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RIVER CAFE

Sustainability

Together We Can Make a DifferenceTherefore, we make very deliberate and conscious choices about how we source, prepare and serve the food at River Café. We also make deliberate, conscious decisions on how we operate. Eliminating bottled water, reducing energy consumption and water use, reusing materials, recycling and composting, are just some of the ways we lessen our impact on the environment. We are constantly reviewing our practices and innovating ways to further reduce our footprint, and to contribute to a healthy community within which to live and work.

Oceans and Sea

We work with Ocean Wise at the Vancouver Aquarium and rely heavily on their current, valuable scientific information on sustainable choices. We often buy direct from the fishermen, and coastal shellfish operations that best manage their resources.

Into the Field

The quest for quality ingredients has led us into the field – literally! We take field trips to visit farms to see first hand the practice of growing food and rearing livestock. We have even partnered with some of our suppliers and participated directly in growing food. Most notably, with Penny Marshall, for several years we created a ‘garden apprentice’ program at Highwood Crossing Organic Farm. Kitchen staff spent time throughout the growing season sowing, tending and harvesting organic produce. The benefits of this project were many of our apprentices developed enormous enthusiasm and appreciation for each ingredient, which in turn was shared and adopted by the rest of the staff.

Edible Container Garden

The kitchen garden program led us to creating an extensive edible container garden and installing raised beds directly on site at River Café. We grow edible greens, berries, herbs and flowers.

Urban Agriculture

We source from half a dozen urban farmers – from local commercial greenhouses to the tomatoes grown in Gertrude’s back yard. Rod Olsen of Leaf and Lyre Urban Farms has been working with us to seed and plant our container gardens at the restaurant, and mentor us to tend and harvest for a higher yield.

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