You’re Invited to a Community Feast!
This August, seventeen keen University of Victoria students will be participating in a field school here on Denman. Students will visit various visionaries and mentors around the island, camp for two weeks, and discuss themes such as mutual aid, subsistence, and collective decision-making.
Part of the students’ learning experience involves coordinating a big community feast on August 24th at 6:00pm at the Community Hall. This year we are excited to partner with Farm to Family, who will be helping to cook and source local food for the feast and for the students while they’re here. We will be accepting donations and all proceeds will be split between Farm to Family and an organization of the students’ choosing. All are welcome at this family-friendly event, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds (if you can’t afford to donate, please come eat!). There will be gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options available.
This will be our fourth feast, and in previous years we’ve had 250-300 people in attendance so we’re expecting similar numbers this year. Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup, and cutlery.
We could use your help!
- Volunteer: we are seeking volunteers again this year to help with serving food (starting at 5:30) and with cleanup (starting at 6:30-7 until there are no more dishes and the hall is clean!). Please email denmancommunityfeast@gmail.com to volunteer
- Bake: if you like, bring a dessert to share, along with an ingredient list so that folks can avoid allergens. Ideally bring it in a compostable container, so that you don’t have to wait around for your dish and it doesn’t get misplaced;
- Spread the word: tell folks about the feast, especially those who might not have access to local food and community!
- Donate: bring cash to support Farm to Family and the organization chosen by students
The students of the field school will be using consensus decision-making and cooking with fresh, local ingredients from various Denman Island farms. This is an exciting opportunity for the students to meet the wonderful weirdos of Denman, and to get a sense of what island community life is all about. We hope you will join us for an evening of festivity and celebrating our growers and producers!
Hope to see you there,
Nick Montgomery
