Who We Are

The Bowen Island Food Resilience Society, located in British Columba, Canada, is a grassroots volunteer organization
with 52 members committed to growing a healthy, resilient, and sustainable food system for our island community.

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About Us

VISION:

BIFS envisions a thriving local food eco-system on Bowen/Nexwlélexwm

VALUES:

We support initiatives that restore biodiversity and organic, regenerative, local food production. We believe that healthy food should be accessible to all.

MISSION:

The Mission of BIFS is to contribute to building the skills, knowledge, networks and farms and gardens needed to create an inclusive, healthy, resilient, and humane, community-based food system that addresses the climate emergency and the realities of life on an Island.

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History

Bowen Island Food Resilience Society (BIFS) started out in 2017 as a joint committee of Bowen Agricultural Alliance (BAA) and Bowen In Transition (now Regenerative Bowen Island). The group was formed in response to the serious challenges to food security posed by the climate emergency, the depletion of soil by conventional agriculture, and a widespread loss of biodiversity due to chemicals and extractive industries.

BIFS is concerned about equity in the food system and how agriculture can be transformed to address both social and environmental justice. We believe that a more holistic approach to farming and food will help the environment by sequestering carbon, restoring biodiversity, and regenerating life in the soil. We are working to create respectful and cooperative relationships with nature and our human community to produce healthy, affordable food for all. Click the Projects button at the top of the page to learn more about our approach and what we are doing.

As one of several community groups and many individuals interested in these issues, BIFS invites collaboration with local and regional partners.

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Our Board Members

A distributive leadership and consensus operation