From the Garden to Your Plate: Bringing fresh, safe and nutritious produce to patients

From the garden to your plate: Bringing fresh, safe and nutritious produce to patients

Photo: The 200 residents of Purdy Pavilion could soon be eating fruits and vegetables picked fresh from their UBC campus backyard.

A partnership between VCH, UBC Farm and food provider Sodexo is looking at getting the local produce grown at UBC Farm onto the plates of those living at Purdy.

“We don’t have a lot of opportunity in residential care, or even in acute care settings, to get local fruits and vegetables on the table – this is that opportunity,” says Bob Chapman, VCH’s director of residential care and assisted living for Vancouver. “People live in Purdy, it’s their home, and to have fresh fruits and vegetables available for them – makes it a better experience.” Read More…

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