The new Whistler Food Buying Club offers locals a chance to buy bulk and case-lot products ranging from dry and canned goods to personal hygiene products and cleaning supplies.
Whistler s new Food Buying Club finally made its first delivery last week, after many unforeseen problems with the website and an injury sustained by the main organizer, Whistler Community Services Society (WCSS) program manager Kari Mancer.
The club, which was originally supposed to launch early last year, is an online system where customers can place orders for organic, bulk products then pick them up in Whistler in order to save money and avoid making the trek to warehouse stores Vancouver.
Like many, Mancer said she wants to highlight the fact that food doesn t come from plastic bags. This push for food security, and heightened awareness about where food comes from, has increased the popularity of urban agriculture in communities all over North America - and Whistler is no exception. Whistler residents should be concerned about where their food comes from and should understand the resources and time necessary to grow food, said Mancer. Many younger generations have never grown their own food and it s important to make the connection and taste the difference between locally grown organic produce versus genetically modified varieties flown in from halfway around the world.