Hi readers. We've been offering prepared food, extra baked goods, groceries and financial help on the island seasonally since 2020 through our food security project, Lasqueti Lifeline. Since starting, we have put a tremendous amount of energy into cooking for the community and we would like to continue doing this through the winter. It's been getting harder and harder for seniors specifically to make ends meet  and these efforts really make a difference. We receive direct feedback regularly from  islanders who tell us how much they appreciate our meals. We are always open to more feedback and we welcome suggestions for new services to improve on what we have created so far.

To continue this work, we require help. For the last couple of years, we have had multiple members of the community help us achieve this goal and it's time to do it again! We've set a goal for 2024 to raise $10,000 or more to go specifically towards ingredients and other costs of free meal planning and cooking for the next season. If you want to donate funds, purchased food, or perhaps veggies from your garden,please contact us in person at Provisions; or write to us at: Provide c/o Provisions at Lasqueti Island, General Delivery, VOR 2JO. 

Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us over the years to provide this service. Every time we put time into these projects it gives a new meaning to the phrase, “there is more than enough to go around.” It is overwhelming how much food and abundance comes seasonally from our gardens, the land and the ocean here; and being able to share it is amazing. 

Offering this service to the people of the island is a tremendous honour and we thank you for supporting us in our endeavours to feed it forward. We wish you enough.  

With much respect and love 🤍,

Happy August from Provide and Lasqueti Lifeline