Until October 15th there’s a fabulous thing happening at The Roundhouse Art & Recreation Centre called The Sustenance Festival: Feasting on Arts & Culture. Directly from their press release:

” The Roundhouse, Get Local (a partnered project of FarmFolk/CityFolk and the Vancouver Farmers Market) and the BC Farmers’ Market Nutrition and Coupon Project are proud to present SUSTENANCE: Feasting on Art & Culture. A first time, unique celebration, SUSTENANCE Festival starts on Thursday, October 1 and culminates on World Food Day: October 16th. SUSTENANCE endeavours to connect the communities of art, culture, and food security. From global to local, from historic to present day, the art and culture of food will be something everyone can feast on.”

photo by Danno

If you head down to The Roundhouse and poke your head in The Exhibition Hall you’ll see the entire space filled with art, including some of mine. And, on a more interactive level, I offered two Food Photography 101 workshops and for a couple of hours we chatted tips, techniques and shot some food. It was a great! I also met a couple of food bloggers, one of which Diane who posted her thoughts on her blog Global Peasant. Here are some more shots from the workshops taken by the best volunteer coordinator (and volunteer!) I’ve ever met; Danno, you’re awesome, thank you. Thanks to all those who came down to give it a shot (no pun intended!); I had a blast and I hope you did to.

photo by Danno

To culminate both workshops, here’s some links to Food Photography 101 posts I guest-wrote for Bakergirl Creations: The Technical, The Creative and The Resources.

And I’m curious to learn if food photography (in a workshop like this) is something all you food bloggers (or any other type of foodie) would want to learn more about. If so, please fire me an email or leave a comment with your thoughts, because we could totally do this again, and more in-depth.

photo by Danno

Who’s got questions about raising chickens in your Vancouver backyard? I do! I do!

Sadly I don’t have the space for backyard chickens, I so wish that I did. If you have the space, and want to learn how to do things properly, here’s a place to get some answers!

Here’s the skinny:

” In preparation for a modified bylaw that will allow Vancouver residents to keep backyard birds, we finally have our first urban chicken workshop taking place in Vancouver. Sign up to learn what it takes to responsibly care for chickens on a small scale. Including information on housing, feed, disease control, pest and predator deterrents, and generally how to prepare for the commitment and joys of raising chickens.”

So at 10am on Sunday July 19th get yourself to Strathcona Garden (on the SW corner of Hawks and Prior, just WEST of Strathcona Park). You must also reserve your spot via email at jwnield@ffcf.bc.ca. Entry by donation, $25 recommended.

If you’re new to this whole backyard chicken thing, check out some resources on the Chickens In Vancouver blog to get yourself up to speed.

That’s right, one more day to buy your tickets for the Whistler location of Farm Folk/City Folk’s annual fundraising event, Feast of Fields. Click the link to buy your tickets.

I hear it’s supposed to be sunny on saturday…maybe summer isn’t over just yet?

See you there!