MEET THE WORKSHOP LEADERS....

Now that the Workshop Schedule has been finalized, it is time now to meet the Workshop Leaders.

Susie Myles 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.

Esther Mann will be leading the workshops on Fermented Veggies and Kombucha.  Esther very kindly offered to lead these workshops and we are thrilled to have her involved and her share her expertise.  Esther is an avid food fermenter.  

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.

FOOD SKILLS FOR FAMILIES - To Baker Creek we go on October 26th!

Growing North Cariboo Society, the non-profit society that is assisting with administering the 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 FOOD SKILLS FOR FAMILIES 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 kitchen, Teaching fun hands-on cooking skills, and making healthy eating easy, enjoyable, and affordable".

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.  To register, please contact either Sheila Gibbons (Baker Creek Community Association) at 250.249.5393 or Melody Peck - 250.249.0145.  The program needs a minimum of 8 people to register for it to run.


For information on the program, please check out http://www.foodskillsforfamilies.ca

UPDATED WORKSHOP AUTUMN, 2017 SCHEDULE

On behalf of the Partners for Healthier Communities Committee: North Cariboo, we are excited to announce the FINAL 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.

The Workshop Schedule is as follows effective today (October 9, 2017):

Baker Creek Hall, Tibbles Road, Baker Creek, BC
Sunday, October 22, 2017
#5 - Pressure Canning: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm, 

#6 - Dehydration: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Parkland Community Centre, Bjornson Road (Parkland Elementary School)
Saturday, November 4, 2017

# 7 Dehydration:10 -12 noon

# 8 Fermented Foods: 1 - 3:30 pm

Barlow Creek Hall, Barlow Creek, BC
Sunday, November 12, 2017

#9 Pressure Canning: 9:30 am  - 1 pm

#10 Fermented Foods: 1:30 pm - 4 pm

Baker Creek Hall
Saturday, November 18, 2017

#11 Fermented Foods: 1 - 3:30 pm

To register, please go to the Workshops Page.  Thank you.  :)

What is the P4HC: NC?

The P4HC:NC is the Partners for Healthier Communities Committee: North Cariboo.  So what is it?

To begin with, let's chat about what it is not... 

It is NOT...
... a Non-Profit Society.
... membership based.
... a group that meets monthly.
... governed by a set of Bylaws and Regulations.

The P4HC:NC is a Stakeholder based group 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 link for additional information on P4HC's.

The establishment of the P4HC:NC was led by Growing North Cariboo Society; hence why the Minutes of the P4HC:NC are posted on GNC's website.  GNC continues to provide administrative support to the P4HC:NC.

The P4HC:NC is...
... a Stakeholder group.
... open to everyone to join.
.... meeting at least quarterly.
.... operates as per a Terms of Reference.

Next Steps for the EFH Project - 2017 Workshops

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.

Beginning this coming weekend the first two of the remaining workshops will be held in Kersley.  These workshops, Canning and Dehydration, will be held at the Kersley Community Hall with local Instructor Susie Myles.   The Canning and Dehydration Workshops will also be held in some of the other rural communities - including Ten Mile Lake, Barlow Creek, and either Bouchie Lake or Baker Creek.  We are also very excited to announce that a 3rd Workshop is being added to the mix... FERMENTED FOODS & KOMBUCHA.

The details of workshops scheduled for this weekend are as follows:

HANDS ON DEHYDRATION (#3) : Saturday, September 23rd, 9 am -  11 am
HANDS ON CANNING (#4): Saturday, September 23rd, 12 noon to 3 pm

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.

A Registration Form can be downloaded here and either faxed (250.249.5359) or emailed in.

On the Registration Form, please quote the Workshop Number (in Blue above) or Name and Date of Workshop.

NEW SCHEDULE FOR THE EFH WORKSHOPS

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.  

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.  

Please note the final Foraging Workshop will proceed as planned at this time.

A updated will be forthcoming with the new schedule once it is finalized.

Thank you.

I Eat Local because I Can!!!

The next set of Workshops coming our way are the Canning & Dehydration Workshops.  

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.

The Schedule for the classes is as follows:

Workshop #, Title, Date and Time (Location)
#3 - Dehydration, August 20th, 10 am - 1 pm (Cottonwood House Site)#4 - Canning, August 26th, 12 noon - 4 pm (Bouchie Lake Hall)
#5 - Dehydration, August 27th, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (Parkland Comm. Centre)
#6 - Canning, August 27th, 1:30 - 5:30 pm (Barlow Creek Hall)
#7 - Dehydration, September 7th, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Moose Meadows Farm)
#8 - Wild Foraging, September 9th, 2-4 pm (Moose Meadows Farm)
#9 - Dehydration, September 23rd, 9:30 - 12:30 pm (Kersley Hall)
#10 - Canning, September 23rd, 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm (Kersley Hall)
#11 - Canning; Date and Location to be announced!