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Not So Fast & Vancouver Farmers Markets are Sending Families to Market

Words: Shira McDermott Photos: Courtesy Not So Fast NSF & Vancouver Farmers Markets are excited to announce Vancouver's 1st Token Drive ! In partnership with the VFM Society, Not So Fast is sending families to market , by offering those in need easil
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Words: Shira McDermott

Photos: Courtesy Not So Fast

NSF & Vancouver Farmers Markets are excited to announce Vancouver's 1st Token Drive!

In partnership with the VFM Society, Not So Fast is sending families to market, by offering those in need easily redeemable market tokens (a program provided by the Vancouver Farmers Markets). If you've ever visited the Farmer's Markets (of course you have!), then you may have purchased their little wooden tokens before. Available for purchase in $5 increments, 100% of each token purchased for the Token Drive will go towards supporting families in need, while supporting local farmers & food producers. How great is that? By creating support for families that encourages empowered choices, the folks at Not So Fast see a food secure future where all will have equal access and knowledge of sound nutrition and local food solutions.

Since 2011, NSF has been working closely with the food security team at the Strathcona Community Center to provide food education & exposure based on empowerment & knowledge. Building on their popular kids cooking classes, sending families in the Strathcona community to market (with the organizational help of the dedicated SCC team), was a natural extension to helping see their mission come to life: getting good food into the hands of those who need it.

Here's how it works:

On Saturday May 31st, come celebrate the official launch of the Farmers Market Season, and visit either Trout Lake Market or the West End Market to purchase market tokens for you and a family in need!

Donate $5, $10, $20 or $100 - Not So Fast will compile your generous donations into allotments of $20, and send families in our community to market free of charge. To read up on the impact of this initiative, read up at the Not So Fast blog. Can't make it to the market in person? Donate easily here.

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Ever wondered what it's like to live with food insecurity everyday? Well the folks at NSF have, and have made it their mission to encourage people the world over to come together to help relieve hunger related issues, both here at home and around the world. Officially launched in September 2013, Not So Fast's mission is to encourage communities, and our world, to consume less & give more. NSF is a registered not-for-profit organization aimed at encouraging new ways of thinking about the food we consume, as well as using donated funds to help feed families and those in need in our community. Not So Fast works with the local community to provide cooking education, access to local foods, and general hunger relief to those struggling with poverty in our society. Past events include the popular "1st ever Kale Drive" which resulted in over 2500 DTES meals being fortified with kale provided from people's gardens. All food provided comes from ethical sources and is geared towards health & accessibility.

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