tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766214813543916112024-03-26T02:50:22.554-07:00EMPOWERING FAMILY HEALTH""Growing North Cariboo Food and Community"
Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-26789777026860721632021-02-01T17:01:00.021-08:002021-04-13T09:52:48.801-07:00VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS THAT SUPPORT FOOD PRODUCTION INITIATIVES & HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Register Today!<p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.farmed.ca/growing-north-cariboo-projects/">Growing North Cariboo Society</a> is pleased to announce <b>Phase 3</b> of the <b><i>Empowering Family Health Project</i></b> which is composed of a series of virtual workshops to support food production initiatives and healthy, sustainable community development in rural communities.<br /></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #073763;">The first Workshops scheduled are as follows:</span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #073763;">1. Raising Chickens and Turkeys for the Table<br />2. Introduction to Backyard Tapping and Birch Syrup Production<br />3. Instant Pot 101 - Cooking and Preserving with a Multi-Cooker: Using Your Garden and Local Produce<br />4. Get Ready to Grow: Seed Starting<br />5. Foraging through the Seasons<br /><br />All information including Workshop Summaries, Registration Form, and associated information is below.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXVhjl55Zs-4VZagrfttDukcNhFOxewq/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Raising Chickens and Turkeys for the Table</a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXVhjl55Zs-4VZagrfttDukcNhFOxewq/view?usp=sharing"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xj_MU2Ev-b4/YDKYlLfC_3I/AAAAAAAAAqY/q27Wbg-qFps7HzH-AMQ4MJYisZ-A-k6YwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Virtual%2BWorkshops%2B-%2BChicken%2B%2526%2BTurkey.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xj_MU2Ev-b4/YDKYlLfC_3I/AAAAAAAAAqY/q27Wbg-qFps7HzH-AMQ4MJYisZ-A-k6YwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Virtual%2BWorkshops%2B-%2BChicken%2B%2526%2BTurkey.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Presenter: Wilma Watkin</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Watkin Acres, Red Bluff</span><br /></b></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: large;">Saturday, February 20th, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm<br />Fee: $25.00</span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uALeTnFNK030JtjdUaMSqD-j7BT0t_Mb/view?usp=sharing"></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uALeTnFNK030JtjdUaMSqD-j7BT0t_Mb/view?usp=sharing"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wPvHgszr2JY/YDKXnJxORgI/AAAAAAAAAqM/hb2ssOU5JN4LRp_RtC2AM6ajScwkiOodACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Copy%2Bof%2BVirtual%2BWorkshops_%2BBirch%2BTapping.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wPvHgszr2JY/YDKXnJxORgI/AAAAAAAAAqM/hb2ssOU5JN4LRp_RtC2AM6ajScwkiOodACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Copy%2Bof%2BVirtual%2BWorkshops_%2BBirch%2BTapping.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16DtS_w3_IjSAsogjEktaxw3kScUiD05i/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Introduction to Backyard Tapping and Birch Syrup Production</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Presenters: Heloise Dixon-Warren and Ted Traer, Moose Meadows Farm, Bouchie Lake</span></span></b></span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: times;">Saturday, March 6th, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm<br />Fee: $25.00 (Early Bird until Wednesday, March 3)</span></span><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-family: times;">After March 3rd, the fee will be $30.00</span></i></b><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9hTmfJ3Fkno/YEPY2ZzvXKI/AAAAAAAAArM/O2nmBAFT8NMiSZp-bS6EqLxCwgJwcSVDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Virtual%2BWorkshops_%2BInstaPot.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9hTmfJ3Fkno/YEPY2ZzvXKI/AAAAAAAAArM/O2nmBAFT8NMiSZp-bS6EqLxCwgJwcSVDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Virtual%2BWorkshops_%2BInstaPot.png" /></a><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">3. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15cv_s39bMjRsz2bJA6Nfv0UcN9WgvTCc/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Instant Pot 101</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> <b>- Cooking and Preserving with a Multicooker: Using Your Garden and Local Produce</b></span></a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><b style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Presenter: Lynda Atkinson</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #073763;"> </span><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;">Sisters Creek Simmentals, Kersley</span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Saturday, March 20th, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm<br />Fee: $15.00 </span></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: medium;">(Early Bird until Wednesday, March 17)</span></span></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><i><span> </span><span> </span>After March 17th, the fee will be $20.00</i></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div></div></span></span></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: times;"><span><span lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eBBV45HdcJI/YEPY8S991EI/AAAAAAAAArQ/6xHiQo0JnsQ73WK2wWJHAQU-WomKSKgzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Virtual%2BWorkshop%2B-%2BSeed%2BStarting.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eBBV45HdcJI/YEPY8S991EI/AAAAAAAAArQ/6xHiQo0JnsQ73WK2wWJHAQU-WomKSKgzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Virtual%2BWorkshop%2B-%2BSeed%2BStarting.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><span><b><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">4.<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qTDvjv-IkBL6eIKsyWt1n0e-zpF0e3hL/view?usp=sharing"> Get Ready to Grow: Seed Starting</a></span></b></p></b><b style="font-size: large;">Presenter: Ted Traer<br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Moose Meadows Farm, Bouchie Lake</span></b><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">March 27th, 2021 from 2:00 - 3:30 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><span>Fee: $25.00 </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent;">(Early Bird until Wednesday, March 24th)<br /></span><b style="background-color: transparent;"><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><i>After March 24th, the fee will be $30.00<br /><br /><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ig7bqzaS9lg/YHXKixrMASI/AAAAAAAAAr8/TITmfhi8TpkM51zZ4lHftY-7kPmhf0_3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Virtual%2BWorkshop%2B-%2BForaging%2Bthrough%2Bthe%2BSeasons.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ig7bqzaS9lg/YHXKixrMASI/AAAAAAAAAr8/TITmfhi8TpkM51zZ4lHftY-7kPmhf0_3ACLcBGAsYHQ/w240-h320/Virtual%2BWorkshop%2B-%2BForaging%2Bthrough%2Bthe%2BSeasons.png" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">5. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pCm8g2bsqf_oyWxu8GhmG0Eggpd00B3l/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><b>Foraging through the Seasons</b></a></span><br /><b style="font-size: large;">Presenter: Ted Traer and Heloise Dixon-Warren<br /> Moose Meadows Farm, Bouchie Lake</b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">May 1, 2021 from 2:00 - 3:30 pm</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Fee: $25.00 (Early Bird until Wednesday, April 28th)</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After April 28th, the fee will be $30.00</span></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">To register for any of the workshops, complete a </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f7IQLAGbOQHnykbXxTQ-JZ_OJ452rJwR/view?usp=sharing" style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>Registration </b></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f7IQLAGbOQHnykbXxTQ-JZ_OJ452rJwR/view?usp=sharing"><b>Form</b> </a>and submit to GNC@farmed.ca. Payment can be made via email transfer to GNC@farmed.ca By Registering you will be adding to the email list for the Empowering Family Health Project (empoweringfamilyhealth@gmail.com).<br /><br /><i><b>By registering you will be added to the Empowering Family Health email distribution list.</b></i></span><br /><br />Registrations can also be made at the Bouchie Lake Country Store - 2338 Bonny Road, Bouchie Lake by calling 250.249.0228 or visting the store in person. Payment with visa / mastercard / debit or cash. If paying by cheque, make payable to <i><b>Growing North Cariboo Society</b></i>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Become a member of Growing North Cariboo and receive 10% off .</b></i><br /><br />To become a member of GNC, complete the attached <b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_FOdwdc6poclPQ_kPiLVFYdOdwgqbfJd/view?usp=sharing">Membership Form</a></b> and submit to GNC@farmed.ca with $10.00.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><br /></span><p></p><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-41237933470728016452021-01-24T09:09:00.002-08:002021-01-24T09:09:48.977-08:00ONLINE WORKSHOPS COMING YOUR WAY for 2021!<div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">"Poultry Production", "Backyard Tapping for Birch Sap and Syrup", and "Cooking Local with an Electric Multi-Cooker" are online workshops coming YOUR way hosted by <a href="https://www.farmed.ca/growing-north-cariboo/">Growing North Cariboo Society</a>.
Dates will be announced very soon for these specific workshops along with others so watch this site and the Growing North Cariboo facebook page.
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For information, email empoweringfamilyhealth@gmail.com and be added to our extensive email distribution list.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Growing North Cariboo Society</div></div>Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-13138570966138836612019-02-13T11:33:00.004-08:002019-02-14T09:45:33.916-08:00Interested in having Workshops held in your Community that have a focus of “Growing North Cariboo Food and Community”?<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 23.25pt 10pt 0cm;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">LETTER TO COMMUNITY GROUPS</span><br />February 13, 2019<br /><br />Dear community group</span></span></span></b></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">On behalf of the <b>Partners for Healthier Communities: North Cariboo (P4HC: NC)</b> we are reaching out to you, as community leaders and champions, to partner with us so workshops focused on <i>“Growing North Cariboo Food and Community”</i> can be held in and hosted by your community.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">In 2019, the P4HC: NC is planning to roll out Phase 4 of the <em>Empowering Family Health Project</em>. Although the project is primarily focused on our rural North Cariboo communities, it has been multi-faceted since it was initiated in 2016. The project has financially contributed to the establishment and enhancement of 4 School Gardens (Wells, Parkland, Barlow Creek, and Carson), provided support to the Bouchie Lake Community Food Garden, hosted multiple “local food related” workshops throughout the North Cariboo, and purchased 5 “<i>Food Processing and Preservation Kits</i>” for the following 5 communities: Barlow Creek, Bouchie Lake, Wells, Kersley, and Ten Mile Lake / Parkland. For additional information on the Empowering Family Health Project, go to </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://empoweringfamilyhealth.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1550172709453000&usg=AFQjCNHEM4V4uvuZmpXovmvq3mLO6dCEnQ" href="http://empoweringfamilyhealth.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">http://empoweringfamilyhealth.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">. Information on the P4HC:NC, can be found online at: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://farmed.ca/growing-north-cariboo-projects/&source=gmail&ust=1550172709453000&usg=AFQjCNHka3WE3eo4A3Kbrw7YLWTgQHTwaQ" href="https://farmed.ca/growing-north-cariboo-projects/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">https://farmed.ca/growing-</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">nort<wbr></wbr>h-cariboo-projects/</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
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Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-62142524191792427782018-11-27T15:42:00.000-08:002018-11-27T15:46:35.067-08:00PLANNING FOR EMPOWERING FAMILY HEALTH IN 2019The Partners for Healthier Communities: North Cariboo is excited about the potential plans and partnerships for 2019. The group has recently updated their <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CMzy8iyLQYsHac76JYJOgUxBvGoMFZMR">3-fold brochure</a> that provides a great summary of the Empowering Family Health Project and the P4HC:NC committee.<br />
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In 2019 we are hoping to once again apply for an Imagine Grant through Northern Health to support initiatives in the North Cariboo that meet our mandate. A <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XzA_PSki_6iZLJKIVlUmmwzGssBZFdVY">Request for Proposal</a> is now available here that groups can complete and submit to the P4HC:NC for inclusion into the 2019 Grant Application.<br />
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Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-72645427285824665622018-02-01T16:52:00.004-08:002018-02-01T16:54:45.584-08:00Growing North Cariboo Communities - One Activity at a Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An article on the Empowering Family Health Project - Phase 2 was in the January 31st, 2018 issue of the Quesnel Cariboo Observer. Thank you to Editor Ken Alexander for printing it. To read a copy of it as a pdf, please click <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FYwUhTFCJkZaKkrm_WjX0eVRuJyeoL65">HERE</a>.</div>
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<br />Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-27133128246025516322018-01-28T07:55:00.002-08:002018-01-28T07:55:28.171-08:00Winding up Phase 2 of the Empowering Family Health Project<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The group just ordered the following 3 books for each of the five communities that received Food Processing and Preservation Kits under Phase 1. This includes Barlow Creek, Bouchie Lake, Kersley, Ten Mile Lake / Moose Heights, and Wells. These books will be gifted to each of the communities upon receipt. Thank you to everyone for your support and participation throughout the project. We look forward to 2018.</span><br />
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Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-14346857228424611682018-01-02T15:47:00.003-08:002018-01-02T15:47:45.310-08:00YOU ARE INVITED... Potluck on January 13, 2018, 4:30 pm <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are excited to invite all Empowering Family Health Workshop Participants to join us for a Potluck at the Parkland Community Centre on January 13th at 4:30 pm. This will be a great way to get together and share what we have all learnt about preserving foods and foraging for wild foods. Thank you to the Parkland Community Association for opening up their hall and hosting the potluck.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The tagline for all Partners for Healthier Community Committees across the authority of Northern Health is <i>"More places to come together, More space to grow food, and more ways to be active". </i> The final Pressure Canning Workshop under Phase 2 held at Barlow Creek Hall certainly met this mandate. Residents from across the North Cariboo met and enjoyed laughter, learning, friendship. Thank you to Susie Myles for leading these classes and Barlow Creek Recreation for hosting them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Government of Canada has some good information online that reviews some of the things one should consider before home canning. To begin with, foods are classified into 2 types: high-acid foods and low-acid foods. Each type <span style="color: #333333;">needs to be prepared differently to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. Before you start canning, you need to determine the acid level of the food.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Considered to be “<i>live food"</i>, fermented foods have a natural tart flavour because the sugars and carbohydrates have been broken down and used up during fermentation.” In the case of vegetables, they’re more digestible than raw ones. And, because they contain “living bacteria,” they help digest other foods in the digestive tract.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">This process preserves the </span>food<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">, and creates beneficial enzymes, b-vitamins, Omega-3 fatty acids, and various strains of probiotics.Many vegetables are excellent candidates for fermentation including c</span></span></span>abbage, daikon radishes, turnips, parsnips, cucumbers, okra, string beans and green tomatoes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Esther also shared with the participants how to make Kombucha tea using a "Scoby" (<span style="background-color: white;">an acronym for Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast). Scooby is a </span><span style="background-color: white;">culture, generally associated with kombucha production wherein anaerobic ethanol fermentation (by yeast), anaerobic organic acid fermentation (by bacteria), and aerobic ethanol oxidation to acetate (by bacteria) all take place concurrently along an oxygen gradient. A gelatinous, cellulose-based biofilm </span><span style="background-color: white;">forms at the air-liquid interface and is also sometimes referred to as a SCOBY. A </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">scoby is used to begin fermentation in Kombucha Tea.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scoby is similar to Mother of Vinegar ("Mother" or "MOV") in Apple Cider Vinegar which is</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is essentially a fermenting bacteria culture used to make vinegar — an acetobacter that develops in fermenting alcohol and converts the ethanol into acetic acid (what gives vinegar its sour taste) in the presence of oxygen. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our next Fermentation Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, November 12th at Barlow Creek Hall.</span>Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-34624313976411471032017-11-05T07:45:00.002-08:002017-11-05T07:59:38.223-08:00REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR EMPOWERING FAMILY HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NORTH CARIBOO<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">The </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Partners for Healthier Communities:North Cariboo / P4HC:NC</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> is now accepting Request for Proposals from local community groups, schools, and /or organizations so </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Phase 3</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> of the </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Empowering Family Health Project</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> can be planned and implemented for 2018. <span style="color: red;"> Deadline for the RPF is December 6, 2017</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">The intention of the RFP is to encourage organisations / groups / clubs / schools that have an idea or a project that supports the vision of the P4HC:NC to become a partner and submit a proposal to the P2HC:NC so funding can be allocated to their project in 2018.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">(ii) meet the vision of the Empowering Family Health Project of </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">“Growing North Cariboo Food & Communities</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">”.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">To receive funds under this RPF, all applicants must be based in the </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">“North Cariboo” </b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">of the Cariboo Regional District (the geographic area of Electoral Area A, B, C and I, the District of Wells and the City of Quesnel) and area of the Northern Health Authority. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">To learn more about this process, please click on the following two documents:</span></div>
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=17-guxpuGkP0XOes-DerNxNeWe7m6vywX"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><b>NEWS RELEASE:</b> </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica;">REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR EMPOWERING FAMILY HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NORTH CARIBOO</b></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sHJs_0SaLY_tyQHPOWf8Ux5tZlTJNVdM">RFP for P4HC:NC, Phase 3 Funds</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: blue;">Please contact empoweringfamilyhealth@gmail.com or GNC@farmed.ca for additional information.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">There are still 5 more workshops that you can register in. They are Dehydration, Pressure Canning, and Fermented Foods. All are hands on & in each of them, participants go home with a "Meal in a Jar". To Register, please email empoweringfamilyhealth@gmail.com, call 250.249.0228 or 250.249.5329, & check out the Schedule on the Workshops page.</span><br />
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The Empowering Family Health Project ventured west to Baker Creek with 2 workshops - Pressure Canning in the morning of Sunday, October 22nd followed by Dehydration & "Meals in Jars" in the afternoon. Both workshops were extremely well attended with 13 people for Pressure Canning and 15 for Dehydration. <br />
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For the morning workshop, each participant went home with a pine of beef stew and baked beans. For the afternoon class each got to make one jar of either dried mixed bean soup or noodle soup to take home.<br />
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Everyone enjoyed themselves. A very BIG thank you for the Baker Creek Community Association for hosting these workshops and supporting the Empowering Family Health Project. Partnerships such as this with the Partners for Healthier Communities - North Cariboo is what the Empowering Family Health Project is all about.<br />
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Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-47629209780436471672017-10-11T23:42:00.001-07:002017-10-11T23:42:46.233-07:00MEET THE WORKSHOP LEADERS.... <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YJ6SdQHDbeQ/Wd8M8raFWBI/AAAAAAAAAbk/RgowNH7C4ms87FMMJKua-QAzgk5lmOG9QCLcBGAs/s1600/Water-Bath-Vs-Pressure-Canning.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="421" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YJ6SdQHDbeQ/Wd8M8raFWBI/AAAAAAAAAbk/RgowNH7C4ms87FMMJKua-QAzgk5lmOG9QCLcBGAs/s200/Water-Bath-Vs-Pressure-Canning.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now that the Workshop Schedule has been finalized, it is time now to meet the Workshop Leaders.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9QWVfILXc_pdDJ2dkJuZndNMVU">Susie Myles</a> of Paradise Hill B&B in Bouchie Lake will be leading both workshops on Pressure Canning and Dehydration. These workshops are very much HANDS ON and all participants will go home with a sample of pressured canned product and a dehydrated meal. Susie is the Bouchie Lake representative on the P4HC: North Cariboo and the Chair of Growing North Cariboo Society. Susie is an active canner and dehydrator throughout the year.</span><br />
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To register in any of the Workshops, please check out the Workshop page and /or contact empoweringfamilyhealth@gmail.com or call 250.249.5329 or 250.249.0228.</div>
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<br />Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-77765165003724132252017-10-09T23:48:00.001-07:002017-10-10T15:22:35.717-07:00FOOD SKILLS FOR FAMILIES - To Baker Creek we go on October 26th!<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RsLo74MStNA/Wdxr4gLoNZI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/KUh6FWmIGxU9pJJCtWnoigy13PMWUPECACLcBGAs/s1600/P3140027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RsLo74MStNA/Wdxr4gLoNZI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/KUh6FWmIGxU9pJJCtWnoigy13PMWUPECACLcBGAs/s320/P3140027.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="color: #222222;"><a href="http://growingnorthcariboosociety.farmed.ca/">Growing North Cariboo Society</a></i><span style="color: #222222;">, the non-profit society </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">that is assisting with administering the </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Empowering Family Health Project, is also very thrilled to announce that it has partnered with the Baker Creek Community Association to bring the Canadian Diabetes Association</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: blue;"><b>FOOD SKILLS FOR FAMILIES</b></span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Program to Baker Creek. This is the second time the course will be offered in a rural community of the North Cariboo. The program was held under the Bouchie Lake Country Club earlier this year in Bouchie Lake. The program fits well into the EFH Program as its mandate is "Building Healthier Communities by: Connecting people in the </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">kitchen, Teaching fun hands-on cooking skills, and making healthy eating easy, enjoyable, and affordable".</span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIo1-76BYXk/Wdxr6NjgSAI/AAAAAAAAAbU/bwUMxK6tSnITbPLGVoRPrCpD55J2VDi4ACLcBGAs/s1600/P3140007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIo1-76BYXk/Wdxr6NjgSAI/AAAAAAAAAbU/bwUMxK6tSnITbPLGVoRPrCpD55J2VDi4ACLcBGAs/s320/P3140007.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">The Food Skills for Families Program is a program that has a duration of 6 weeks and is open to residents at NO CHARGE. It begins on October 26th & is from 10 am - 2 pm. </span><span style="color: blue;">T<b>o register, please contact either Sheila Gibbons (Baker Creek Community Association) at <a href="tel:(250)%20249-5393" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+12502495393">250.249.5393</a> or Melody Peck - <a href="tel:(250)%20249-0145" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+12502490145">250.249.0145</a>.</b></span><span style="color: #9900ff; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"> The program needs a minimum of 8 people to register for it to run.</span></span><br />
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<br />Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-63062102665482093262017-10-09T19:22:00.001-07:002017-10-09T19:22:23.053-07:00UPDATED WORKSHOP AUTUMN, 2017 SCHEDULE<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On behalf of the Partners for Healthier Communities Committee: North Cariboo, we are excited to announce the <span style="color: red;">FINAL </span>Schedule for EFH Workshops. If you have been following this project, you will notice a few changes... one being the addition of a Fermented Vegetable & Kombucha Workshop & the second being Workshops being held in Baker Creek, BC. The Baker Creek Community Association has joined the project as a partner and we are very excited about this.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Parkland Community Centre, Bjornson Road (Parkland Elementary School)<br />Saturday, November 4, 2017</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Barlow Creek Hall, Barlow Creek, BC<br />Sunday, November 12, 2017</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Baker Creek Hall<br />Saturday, November 18, 2017</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">To register, please go to the Workshops Page. Thank you. :)</span></div>
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Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-48670429587285839462017-09-19T21:08:00.002-07:002017-09-19T21:08:23.506-07:00What is the P4HC: NC?The P4HC:NC is the <b>Partners for Healthier Communities Committee: North Cariboo.</b> So what is it?<br />
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<i>... a Non-Profit Society.</i><br />
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The P4HC:NC is a <b>Stakeholder based group</b> composed of people representing non-profits, agencies, and organizations from across the North Cariboo. It is Co-Chaired by a representative from Northern Health and the Cariboo Regional District. P4HC's were established by Northern Health and currently there are 21 such committees across the Northern Health Authority. Of them all the P4HC:NC is the only one that is Regional District based. Northern Health has recognised that community health is important and to create healthier communities, partnerships and a collaborative approach is the way to go. P4HC's are one to make good things happen as they are partnerships between Northern Health and local government. Check out this <a href="https://www.northernhealth.ca/YourHealth/HealthyLivingCommunities/HealthyCommunityDevelopment/PartneringforHealthierCommunities.aspx">link</a> for additional information on P4HC's. <br />
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<br />Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-68959474543142110642017-09-19T20:24:00.005-07:002017-09-19T20:32:53.018-07:00Next Steps for the EFH Project - 2017 Workshops<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Partners for Healthier Communities Committee: North Cariboo / P4HC:NC met today to discuss the next steps for Phase 2 of the Empowering Family Health Project. A good discussion was held and it was decided to move forward with the remaining workshops that were to be held. Due to the Wildfires this past summer, many of the workshops had to be postponed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>HANDS ON DEHYDRATION <span style="color: blue;">(#3</span>) : Saturday, September 23rd, 9 am - 11 am</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Both Workshops are $10.00 each per person & require pre-payment and Registration. To register, please email empoweringfamilyhealth@gmail.com or call 250.249.5329. Registrations can also be accepted at the Bouchie lake Country Store - 2338 Bonny Road, Bouchie Lake, BC T: 250.249.0228. Payment via VISA, MasterCard, Cheque or Cash.</span><br />
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<br />Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-36388566720126125962017-08-25T06:46:00.003-07:002017-08-25T06:46:49.001-07:00NEW SCHEDULE FOR THE EFH WORKSHOPS<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
After much consideration and discussion, the Steering Committee for the Empowering Family Health Project has decided to post-phone the Canning and Dehydration workshops that were scheduled in the latter half of this August and early September. This is simply because the update for these workshops thus far has been very low. </div>
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We attribute this to the wildfire situation as the ones in the latter half of September are certainly filling up. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. </div>
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Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-33486707534575359802017-07-26T21:34:00.002-07:002017-07-26T21:36:01.342-07:00I Eat Local because I Can!!!<div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_air" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38;">
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These will be hands on... and will make for great engaging and educational experiences. The presenters of both of these workshops are very experienced and have been canning and dehydrating for many years. They are Maurice & Jean Hamel and Susie Myles respectively.</div>
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#3 - Dehydration, August 20th, 10 am - 1 pm (Cottonwood House Site)#4 - Canning, August 26th, 12 noon - 4 pm (Bouchie Lake Hall)<br />
#5 - Dehydration, August 27th, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (Parkland Comm. Centre)<br />
#6 - Canning, August 27th, 1:30 - 5:30 pm (Barlow Creek Hall)<br />
#7 - Dehydration, September 7th, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Moose Meadows Farm)<br />
#8 - Wild Foraging, September 9th, 2-4 pm (Moose Meadows Farm)<br />
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#10 - Canning, September 23rd, 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm (Kersley Hall)<br />
#11 - Canning; Date and Location to be announced!</div>
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Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-56697542336223763592017-07-24T22:04:00.001-07:002017-07-26T21:25:55.610-07:00WE LEARNT ABOUT NUMMYS!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What is a Weed?</span><br />
</b><i><span style="font-size: large;">A </span></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(106, 106, 106);"><i>plant whose virtues</i></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><i> have never been discovered."</i> - Ralph Waldo Emerson</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 2nd of 3 "Wild Foraging" Workshops occurred on Sunday, July 23rd at Moose Meadows Farm in Bouchie Lake. 13 people braved the weather ranging from sunshine to rain storms for a stroll about the farm in search of edible, wild plants. Some folks travelled from afar with one person from Williams Lake and another from Prince George. This workshop focused more on edible flowers, fruits and berries although the use of wild plants as vegetables was certainly discussed. We were introduced to the term "Nummys" - the inside pith of a thimbleberry (<i>Rubus parviflorus</i>)... something worth trying as it is said to be "Nummy".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over 30 edible plants grow at Moose Meadows Farm. Many were sampled...</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Birch (Paper) / <i>Betula papyrifera</i><br />Burdock / <i>Arctium lappa ** </i><br />Cattail / <i>Thypha latifolia </i><br />Chaga / <i>Inonotus obliquus</i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Common Mallow / <i>Malva neglecta</i>Cow Parsnip / <i>Heracleum maximum</i>Currants / <i>Ribes sp.</i><br />Dandelion / <i>Taraxacum </i>sp. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Fiddleheads / <i>Matteuccia struthiopteris</i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Fireweed /<i> Chamerion angustifolium<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Goldenrod / <i>Solidago canadensis</i></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Highbush Cranberry / <i>Viburnum edule</i><br />Lamb’s Quarters / <i>Chenopodium album</i><br />Lilac / <i>Syringa vulgaris **</i></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Lingdon Berries / <i>Vaccinium vitis-idaea</i><br />Oregon Grape / <i>Mahonia nervosa</i><br />Ox-eye Daisy / <i>Leucanthemum vulgare **</i><br />Picea sp./ <i>Spruce</i><br />Pineapple Weed (Wild Camomile) / <i>Matricaria discoidea</i><br />Plantain / <i>Plantago major</i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Raspberry / <i>Rubus idaeus</i><br />Red Clover / <i>Trifolium pratense</i><br />Saskatoon / <i>Amelanchier alnifolia<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Strawberry / <i>Fragaria virginiana</i><br />Thimbleberry / Rubus parviflorus<br />Wild Rose / <i>Rosa Acicularis</i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Yarrow/ <i>Achillea millefolium</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank you to Sandrine Flament of Baker Creek for the wonderful photos of our stroll.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next and final "Foraging Workshop" will be on September 9th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-38777413941905603642017-07-11T21:17:00.001-07:002017-07-26T21:26:46.818-07:002017 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE NOW FINALIZED<br />
The Workshop Schedule for the Empowering Family Health Project: Phase 2 has now been finalized. A Registration Form can be downloaded under our WORKSHOPS page.<br />
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Here are a few notes to consider:<br />
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i. </i></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"><i>SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE<br />
ii. All workshops must be pre-paid. Payment is your registration. Receipts will only be issued if requested. </i><i>Workshop Fee is only $10.00 / person.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><i>iii. Visa and MasterCard transactions will be processed through the Bouchie Lake Country Store. If you wish to pay this way, payment can also be received over the phone to 250.249.0228 or 250.249.5329.<br />
iv. Cash payments and by debit can be processed at the Bouchie Lake Country Store.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><i>v. Cheques payable to “Growing North Cariboo Society”</i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><i>vi. Workshop payments are non-refundable within one week of the workshop unless the workshop schedule is altered by Growing North Cariboo Society and /or their representatives.<br />
(vii) Maximum number of persons for the Canning Workshops is 12 persons / workshop.<br />
(viii) Another Canning workshop will be scheduled once we know uptake for all workshops. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">September 23rd</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">9:30 am-12:30 pm </span><span style="color: #ff2600; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><b><i>(9)</i></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">August 27th,</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">August 26th,<br />
12 noon - 4 pm </span><span style="color: #ff2600; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><b><i>(4)</i></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><b><br />
</b>(Bouchie Lake Hall)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">n/a</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 55.0px; width: 82.0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">September 23rd<br />
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm </span><span style="color: #ff2600; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><b><i>(10)</i></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><br />
(Kersley Hall)</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 55.0px; width: 82.0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">n/a</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><b>Wild Foraging </b></span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 88.0px; width: 82.0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">n/a</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 88.0px; width: 81.0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">June 17th,<br />
1- 3 pm </span><span style="color: #ff2600; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><b><i>(1)<br />
</i></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">July 23rd<br />
1-3 pm </span><span style="color: #ff2600; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><b><i>(2)</i></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><br />
</i></b>Sept. 9th </span><span style="color: #ff2600; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><b><i>(8)</i></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><br />
2-4 pm <br />
(Moose Meadows Farm)</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 88.0px; width: 82.0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">n/a</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 88.0px; width: 82.0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">n/a</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 88.0px; width: 82.0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;">n/a</span></div>
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Empowering Family Healthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09314587070534486104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76621481354391611.post-81023824662714921802017-06-20T21:38:00.001-07:002017-06-20T21:38:32.259-07:00Meeting Highlights for GNC Includes EFH ProjectThe Empowering Family Health Project is a project of the Partners for Healthier Communities: North Cariboo / P4HC:NC. The P4HC:NC is a stakeholder based group with representatives from across the North Cariboo and is Co-Chaired by Lynette Winsor, Environmental Health Officer with Northern Health and CRD Director Robin Sharpe, Mayor of Wells. Growing North Cariboo Society / GNC is administering the project, including the funds.<br />
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GNC hosted a General Membership Meeting on June 19th. The organisation has published their first "Meeting Highlights" and the EFH is mentioned. To view a copy of these Highlights, click <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9QWVfILXc_pMGtUbTJ1WDVVQVE">here</a>.<br />
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