http://100milediet.org/category/vancouver
On the first day of spring, 2005, Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon embarked upon a simple experiment – for one year, they would buy or gather their food and drink from within 100 miles of their apartment in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their 100-Mile Diet struck a deeper chord than anyone could have predicted. Within weeks, reprints of their blog at thetyee.ca had appeared on sites across the Internet. Then came the media, from BBC Worldwide to Utne magazine. Dozens of individuals and grassroots groups have since launched their own 100-Mile Diet adventures. The need now is clear: a locus where 100-milers can get the information they need to try their own lifestyle experiments, and to exchange ideas and develop campaigns. That locus will be here at 100MileDiet.org—turning an idea into a movement.
After 26 years in the wilderness of coastal British Columbia Alexandra Morton have learned that wild salmon are one of those generous species that feed the world. As a biologist and mother she has taken a stand for these fish because we need them. This store is how she supports herself in this effort.
Farmed and Dangerous: Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform
http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/
Think twice about eating farmed salmon. Salmon farming is bad for the environment. Imagine the raw sewage that half a million people would create in one day. It is probably too much to imagine. Now imagine if it were pumped directly into the ocean without having been treated.
Georgia Strait Alliance is the only citizens' group focused on protecting the marine environment in and around the whole Strait of Georgia – Canada's most at-risk natural environment, and the place where 70% of British Columbians live, work and play. We are committed to a future for our region that includes clean water and air, healthy wild salmon runs, rich marine life and natural areas, and sustainable communities.
Contact: 250-753-3459
Ocean Wise is a Vancouver Aquarium conservation program created to educate and empower consumers about the issues surrounding sustainable seafood. Ocean Wise works directly with restaurants and markets, ensuring that they have the most current scientific information regarding seafood and helping them make ocean-friendly buying decisions. The options are highlighted on their menus and display cases with the Ocean Wise symbol, making it easier for consumers to make environmentally friendly seafood choices.
Contact: oceanwise@vanaqua.org
Scout is wholly independent and made-in-Vancouver by a handful of genuinely nice people who mean extremely well. It also harms no trees when it goes to print, and smells like cinnamon and cloves. Our main objective is to 'scout out' and promote the things that make Vancouver such a sweet place to be. We do this with an emphasis on the city's independent spirit to foster a sense of connectedness within and between our communities, and to introduce our readers to the people who grow and cook our food, play the raddest tunes in our better venues, create our most interesting art, and design everything from what we wear to the spaces we inhabit.
SeaChoice, Canada's most comprehensive sustainable seafood program, is about solutions for healthy oceans. Five internationally respected Canadian conservation organizations—Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, the David Suzuki Foundation, Ecology Action Center, Living Oceans Society and Sierra Club British Columbia—formed SeaChoice to help Canadians take an active role in supporting sustainable fisheries and aquaculture at all levels of the seafood supply chain.
http://www.seaweb.org/home.php
SeaWeb is the only international, nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to strategically communicating about ocean issues. We work collaboratively with targeted sectors to encourage market solutions, policies and behaviors that result in a healthy, thriving ocean. By informing and empowering diverse ocean voices and conservation champions, SeaWeb is creating a culture of ocean conservation.
Contact: 1.888.4.SEAWEB (1.888.473.2932)
The Chefs' Table Society of BC
http://www.chefstablesociety.com/
The Chefs' Table Society of British Columbia is a province-wide collaborative that promotes standards of excellence in enhancing the reputation of regional cuisine, and supports innovative and sustainable programs that inspire, educate and nurture chefs, producers and the local food industry.
Contact: info@chefstablesociety.ca
Urban Dinner is a Vancouver-based online magazine dedicated to bringing food and restaurant lovers the freshest information on what's happening in and around British Columbia.
Vancouver magazine is a magazine about Vancouver. It chronicles and reflects Vancouver's emergence as a dynamic international city and is published 10 times a year with two special interest annual magazines: Eating & Drinking Guide, the ultimate guide to Vancouver's best bars, restaurants and food shops; and Guestlife Vancouver, a hotel room magazine that covers the best places to see, shop, play, eat, drink and explore.
Contact: 604.877.7732
http://www.wildsalmoncircle.com/
The Wild Salmon Circle is a grassroots, citizen-run and funded action group, dedicated to the removal of open-net fish farms from BC's coast and the restoration of healthy wild salmon runs in Canada. The Wild Salmon Circle is committed to giving citizens a voice in the protection of wild salmon. Opinions expressed by citizens on this website are their own, and are not necessarily shared by all members of the Wild Salmon Circle.
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