Feeding the Community
The Little Mountain Food Hub
How Little Mountain Neighbourhood House and the UBC Farm Practicum Are Tackling Food Insecurity
For four years, the UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture has partnered with the Little Mountain Neighbourhood House (LMNH) Food Hub to address growing food insecurity in Vancouver’s Little Mountain Community.
Each year, Practicum students donate hundreds of kilograms of fresh produce to the LMNH Food Hub, honing their skills in organic farming while contributing to an initiative that fosters community relationships, food justice, and food sovereignty.
Read the Full Story
UBC Community Engagement has published a story about this partnership, with several interviews including one with Art Bomke, Founder of the LMNH Yard Garden Harvest Project and an important supporter of the creation of the UBC Farm. As well as Breagha Zakaib, a Practicum grad who is now working with Little Mountain.
“The Practicum was the highlight of my time at UBC. I learned so many new skills and realized how much more I enjoy hands-on learning. It was great to be able to have a discussion or guest lecture from someone and immediately go out on the field and put that knowledge into practice.”
— Breagha Zakaib, an alumna of UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Farm Practicum Grad, and the Yard Garden Harvest Coordinator at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House.