Setting the Table – Enjoying, Exploring and Sharing Food: A Resource Guide for Community Food Educators

Setting the Table is a collaborative project between the Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC), the Pacheedaht First Nation, T’Sou-ke First Nation and the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) Aboriginal Community Nutritionist. Our goal is to bring our community members together around food. We hope to inspire people to taste, explore and enjoy local foods. We want to spark energy around new foods, recipes and sharing of new and old ways. This guide was developed to provide information about 12 different fruits and vegetables that are grown on Vancouver Island, and can be found year round. Every month, one fruit or vegetable is highlighted and information is provided on how to store and prepare this whole food. Nutrition information is also provided. This guide hopes to bring the “New ways and Old ways” together, so that we can relate to what might have been happening with the earth and our food supply in the days of our ancestors. Some of the activities are the same, and some are different.