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We’re Hiring: Stirfront Assistant

We are hiring a Stirfront Assistant to help us set-up, manage, and grow our community space at our food hub, The Stir!   The Stir - Canada Summer Job Posting: Food Hub Stirfront Assistant Full Time position (30 hours per week) 8 weeks…

We’re Hiring: CSJ Food Hub Kitchen Helper

We are hiring a Kitchen Helper for our Food Hub, The Stir. This is a Canada Summer Jobs position that is full-time (30 hours per week) for 8 weeks. The Kitchen Helper will help support local food processing in our community at our food hub,…
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July 2022 Book Club

This month we are reading Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown. At the KFPC our work feels so joyful in the summertime when we’re busy building soil and growing food at Butler Urban Farm, harvesting delicious fruit and gathering with…
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KFPC Potlucks: Thinking about Joy, Consent, Care and In-Person Gatherings

Our KFPC potlucks have a well-deserved reputation as the best potluck in town! When we gathered together last month, for our first potluck since the start of the pandemic, I took my first bite and almost immediately had tears come to my eyes.…
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We’re Hiring: Pruner/Tree Trimmer

We are hiring a Pruner/Tree Trimmer (Arborist/Horitculturist) to support our GAP this summer!   This temporary 8-week position (~30 hours/week) will work closely with our Gleaning Abundance Coordinator to help with harvests,…
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Cwelcwelt Kuc “We are well” Garden Work Party

This past Wednesday (May 4) our book club explored the topic of #landback and the Yellowhead Institute Red Paper on Land Back. It was an evening of powerful discussions - and listening. During the meeting, Dawn Morrison, Founder/Research…

Land Back Book Club

The KFPC book club returns! Our book club seeks to bring those in our community together to discuss and explore topics such as local food systems work, community capacity, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, and more in a deeper and exciting way. We…

We’re Hiring: Kitchen Coordinator

  We are hiring a Kitchen Coordinator to guide local food processing at our food hub, The Stir!    The Kitchen Coordinator is a permanent, part-time position at ~18 hours/week and will be responsible for supporting…

We Need Your Input!

How do you connect with the KFPC? Why do you connect with the KFPC? What does the KFPC mean to you? We want to know!      The KFPC is currently undertaking a review of it's communications. We are examining our strengths,…
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Kamloops Seed Stories

Every Seed Has a Story, and we want to hear yours! As we all get ready for spring planting, Caitlin Quist - our Farm Community Organizer, is hoping to use stories to reinvigorate the Kamloops Seed Library. Caitlin is currently collecting…
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February Network Meeting Summary

Our February 2022 KFPC Network Meeting took place via zoom on the evening of February 2. During this time we explored and imagined the topic of mutual aid together.  Lindsay Harris, one of our 4 facilitators of the evening, opened the meeting…
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KFPC Book Club

The KFPC is starting a Book Club!   Our book club seeks to bring those in our community together to discuss and explore topics such as local food systems work, community capacity, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, and more in a deeper…
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December Network Meeting Summary

On the first of this month our network gathered online for our December Network Meeting to discuss Community Food Action (CFA) in our city. With a number of new and familiar faces, Bonnie Khlon started our meeting with a brief discussion on…

We’re Hiring: Finance & Administration Lead

We are hiring a Finance & Administration Lead who will work within the Kamloops Food Policy Council’s distributed leadership model. The Finance & Administration Lead works collaboratively with Board directors, other KFPC employees…

Changing the Face of Poverty 2021 Report

The Kamloops Food Policy Council is grateful for their time as facilitators of the Kamloops Changing the Face of Poverty (CFP).  At the wake of the pandemic,  it became clear that our food systems in Canada are fragile and can collapse…

The Resiliency of Local

Seeing the empty shelves and bare fridges in our local grocery stores has been a surreal experience. First a global pandemic, months without blue skies due to wildfire smoke, and now extreme flooding and the destruction of intra-provincial connections.…

Kamloops Urban Food Land Report

We are thrilled to announce the release of the Kamloops Urban Foodlands Report! This report explores current urban foodlands practices and policies in Kamloops and aligns them with community visions and outcomes. This report aims to understand…
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June Network Meeting Summary

Our June Network meeting took place on 2nd of this month. Many familiar faces joined the meeting along with some new people. Bonnie Klohn our food policy lead and Emily Pletsch were the host of this meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to…