Food bank collects donations from farms and grocers; helps thousands of people every month.
Every month, the Mustard Seed provides 45,000 people in Greater Victoria with healthy, fresh and sustainable food through the largest food bank on Vancouver Island.
”At this time of the year the fund is pivotal for our programs, which include meals and 1,200 Christmas hampers for families, couples and singles in need,” Watson said. A fleet of three trucks is on the road every week day collecting donated food, produce from local farms during the growing season and up to 5,400 kilograms of food from grocery stores every day.
The centre “rescues” produce and other food that might otherwise be wasted from 11 Thrifty Foods stores, five Fairway Markets, two Country Grocers, Whole Foods, Walmart, Costco, Urban Grocer, both Root Cellars and others. The Mustard Seed’s chef, with help from a team of volunteers, uses whatever is available to prepare 150 to 200 nutritious meals a day for the community at its Queens Avenue street church.She said the goal is to see the centre transformed into a food hub, providing skills training in cooking, with tenants such as food trucks sharing the kitchens and providing a revenue stream for the operation.parrais@timescolonist.
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