and services centre.
Many charitable organizations providing meals in the capital region, such as the Mustard Seed, often use leftover or “rescued” food donated by grocery stores, Vandenengel said. “The original vision centred around Farmbucks and getting the produce to the people who needed it the most,” she said. “It’s always about the mission of good for all, and trying to figure out how to make that possible.”
As food costs soar, more and more charitable organization are being waitlisted for the Farmbucks program, which requires a bare minimum of another $25,000 in donations to operate into 2025, she said.
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