Indigenous-led farm receives $1 million grant to tackle food insecurity – Vernon Morning Star

Tea Creek Farms plans to build a 4,000 square-foot longhouse facility for its food hub and training centre

Tea Creek Farms plans to develop a food hub and training centre in northern B.C.’s Skeena Valley with the help of a $1 million investment from United Way B.C.’s Large Food Infrastructure Grant.

In partnership with the Government of B.C. through the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, the aim of this food sovereignty initiative is to revitalize food production and economic interdependence. The grant will be used towards a 4,000 square-foot longhouse that will serve as the facility for the food hub and training centre.

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