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2024
‘Brazen’ thefts at Richmond Terra Nova community garden, August 2024
New Urban Bounty executive director shares vision for Richmond gardens, April 2024
Out and about: Celebrating Planet Earth in Richmond, April 2024
Richmond scout group help renew community garden, March 2024
2023
Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbour’s Porch Day, CBC, Aug. 8, 2023
Richmond students harvest carrots at Lansdowne, June 2023
Richmond volunteers, fruit tree owners needed for fruit gleaning program, June 2023
New Richmond seed library opens its ‘doors’, April 2023
2022
Nearly $2M in grants given to over 30 Richmond organizations, July 2022
Lansdowne Centre’s food garden is back this month, May 2022
2021
Richmond’s Urban Bounty plans for more accessible community gardens, November 2021
Urban Bounty sowing seeds for the future, July 2021
Letters: Kids tell vandal to buzz off, July 2021
Richmond food group defends community garden’s appearance, July 2021
Richmond Food Security rebrands to Urban Bounty, June 2021
Tipped bee hive frustrates keeper, May 2021
Richmond Food Security Society awarded for meal program, May 2021
Richmond mall, non-profits launch temporary food garden initiative, April 2021
2020
Meet Ian Lai, Bee Fanatic (video), September, 2020
Richmond Food Security appeals for new ingredients on board, July 2020
Column: COVID-19 and seeds, what it means, May 2020
2018
Recipe: Potato and Sunchoke Soup / Richmond Chef and Educator Aims to Make Healthy Food Accessible, November 19, 2018
Winter market returning to Steveston this month, October 9, 2018
Richmond charities encouraged to apply for funding, September 26, 2018
A local food system defined by us all, August 15, 2018
Richmond Fruit Recovery Program collects excess produce for food bank, August 14th, 2018
Six months of love, stolen in a Richmond minute, July 31, 2018
Column: What to do with those garlic scapes, June 23, 2018
Chef and food educator Ian Lai aims to protect Richmond’s food security, June 15, 2018
Richmond ALR advocates giving food security talk at SFU, April 17, 2018
2016
Food challenge: Eat the right thing in Richmond, August 26 2016
Eat only Richmond-grown food, an event raising awareness for food security, August 20 2016
City council shows its hunger for Richmond Food Charter, July 13 2016
Why Community Gardens and Protecting Agricultural Land are Important, 3 minutes, starting at the 9 minute mark, Vancouver Television, April 2016
2015
Thief targets social housing gardens, July, 2015
Richmond conducts intercultural research on food security and immigration, December 14, 2015
Plenty of food for thought after local eating challenge, September 2, 2015
Canadian group spend one week on program of eating locally, August 29, 2015
Lulu Island provides food aplenty, August 28, 2015
Challenge yourself to eat local, August 20, 2015
Richmond fundraiser encourages people to eat locally, August 24, 2015
Hungry for security, August 14, 2015
Food security seeds sown in Richmond youth, June 3, 2015
2014
Fruit pickers sought for food bank drive, August 14, 2014
Richmond garden plunder: thievery or a language barrier? May 17, 2014
