Brentwood Cares is inviting in a University of Calgary PhD student, Pam Ferrell, to their upcoming meeting to share some of their experiences with the GROW Community Food Literacy Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario and explore what’s possible in Brentwood!

GROW (https://www.growcflc.com ) a Discussion with Pam Ferrell (UofC PhD student)

About Grow:

GROW Community Food Literacy Centre is a registered charity in Niagara Falls, Ontario. 

Our goals are to assist and empower those with barriers to accessing and benefiting from good healthy food. We do this by offering a fresh produce market with pantry and a community kitchen with opportunities to cook and share good food, while building community and breaking down social isolation. GROW is a community-focused model aimed at addressing some of the long-term food challenges faced by low-income residents and persons with disabilities in our community.

Pam is the founder and volunteer executive director of GROW, Canada’s first community food literacy centre. Her calling to positively impact others through food literacy has grown from a seed of inspiration into a national crusade. Since emigrating from Switzerland in 2001, she has utilized her unique skill set as a farmer, teacher, researcher, and community advocate to improve the systemic barriers low-income Canadians face when accessing good food.