Hello, your website states that the NGO works out of Pakistan (headquarters) with partner sites in Syria, Turkey, and Bangladesh. I could not find any listing of drop-off sites and hours for Canadian donors. Since your organization is soliciting perishable as well as non-perishable foodstuffs, timely food management and distribution would be vital. Could you perhaps provide this information as well as any strictures on donations given the faith-based mission of your organization? With rising inflation, increasing fuel costs, and food instability heightened by the war in Ukraine and the ongoing effects of climate change, concerns about food access (especially among vulnerable populations) are indeed pressing.

Hi Tiffany, I'm no expert, but I'm wondering whether what you mean by allotments is similar to community gardens? There's apparently over 110 community gardens in Vancouver according to the City (https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/community-gardens.aspx). There is also this Community Garden Builders site (https://www.communitygardenbuilders.com/) which lists some garden locations that they manage and allows you to sign up to the respective wait lists. Some gardens have their own websites and distinct policies (for instance, plots are available at Strathcona Community Garden, but you're obligated to be part of a work party and sign up in person: http://strathconagardens.ca/). For your article, perhaps you might want to talk to people with some institutional memory of the 3-year program (now completed) called the Vancouver Community Agriculture Network. This was, according to their website, a successful collaboration between Tree City, Environmental Youth Alliance, PHS Community Services Society, and some UBC Land and Food Systems Faculty (https://vcan.ca/about-us/). Maybe you are already aware of these resources, but I hope this helps a little if not. :)