Downtown East Side Produce Project

Few things excite me more than promoting local non-profit, worthy causes, and one of the regions that I have most interest in (geographically and in the urban planning sense as well as in the poverty-alleviation sense) is the Downtown East Side of Vancouver. I found out recently (not surprisingly, on Twitter), about Jim Duggan’s Downtown East Side Produce Project. I have taken the liberty to share some of the content he has posted on his Facebook page on here.

I have partnered with Neighbor’s Choice Farm Market in West Vancouver to provide in-kind donations to DTES Elementary Schools and Community Centres. We provide fresh produce direct from wholesalers. Each load is 18 cartons – aprox 650 lbs – $380 cost. We accept donations to help fund this program and tax receipts are provided by The Strathcona Community Centre.

I still find it amazing that people take it upon themselves to help their communities and it makes me very proud of being a Vancouverite. If you find it in your budget, please contribute to this worthy cause. Jim’s contact details are provided in the Facebook page for the DTES Produce Project. You can also follow them on Twitter at DTES_Produce. A link to the Vancouver Sun story on the DTES Produce Project can be found here.