Blackville Community Members Earn Food Safety Certification

By Les McLaughlin | May 26, 2013 |
Kenneth MacIntosh and Alice Bryenton prepare cream cheese stuffed pears. Darlene Jardine asks gardening questions of guest speaker, Lucie Chiasson, regional wellness consultant for the Department of Healthy and Inclusive Communities, farmer, and founder of the Food Security Network.

The Greater Blackville Resource Centre recently hosted the first community food mentors program, which was supported by the Community Inclusion Network. The program lasted five weeks. Twelve participants were involved in the program and attended one session per week in a shared learning environment. They learned from both the various instructors and each other. “When we…

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Community Food Mentors Course a Success in Blackville

By Les McLaughlin | May 13, 2013 |
Blackville’s Community Food Mentors Graduation Back Row (L to R): MLA Jake Stewart, Kenneth McIntosh, Pastor Albertine LeBlanc, Alice Bryenton, Mayor Hal Muck, Barbara Doiron Front Row: Darlene Jardine, Twila Donahue, Joy Underhill, Penny Curtis, Lorraine Underhill Absent: Mae Curtis, Jessica Sargent, Lucy McCray, Coordinator Stacy Underhill

Recently the Greater Blackville Resource Centre (GBRC) hosted the first ever Community Food Mentors (CFM) program for the area. Twelve individuals attended one session per week for five weeks in a shared learning environment where participants not only received education from various instructors but shared their personal knowledge with each other as well. “When we…

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