Richmond Food Stories

Pandemic Food Security for Healthy Community Living

Urban Bounty (formerly Richmond Food Security Society) is a not-for-profit society that was founded in 2002. In addition to shaping food policy development for the municipality, they also aim to educate the general public about local agriculture, as well as explore health, sustainability, and social justice issues in relation to food.

FROM URBAN BOUNTY

My Mauritian Family Recipes

Anne Marie Yiptong shares recipes that reflect her heritage as a Hakka Chinese woman who migrated from Mauritius to Canada in the 1980s.

FROM ANNE MARIE YIPTONG

A Hakka Grandmother's Backyard

Popo Liminsang maintains a deep tradition of Hakka farmers in her backyard garden and shares historical poems and hill songs.

FROM POPO LIMINSANG

A Blessing in Disguise

Kenny Chiu, Member of Parliament for the Steveston – Richmond East riding, shares his reflections on the COVID-19 experience in his workplace and home.

FROM KENNY CHIU

The Unseen Impact of Pandemic Quarantine

Jean and Gordon Grant, former residents of East Richmond for 28 years, returned to the Musqueam Reserve to be closer to Gordon’s family, but they continued to return to Richmond every week until the pandemic.

FROM JEAN & GORDON GRANT

(Un)Defining Tastes—My Queer Asian Food Identities

Learn more about Emily, the researcher and curator half of @vanfoodiegals, a local Instagram account that features retro, dreamy shots of restaurants from the Greater Vancouver Area.

FROM VANFOODIEGALS