Village Feast Inc. is a non-profit children’s charity based in Souris, Prince Edward Island. It supports local and global initiatives whose goals are to improve the lives of children in our world. Some of the beneficiaries are Farmers helping Farmers which builds school cookhouses in Kenya, Africa, on behalf of Village Feast, the Souris Food Bank, Coats for Kids, and Main Street Family Resource Centre's Young Mothers cooking classes.

School Garden in Kenya

School staff with Patricia Bishop & Teresa Mellish during their 2013 visit to Kenya.  Teachers and staff are very proud of the school garden.  We have asked to have parents organized to work in the garden. This will give them the opportunity to learn new methods for their home kitchen gardens and will add to the sustainability of the school garden project.

Taken at the Marinya-a-Ruibi Primary school where a new cookhouse was built this year (from the 2011 funds). The garden includes a variety of vegetables such as spinach, swiss chard, kale, tomatoes carrots and peas.  The screen netting keeps out birds & other insects.  Netting is provided by Farmers Helping Farmers.

Also taken at the Marinya-a-Ruibi Primary school. These are orange sweet potatoes growing in a school garden. Sweet potatoes add to the nutritional value of the school lunch program  and were introduced by the gardener on a recommendation by the Farmers Helping Farmers/UPEI Nutrition team.

Farmers Helping Farmers Award

Village Feast Organizing Committee represented by Ilse Ching (left) is the recipient of the 2012 Friend of Farmers Helping Farmers award.  The award recognizes individuals, organizations and businesses who have made a lasting and extending contribution to Farmers Helping Farmers.

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