A new program to help people access local, healthy vegetables is helping provide good food alternatives for people in Smithers.
Christine Bruce is the Food Security Coordinator for Smithers and she has created a program called ‘Everybody Eats’ which allows for local, healthy vegetables to be included in a food hamper and food coupon program. Typically, the food hamper and coupon programs in the Bulkley Valley have limited what people can access as “free food” which was processed and quite unhealthy.
Bruce’s program also creates avenues for people who use the program to feel empowered to take control over their eating, and eat what they want to eat.
The program is up and running, and on Saturday June 15th, Christine Bruce will be opening a booth at the Bulkley Valley Farmer’s Market for people to stop by and learn about ‘Everybody Eats’.
