INTRODUCING THE WORKSHOP LEADERS CHOSEN FOR PHASE 2

Maurice & Jean Hamel

The Partners for Healthier Communities Committee: North Cariboo are excited to announce that the Workshop Leaders for the Phase 2 Workshops are now confirmed.  These people are all North Cariboo residents and "experts" in their field.

Maurice and Jean Hamel will be leading the workshop on Food Preservation by Canning, Susie Myles the workshop on Food Dehydration, and Heloise Dixon-Warren and Ted Traer, the workshop titled "Foraging in the Wild".  All of these workshops will be hands on.

We are absolutely thrilled that they have offered their time to support this project by sharing their knowledge.  Thank you to all of them.  For additional information on the Workshops, please click on the WORKSHOPS page.

Heloise Dixon-Warren & Ted Traer

Susie Myles

PHASE 2 WELL UNDERWAY

The Partners for Healthier Communities Committee: North Cariboo is excited to announce that Phase 2 of the Empowering Family Health Project is well underway.

On April 22, 2017,  Growing North Cariboo Society under this project was the primary funder of Seedy Saturday 2017.  The event was a one day event hosted by the Seedy Saturday Committee and it was very successful.  Over 500 people attended this event.  The event is well described in the letter that can be read here.  The P$HC:NC was pleased to be able to support this important community based event.


Please click here to read the News Release about Phase 2 that was issued on March 14, 2017.

FOOD PRESERVATION IN BARLOW CREEK

The final workshops in Barlow Creek under Phase 1 of the Empowering Family Health Project were held on Saturday, Feb. 4th at the Barlow Creek Fire Department.

Both Melinda Fellows of Bowron Lake and Suzie Myles of Bouchie Lake shared their knowledge and passion about food preservation, the importance of it for food security and its health and economic benefits.  Ideas such as using the pressure canner, how to oven can, using lower sugar pectin, and how to vacuum seal were all discussed.  A great workshop ladies!

 

LIVING WITH YOUR FOOD

On January 13th, the 2nd of 5 Rabbit and Poultry Production Workshops under the Empowering Family Health Project was held.  8 residents came together in Bouchie Lake and learnt all about caring for Rabbits and Poultry from presenter, Lou Dobie.  The workshop was fun, informative, engaging and hands on.

The participants learnt all about caring for both poultry (layers and meat birds) and rabbit in our North Cariboo climate.  One of the best parts of the workshop was that Lou included both a Rooster and Hen and a Buck and a Doe rabbit in her teachings.  

The workshop was held at the Bouchie Lake Country Store.

 

Update from Ten Mile Lake / Moose Heights

On January 8th, the Empowering Family Health Workshops were at the Parkland Community Centre in Ten Mile Lake.  Thank you to the Parkland Community Association for hosting us.  Both workshops, "Food Preservation: Dehydration" and "Foraging in the Backyard" were both extremely well attended and engaging.  

"They Came for Cabbages, Stayed for the Friendships"

The Empowering Family Health Workshops began again for 2017 on the weekend of January 7th and

Workshop Registrants

8th.  On January 7th, a group met at the Barlow Creek Fire Hall for the workshop titled "Living Off Your Backyard" with presenter, Colleen Gatenby.  Colleen's presentation was an inspiration and covered off what one can do in one's "backyard" to ensure one's own food security.  Colleen's "backyard" includes the Quesnel Downtown Community Garden which explains the above quote.

Thank you to the Barlow Creek Volunteer Fire Department for opening up their hall as the venue for this workshop.  It worked perfectly.

Cody Dillabough, Fire Chief

The next workshop's scheduled are for Sunday, January 8th at the Parkland Community Centre.  From 10 am -  12 noon is "Food Preservation: Dehydration" with Sue Myles followed by "Wild and Urban Foraging" with Ted Traer from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

For additional information on the Empowering Family Health Project, please email empowerinfamilyhealth@gmail.com

WORKSHOPS COMING TO THE NORTH CARIBOO

5 workshops in 5 different rural communities are now being planned making a total of 25 workshops.  The workshops will be held in Barlow Creek, Bouchie Lake, Kersley, Ten Mile Lake, and Wells.  If the date for the one in your community does not work, book into the same workshop in another community.

Workshop Summaries, Speaker Profiles and the Registration Form will be available shortly. To receive additional information and /or be added to the email distribution list, please email empoweringfamilyhealth@gmail.com

Everyone welcome to register.  

The workshops are as follows

Food Preservation: Canning; Instructor: Melinda Fellows 
Food Preservation: Dehydration; Instructor: Suzie Myles
Living Off Your Backyard; Instructor: Colleen Gatenby
Urban and Wild Foraging; Instructor: Ted Traer
Poultry and Rabbit Production; Instructor: Lou Dobe