Grow. Forage. Build. Preserve. Share. Eat. Connect.
We’re a registered Canadian Charity, building a strong, resilient, sustainable food system that feeds us today and 7 generations from today.
The One Straw mission
We aim to provide education, skill-building, advocacy and community connections. We empower people to access and engage in a local, resilient, and sustainable food system.
Support people to grow and produce food locally
Protect and regenerate the environment
Make healthy local food accessible
Help build a robust local food economy
We build community & resilient food systems
Through programs, workshops, research, advocacy, community spaces and events, we bring people together to pass on valuable skills, share knowledge & resources, and celebrate our human connections around food.
What we're up to
Find local food, meet local growers & see what the Coast has to offer!
Community gardens
Our public farms and gardens connect community to food-growing green spaces for learning, growing, eating, events, daycamps, and more.
Education
Year-round learning: hands-on workshops, online zoom talks, farm tours, show & tell, retreats, lectures, volunteer/mentor opportunities, and more.
Sunshine Coast Tool Library
Community-owned, shared equipment and tools for farming, gardening, food preservation, building, and creating.
Local Foodbox (CSA)
A multi-farm cooperative weekly CSA produce box that supports you, local farms, our earth, and our community’s food resiliency.
Farm-to-table dinners
7 chefs, 7 courses. Long table fine dining in the heart of the gardens, showcasing local farms & creators. A fundraiser for this passionate work in our communities.
Sunshine Coast Farm & Local Food Map
A handy digital map of farmer’s markets, farm stands, garden centres, community kitchens, and other food resources.
Food equity (Support)
We build equal access into all our programs – dignified, inclusive access to subsidized or free learning opportunities & food programs. Contact us for more details about programs of interest.
Sunshine Coast Food Charter
Our shared vision of the elements of strong and resilient food systems when it comes to projects, policies and action.
Research & policy
The basis of food systems work comes from understanding where we’re at, why, and the impact of policy, land use bylaws, and impact projects.
Soup Stories
Winter event series connecting generations in the kitchen, providing stigma-free food, and connecting people to solve the world’s problems
Seedy Saturday
The Seeds of March is a whole month of Seedy Saturdays: seed exchanges, markets, plants, workshops, gathering, food, & sustainability
Project Waterbox
Drought Crisis: A partnership of land owners with wells and water, trucks to transport it, and the gardens & crops that need it.
Kids programs
Kids are our future food producers. With our partners, Roberts Creek Childcare Society, we built and host a children’s garden for preschool, after-school, and daycamp programs. A “Seed to Jam Sandwiches” garden.
Regional Food Systems Think Tank
Peer network and collaboration with 30+ local organizations and experts to maximize reach, capacity & impact of food systems work
The Salmon Project
Indigenous and elder-led salmon canning project: pressure canning, skill-building, story-telling, connection and reconciliation in the kitchen.
The Kitchen
Coming soon
We’re building a “Creation Station” space where we – and you – can get creative in the Kitchen.
Our 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is coming!
Monday, MAY 13
5:15 Free workshop!
6:00 AGM official business
6:30 Potluck, music & chats
Location: One Tiny Farm
Your attendance as members is very important so that we can make quorum, and show member support in our reporting. We’re famous for short-n-sweet AGMs, usually only around 30 minutes, so that we can get to the good stuff! Feel free to join at 5:15 for a fun little workshop, or at 6:00 for just the AGM, or for everything!
Meet The Kitchen
We’re building a “Creation Station” space where we – and you – can get creative in the Kitchen. More than just a community kitchen, this opens up to the gardens, creating an indoor-outdoor flow for learning, groups, events, and projects.
With unique equipment like a stone grain mill, commercial freeze dryer, pressure canners, vacuum sealer and tin canning machine, not only can we preserve food when it’s bountiful, but we can preserve it creatively, learn in the process, empower new food projects and small business startups, and share this food with people in our communities who need it.
Get involved
Anyone can become a member. You get perks such as local discounts and resources, and you get to be a part of building a resilient Sunshine Coast.
