L2T Updates – Land to Table Network Society

24Jun 2026 by admin

Hiring: Communications, Marketing and Storytelling Coordinator

Hiring: L2T Communications, Marketing and Storytelling Coordinator Employer: Land to Table Network SocietyHours: Part time contract, 24 hours/weekTerm: July 2026 – March 2027 (possibility to extend)Salary: Starting at $38/hour Download the Job Description (PDF) L2T is looking for a skilled communicator and storyteller who can help share the stories, relationships, and impact that are shaping a stronger regional food system. Please share broadly and help us find a strong candidate who will play a key role in increasing the visibility and impact of Land to Table Network Society and The Food Shed. To apply you will need a cover letter, resume, and 2-3 examples of communications, marketing, writing, storytelling, or content development work. Submit to L2T Executive Director, Liz Blakeway: liz@landtotablenetwork.com. Applications are open until July 12, 2026. Final L2T Communications, Marketing and…

24Jun 2026 by admin

Recap: L2T Strategic Planning

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Recap: L2T Strategic Planning Day On June 6th, Land to Table staff and Board members gathered for a full-day strategic planning retreat to reflect on where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we want to go over the next 3–5 years. Together, we explored the changing conditions shaping our food system—from climate change and affordability pressures to evolving opportunities for local food infrastructure and regional collaboration. The day focused on identifying the strategic priorities that will guide our work through 2030, while also reflecting on how we want to work together as an organization. Through thoughtful discussion, we revisited our values, explored the operating principles that guide us in navigating complexity, and considered how Land to Table can continue to strengthen both the local food economy and community…

29Apr 2026 by admin

Meet Stephanie Sundquist – TFS Manager

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Meet Stephanie Sundquist The Food Shed Manager Hi, I’m Stephanie Sundquist. I believe that a stronger, healthier British Columbia starts withbetter food systems. My journey has taken me from the audit desk at Community Futures to thewarehouse floor of Farmbound Organics, to the processing floor of OBC where I spent 15 yearsconnecting local farmers with the communities that need them most. I’ve worn many hats: Operational Manager, Purchaser, Financial Auditor, and even FoodProcessing Operator. Whether I’m running industrial processing equipment or analyzing fundingspreadsheets, my goal is always the same: to make local food more accessible. As a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, I don't just see "units of produce"—I see the lifeblood of ourcommunity health. I am currently looking to collaborate with like-minded organizations to solvethe puzzles of:● Shared Infrastructure: Warehouse and…

07Jan 2026 by admin

L2T 2025 Reflections

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L2T 2025 Reflections We hope everyone enjoyed a slower end to 2025 filled with good food, deep rest, and surrounded by friends and family. 2025 was the year of big beginnings for Land to Table. With the strength of the network and our shared expertise, we transformed many years of conversations and ideas into action-- to make the change we wish to see in our local food system. For those who attended our events, gathered with us, shared ideas and knowledge, or followed along our journey last year, thank you for being a part of the groundswell to re-localize our food systems. We hope you'll join us for a year of trying new things. This month's newsletter is a recap of 2025 and a preview of all that is to…

30May 2025 by admin

Recap: Ntamtqen Community Garden Work Party

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Recap: Ntamtqen Community Garden Work Party As part of our Community Foundation’s Community Prosperity Fund project, Land to Table is continuing to build the cross-regional network, and bring together food champions to learn and share food knowledge and experiences, strengthen relationships across our food system, and support local Indigenous food sovereignty and food security projects. On May 23 and 24, 2025, Land to Table coordinated a networking and work party with the Ntamtqen Community Garden & Food Hub located on 7.5 acres of Smelqmix (Similkameen) community land. The project is driven by Dixon Terbasket’s vision and experience farming the land, supported by a dedicated Ntamtqen team of staff and volunteers, and hosted by the Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB). The purpose of the space is to promote food security and Indigenous…

15Apr 2025 by admin

Introducing the Food Shed

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You may have heard our very exciting announcement with the Ministry on March 17. Allow us to share a bit more, and in doing so start from the beginning… On my first day in my new role with Land to Table in May 2018, I met with a group of folks at the Rancho Vignola warehouse in Armstrong, including the owners. We spoke about the potential for their building to house a community kitchen and how to support a farmers co-op. Not long after, during meetings with local food stakeholders, as follow up to a 2018 forum that L2T hosted (on Growing the Local Food Economy), I heard many times over that the North Okanagan region needed a food hub - a place and dedicated staff to oversee aggregation, marketing…

11Dec 2024 by admin

Recap: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Workshop

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Recap: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Workshop In November, Land to Table co-hosted an Indigenous Food Sovereignty workshop on the "From the Ground Up: Toolkit for Indigenous Food Sovereignty Planning" in Revelstoke with the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty (WGIFS), the Indigenous Friendship Society of Revelstoke (IFSR) and the Revelstoke Local Food Initiative. The toolkit is a comprehensive guide developed by WGIFS, who brought three staff to facilitate the three-day workshop. The event gathered Indigenous food champions for facilitated discussions and activities and built shared understanding within a network of organizations and people leading Indigenous food projects. Participants included staff from Interior Health, School District 22, The Lower Samilkameen’s Ntamtqen Community Garden & Food Hub, Xeni Gwet'in Climate Readiness Initiative, Colville Tribes Language Program, Indigenous Rise Up Wellness, the Cwelcwelt Kuc…

26Apr 2024 by admin

Equitable Access, Nutritious Choices: Dietitians’ Guide to Food Bank Purchasing

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Equitable Access, Nutritious Choices: Dietitians' Guide to Food Bank Purchasing We extend our gratitude to Seamus Damstrom and Linda Boyd, Public Health Dietitians with Interior Health's Healthy Eating and Food Security Program, whose expertise enriches this discussion. - During our Rural Food Banks Study project, it became apparent that food banks and food security organizations are having to purchase more food than ever before to keep up with program demands. Typically, food banks rely on food donations as the bulk of the food they distribute. As purchasing budgets increase and food organizations are forced to make food procurement decisions regularly, food banks and programs are finding themselves in a position of choosing what food is offered to their food insecure clients. Since most of these programs have historically relied on donated…

26Apr 2024 by admin

Rural Food Banks Study

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Rural Food Banks Study Over the last year, Land to Table (L2T) with Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Institute for Sustainable Food Systems (ISFS) conducted a Rural Food Banks Study in collaboration with Community Connections (Revelstoke) Society, and 4 rural food banks, to help understand and co-develop solutions to the unique challenge of feeding people in rural communities in British Columbia, in the face of increasing demand for food bank services. As the demand for emergency food services increases country-wide, during a time when public and private monetary and food donations have been at an all time low, these rural food banks decided that working together was the best way to address shared challenges including:over-stretched budgets and staff coupled with ever changing circumstances amid ever increasing demand. Funded by a generous, anonymous…

31Jan 2024 by admin

2023 Reflections

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Another year has come and gone, and the learning and growing we experience at Land to Table persistently keep us on our toes. We remain genuinely grateful, interested, and engaged in local food systems work. In last year's reflection blog post, I used the phrase 'settling in' to describe Land to Table in 2022. During that year, we further clarified our role as a network through capacity building and fostering connections across many different organizations and sectors. We worked to ensure that more of the food grown here reaches the people who live here. We have always emphasized that without local farmers and their ability to grow farm businesses, our food security is limited. For that reason we will continue to draw links between the local food economy and community…

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