One of the biggest ways in which people connect with the environment is through food. Unfortunately, many of our current systems leave people without secure access to food that is both healthy and affordable. Greenways is working in collaboration with local organizations to increase food security for residents of the Strathcona Regional District.
There are many more ways to get involved with food security in the region.
Join us as a school garden volunteer! Find out more and sign up here.
COMMUNITY GARDENS
Greenways is proud to have been part of the development of the Mountain View Community Garden in Charstate Park, and currently takes care of its administrative activities in partnership with the garden’s committee. The garden committee here manages two dedicated plots for growing food to distribute to the Campbell River Food Bank as part of their Grow-a-Row Program.
The Laughing Willow Community Garden in Willow Point, our second community garden, has been running for a good while! Greenways is happy to support the continued development and administrative activities with the garden’s committee.
Since 2025, we also administer Maple Park Community Garden in partnership with Strathcona Regional District. Our group of local gardeners is growing along nicely!
If you want to grow your own food and are interested in being added to the waitlist for a community garden please fill out the registration form here.
STRATHCONA LOCAL FOOD NETWORK
Greenways hosts monthly meetings for the Strathcona Local Food Network, a community of people interested and involved in local food systems and food security in the Strathcona Regional District of Vancouver Island. This network supports projects building food connections throughout the Strathcona Regional District with a focus on collaborative action.
The Food Network is part of an island-wide “Food Hubs” initiative– find out more here.
Since 2024, we’ve collaborated with the Strathcona Community Food Hub to host joint food security meetings for our region in order to better share resources and magnify our impact.
CAMPBELL RIVER FRUIT TREE PROJECT
The Fruit Tree Project is a fruit-gleaning project designed to distribute fruit that would otherwise go unpicked to fruit tree owners, volunteer harvesters, and community partners.
Permaculture Demonstration Food Forests
Greenways staff and volunteers led the creation of two urban food forests in Campbell River. One is located adjacent to Mountain View Community Garden in Charstate Park, while the second is located on the northeast corner of the Campbell River Hospital grounds.
In 2025, we partnered with Strathcona Regional District to install a third urban food forest within Maple Park Community Garden in Area D. If you’d like to be involved with this project, contact us below.
The food forests are serene spaces filled with edible plants and are meant to be enjoyed by all. They are maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers who weed, water, mulch, and plant throughout the year. If you would like to get involved, please get in touch with us.
