Interested in Contributing to the EYA Blog?

We figure it's time for an expansion in blog content -- in order to do this, however, we need your help! If you enjoy writing, taking photographs, and attending community events, then blogging may just be your thing. Please contact Samantha by email at samantha@eya.ca or call 604-689-4446 if you'd like to contribute.

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EYA is featured in the New Internationalist Magazine!
Backyard Beehives
They’re booming on Canada’s west coast with everyone from high-end hotels to apartment dwellers joining in. Hadani Ditmars reports from Vancouver.

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THE FIRST ANNUAL SUSTENANCE FESTIVAL
October 1st - 16th, 2009
The Roundhouse in Yaletown


Featuring everything from live music, workshops, presentations, theatre, and visual art, this festival is sure to be a hit with anyone who has an appreciation for local eating, food security, cooking, art, culture, sustainability, and the environment. Most of the activities take place at the Roundhouse, but there are also several "Satellite Activities" worth checking out and participating in. Visit the SUSTENANCE FESTIVAL website for much more information.

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FEEDING THE FUTURE

Michael Ableman, celebrated author of "Fields of Plenty", is coming to Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 7:30pm

Food may become the dominant issue of our time. The industrial system that brings it to us is unraveling, and the cost of that system,ecologically, socially, and personally is enormous. While Ableman will touch on this crisis, he will leave us with a deeper sense of how we can participate in the solutions; on our farms and in our gardens, in our kitchens and at the dining room table, and in the broader communities where we live.

Michael will inspire us with his stories and powerful photographic images of individuals who are using community land, backyard gardens as well as
urban farms for creating socially and ecologically responsible ways of growing food.

Tickets: $10, available from the Centennial Theatre Box Office at 604-984-4484 or www.centennialtheatre.com