Our Mission

At Nanaimo Community Kitchens Society, we believe everyone deserves access to healthy food and the skills and confidence to prepare it. Our mission is to strengthen food security by providing hands on cooking, gardening, and food skills programs that empower people to prepare healthy, affordable meals. By bringing people together to cook, learn, and share, we build connections, strengthen confidence, and create a healthier community.

Our Role in Increasing Food Security

Food security is about more than access to food. It is also about having the knowledge, skills, and confidence to prepare healthy meals.

Nanaimo Community Kitchens Society is one part of Nanaimo's food security network. While many organizations provide emergency food, our role is to help prevent food insecurity by teaching practical food skills that last a lifetime. Through cooking, gardening, nutrition education, and food preservation, we empower people to make the most of the food they have, reduce food waste, and prepare healthy, affordable meals.

We work alongside schools, community organizations, health agencies, local farms, and food providers because lasting food security takes a community working together. By building food skills and creating opportunities for people to connect, we are helping create a healthier, more resilient Nanaimo.