LUSH Valley Food Action Society

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LUSH Valley Food Action Society 250-331-0152 | [email protected] | www.lushvalley.org LUSH Valley is a nonprofit organization centered around food security. Key areas of focus are:

1.

LUSH Valley supports projects that educate and empower people in the Comox Valley; LUSH works to provide people with skills that enable them to choose, grow, and prepare local, healthy food. LUSH Valley's pograms focus on improving food access, food literacy, and the food economy. Healthy Food Programs
2. Fresh Food Distribution
3. Policy & Advocacy

LUSH Valley respectfully acknowledges that we live and work on the Unceded Traditional territory of the K’omoks First Nation.

🍴 Food insecurity isn’t caused by a lack of food. It’s rooted in issues like insufficient income, lack of affordable hou...
10/09/2026

🍴 Food insecurity isn’t caused by a lack of food. It’s rooted in issues like insufficient income, lack of affordable housing, and barriers to accessing nutritious, culturally appropriate food.

💭 Candidates in our communities were invited to share how they will work to address the root causes of food insecurity. Here’s what they had to say!

🔗 To see candidates’ responses to other food-security-related questions, visit
lushvalley.org/resources.

🍂🥕 We have a little Thanksgiving goodness in this week’s Good Food Boxes! With local squash, potatoes, beets and fresh g...
10/08/2026

🍂🥕 We have a little Thanksgiving goodness in this week’s Good Food Boxes! With local squash, potatoes, beets and fresh greens, Boxes are full of the flavours of the season, plus fruit picked from backyards in the Comox Valley.

This week’s Community Boxes include:
🍎 Fruit from LUSH Valley’s Fruit Tree Program
🥕 Carrots from Pendleton Farm
🫜 Salad turnip from Pendleton Farm
🥬 Salad mix from Two Roads Farm
🫜 Beets from Two Roads Farm
🥔 Potatoes from Sieffert's Farm Market
🥒 Cucumbers from Sieffert's Farm Market
🍠 Squash from Pendleton Farm
🥚Eggs from Ridgewood Farms Merville BC

đź”— To order your Good Food Box, visit our online store at lushvalley.localline.ca.

We have officially run out of storage space, so we are no longer accepting fruit donations as of October 7.A huge thank ...
10/07/2026

We have officially run out of storage space, so we are no longer accepting fruit donations as of October 7.

A huge thank you to everyone who donated apples and other fruit to LUSH Valley this season! Thanks to your donations and our volunteer picks, over 20,000 pounds of fruit has passed through our warehouse this year. 🍎

This fruit will be shared with community members through our various programs, helping get locally grown food to people across the Comox Valley.

Thank you for helping us Share the Harvest! đź’š

🍎 That’s a wrap on Fruit Tree season!Our Fruit Tree & Farm Gleaning Program has wrapped up for the season, and what a ha...
10/04/2026

🍎 That’s a wrap on Fruit Tree season!

Our Fruit Tree & Farm Gleaning Program has wrapped up for the season, and what a harvest it’s been. Together with our amazing volunteers, tree stewards and farmers, we’ve harvested and shared nearly 19,000 pounds of local fruit across the Comox Valley.

The fruit we’ve collected through this program has been shared with community organizations, students and local families, helping more of the harvest make its way onto people’s tables instead of going to waste.

If you have ripe fruit that you’re able to harvest yourself, we’d be happy to receive it at our warehouse in Tin Town between 10–3, Monday through Thursday, until October 8th. Please also consider donating excess food to the Comox Valley Food Bank.

A huge thank you to every tree owner, farmer, volunteer and community member who helped make this season possible. We couldn’t do it without you!

🌧️ This year was the worst drought on record in the Comox Valley, and drought and water stress will continue to intensif...
10/03/2026

🌧️ This year was the worst drought on record in the Comox Valley, and drought and water stress will continue to intensify with climate change.

💭 Candidates in our communities were invited to share how they plan to help our communities prepare for drought. Here’s what they had to say!

🔗 To see candidates’ responses to other food-security-related questions, visit
lushvalley.org/resources.

🧡 September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Today is a time to reflect on the history of the land w...
09/30/2026

🧡 September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Today is a time to reflect on the history of the land where we live and work, and consider what reconciliation asks of each of us.

Our work takes place on the unceded territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. We recognize our responsibility to learn about and honour the history, culture, and ongoing presence of the K’ómoks people, and to contribute meaningfully to the work of reconciliation.

As an organization grounded in food security, we are committed to walking a path of reconciliation through actions such as:
🌱 Supporting Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives
🤝 Building respectful relationships with K’ómoks First Nation, Indigenous Education and other Indigenous-led groups
📚 Educating ourselves and our community about the impacts of colonization on food, culture, and health
🌍 Working toward a future where food systems are just, inclusive and rooted in Indigenous leadership

We know reconciliation is ongoing work. We are committed to listening, learning, building relationships, and taking meaningful action throughout the year.

09/29/2026

Wednesday September 30, 2026, is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡

With the recent events and the increase in hate, intimidation and residential school denialism we need to come together now more than ever. We need to listen, learn and reflect and take meaningful action towards a more just future for the residential schools survivors, their families and communities.

Join us tomorrow at 10 AM at Lewis Park for the Comox Valley Spirit Walk hosted by the Comox Valley MIKI'SIW Métis Association. Everyone is welcome to join. Show your support by wearing orange to honour the survivours, those that never made it home and their families. 🧡

🧡 Please note that our office will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30th, to honour National Day for Truth and R...
09/28/2026

🧡 Please note that our office will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30th, to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

If you usually pick up your Good Food Box on Wednesdays, your Box will instead be available to pick up on the following dates:
đź“… Tuesday, September 29th from 10:30am - 4:30pm
đź“… Thursday, October 1st from 10:30am - 6pm.

Address

2342 Rosewall Crescent
Courtenay, BC
V9N8R9

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+12503310152

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