Growing Chefs!
500 - 610 Main St V6A 2V3 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Do you want to integrate hands-on food literacy activities into your home learning? Growing Chefs has weekly videos, worksheets, and activity ideas that are curriculum-based, fun, and tasty. Weekly themed lessons are sent directly to your inbox (1 email a week for 9 weeks). Activities are designed for grades 4-7 but can be adapted to any age. Sign up before November 30: https://www.growingchefs.ca/home-learning

It's Macro Monday! What vegetable do you spy this week?

Other nightshades include tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and even tobacco. Did you know? Check back each Friday for a fresh food fact!

We're excited for this panel discussion today and encourage you to join if you can. This morning at 9am PST- Lessons from Indigenous-led school food programs as a part of #CultivatingChange2020

We still have room at Trivia Night TONIGHT! $25 includes your choice of beer from a dozen different local breweries and a cupcake from Cassandra Cake Co. (must pick up this afternoon between 3:00-6:00 at an East Vancouver location). $10 gives you the Zoom link to participate! SO MANY PRIZES! MUCH FUN TO BE HAD! #FFTF11 Tickets: https://www.canadahelps.org//from-farms-to-forks-food-ser/

Calling all Home Learners in grades 4-7! Do you want to integrate hands-on food literacy activities into your home learning? Growing Chefs has weekly videos, worksheets, and activity ideas that are curriculum based, fun, and tasty. Weekly themed lessons are sent directly to your inbox (1 email a week for 9 weeks) Sign up: https://www.growingchefs.ca/home-learning #foodliteracy #growingchefs #healthykids #sustainability #growingchefsathome #homeschool #homelearning

Bean missing pub trivia? Our friends in the local food community have brusseled up some trivia celery-brating local food. Tac-o-bout fun! Join us this Thursday, and use your melon to kick some asparag-ass and squash your competition proving your trivia knowledge is shrimply the best. JOIN US THIS THURSDAY NIGHT! $25 includes TASTY beverages and a SCRUMPTIOUS cupcake (pickup from East Vancouver on Thursday afternoon) or $10 zoom only. BEVERAGES THANKS TO: Bridge Brewing Compa...ny, Coastal Cultures, Dead Frog Brewery, Phillips Soda Works, Parkside Brewery, Persephone Brewing Company, Russell Brewing Company, The Strait & Narrow, Strathcona Beer Company, and Yellow Dog Brewing. CUPCAKES THANKS TO: Cassandra Cake Co. Blog post: https://www.growingchefs.ca//10/27/lettuce-ask-you-a-quest Tickets: https://www.canadahelps.org//from-farms-to-forks-food-ser/

As we soar through the From Farms to Forks Food Series, we want to take a moment to spread the love to our amazing sponsors and donors. Today we will be acknowledging those who contributed to our Culinary Cache, a complimentary gift bag that was delivered to our VIP ticket holders filled with tasty treats and products celebrating local food producers and businesses. #FFTF11 A big thank you to: The 101 Brewhouse + Distillery, Abeego, Bespoke Spirits House, Best Kind Bakeshop, Davis Bay Tea Company, Earnest Ice Cream, Edible Vancouver & Wine Country, Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society, Fresh Prep, Hives for Humanity, Kics Lemonade, Klippers Organic Acres, Knifewear, Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, Tempea Natural Foods, Victoria Olive Oil Co, Whole Foods Market, and Zaklan Heritage Farm.

We’re almost there! See you all at 7:30 tonight! Please reach out if you have any questions!

You can still purchase zoom links to our #FFTF11 Loco for Cocoa Chocolate Experience for $20. The event is tomorrow at 7:30 pm and we’re happy to provide you with a shopping list so you can fully participate! www.growingchefs.ca/fftf11 : Mavreen David Photography

Looking for a feel-good, taste-good, learn-good date night this weekend? $75 experience for two. Only 12 tickets left! More info: https://www.growingchefs.ca/blog/2020/10/20/loco-for-cocoa #FFTF11 All events in our From Farms to Forks Food Series contribute to our Edible Education fundraising for this 2020/2021 school year. THANK YOU (and please share): Pacific Restaurant Supply | Mission Hill Family Estate Winery | Whole Foods Market Canada | Scout Magazine | Edible Vancouve...r & Wine Country | Earnest Ice Cream | East Van Roasters | Blue Heron Creamery | Earth's Own | Salt Spring Sea Salt | Parsons Farm Market : Mavreen David Photography

NEW BLOG POST - Get the inside scoop [of chocolate ice cream]. Merri Schwartz, the founder of Growing Chefs and an exceptional pastry chef, is inviting you to Loco for Cocoa, an event this Sunday in our From Farms to Forks Food Series. Tickets are limited! The $75 ticket price includes a beautiful bottle of Reserve Brut from Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, and local B.C. ingredients from Parsons Farm Market, Earnest Ice Cream, Hives for Humanity, and Salt Spring Sea Salt!... Vegan alternatives highlight ingredients from Blue Heron Creamery and Earth's Own. A shopping list will be provided to all of our $20 Zoom Only guests. Thank you to our Silver Thyme Sponsors Mission Hill Family Estate Winery and Whole Foods Market, and Media Sponsors Scout Magazine, Edible Vancouver & Wine Country, Mavreen David Photography, and J. Josue Photography. #FFTF11

"Hi everyone! My name is Andria and I am a new student intern working with Growing Chefs for the Fall! I am beyond excited to be working with Growing Chefs, especially as we navigate our new online world and find new ways to keep creating community. Food is a huge part of my life, and I am very passionate about food literacy and creating sustainable food systems." Keep reading to learn more! https://www.growingchefs.ca//introducing-our-new-intern-an

Today's #MacroMonday is a little different than our regular vegetable posts...but it's related to a sweet event we've got coming up that you're not going to want to miss out on. More details coming tomorrow

Don't forget to make your syrup in advance! Yesterday, our VIP From Farms to Forks Food Series Pass holders were delivered a Culinary Cache including some special local ingredients for a cocktail! Cocktail demonstration tonight at our Culinary Kick-Off with bartender Amber Bruce from The Keefer Bar. Thank you Bespoke Spirits, Hives for Humanity, Davis Bay Tea Company! #FFTF11 : Mavreen David Photography

Did you know Canada is the ONLY G7 nation without any form of universal school meal program? If you haven’t already sent an email to your MLA candidates, now is your chance! With only a week left before BC goes to the polls, now is the time to ask your candidates to invest in #BCSchoolFood and to commit to #NourishKidsNow to make sure all students have daily access to healthy food at school. The BC chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food has created an easy and quick tool for you to send an email to your MLA candidates, and ask them to commit to provincial funding for a universal, cost-shared, healthy school food program. Because no child deserves to go to school hungry. https://www.healthyschoolfood.ca/bc-chapter

Executive Chef Welbert Choi believes programs like Growing Chefs are important because "It shows the next generation the amount of work farming involves. Every vegetable is precious in its unique way." Chef Welbert and forage are participating in our From Farms to Forks Food Series. All VIP Food Series Pass holders will have the opportunity to order from a Secret Menu at Forage on October 18th. 100 VIP Food Series Passes have been released. Only 30 remain. www.growingchefs.ca/fftf11 #FFTF11