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That’s a wrap on our last Ntamtqen Community Garden and Food Hub weekend of the year. And we definitely went all out for...
09/29/2026

That’s a wrap on our last Ntamtqen Community Garden and Food Hub weekend of the year.

And we definitely went all out for this one.

A full weekend of harvesting, preserving, cooking, sharing food and having a lot of fun along the way.

Really grateful for the Ntamtqen crew, the community, and everyone who’s welcomed us in throughout the year.

What started as a collaboration has grown into a relationship we’re really proud of.

Until next time!

09/25/2026

A harvest is more than what comes out of the ground.

It’s the knowledge of how to grow it, when to harvest it, how to preserve it, and how to make sure that knowledge continues.

That’s why this work matters.

Indigenous food sovereignty is about more than access to food.

It’s about the ability for communities to grow, harvest, preserve, prepare and share food — while strengthening the knowledge, skills and relationships that make that possible.

These days at Tea Creek were spent harvesting what the land gave this season and preserving it for what comes next.

This is the kind of work Indigenous Food Sovereignty Association exists to support: building capacity, sharing knowledge and strengthening Indigenous food systems from the ground up.

A harvest feeds a season.

Knowledge feeds generations.

09/23/2026

One more gathering before the season comes to an end !!!

Join us at Ntamtqen Community Garden and Food Hub for an end-of-season community BBQ — fresh food from the garden, prepared by many hands and shared together.

Monday, September 28
4–7 PM
Ntamtqen Community Garden & Food Hub
1425 BC-3, Cawston, BC

Free · Outdoor · All ages welcome

We’ll also be spending the weekend harvesting and preserving some of this season’s abundance, with land-to-table workshops happening Saturday and Sunday.

Workshop times and details coming soon.

Come eat, spend some time in the garden, and close out the season with us.

09/01/2026

This is just the beginning.

This weekend brought together Laurie from Tea Creek , Dixon from Ntamtqen Community Garden and Food Hub , and Rumy from Ayapacha | Seed to Soul — three organizations connected through the growing Indigenous Food Sovereignty Association network.

Over a few days at Ntamtqen, we preserved food, shared knowledge, cooked together, and spent time imagining what more collaboration between our communities and organizations could look like.

These gatherings may start small, but the relationships and knowledge built through them can travel much further.

That’s part of what we hope to grow through IFSA: a stronger network where Indigenous communities, organizations, and food sovereignty leaders can learn from one another, share what they know, and support work already happening on the ground.

Thank you to Ntamtqen Community Garden and Food Hub for welcoming us, and to everyone who spent time learning and sharing with us this weekend.

We’re excited to see where this goes.

08/26/2026

Last time, we asked a few people what these gatherings meant to them.

This is what they had to say.

We’re gathering again this weekend at Ntamtqen Community Garden and Food Hub

Starting with our Community BBQ this Saturday at 4 PM.

Come share a meal with us.

Land-to-Table workshop details for Sunday + Monday coming shortly. 🌱

08/25/2026

Some weekends don’t make it to the camera the way you hoped they would.

But the food made it to the table, the team showed up, and over 120 people got to experience what we’ve been working so hard to build.

That means a lot more to me.

Thank you to everyone who had a hand in this one — our team, our growers and suppliers, and everyone who trusted us to be part of such an important day.

Really proud of this one 🙏🏽

08/15/2026

Hard not to feel grateful this time of year.

Summer brings such an abundance of local produce, and for this dinner we got to work with vegetables from some of our local farms, along with a few things picked straight from the garden.

There’s something really special about cooking this close to the season and letting what’s available shape the meal.

Grateful to the land, the people who grow our food, and everyone who gathered around the table with us.

Our first dinner together. Looking forward to more 🙌🏽

08/05/2026

A weekend built around good food, good people, and a shared purpose.

Over the last few days, we harvested from the garden, preserved what was abundant, cooked together, and gathered around the table with the community.

Meals like these don’t happen because of one person. They happen because many people show up—growing, harvesting, preparing, teaching, and sharing their time with one another.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, lent a hand, and made this weekend what it was.

We’re grateful to continue building relationships through food and look forward to the next time we gather together. 🌿

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