Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and skills with us! Everyone learned a lot from the online training and hands-on workshop, and we are especially enjoying that delicious salsa!! I hope next time you come to Hope you will be able to see our preserved food for sale at the Farmers’ Market, and you can take pride in knowing you helped make that possible!
PRESERVESafe a MUST
Marie Helm, Carcross/Tagish First Nation
The PRESERVESafe program is a must for the Carcross/Tagish First Nation.
Dying Art
Train-the-Trainer participant, Tofino
Food preservation is a dying art that should be passed on to younger generations.
Community Instructors
Featured Community Trainers: These qualified PRESERVESafe graduates are available for training. Contact us about trainers in your community.
Community Food Skills Trainer
Manjul Singh
Manjul got her PRESERVESafe certification in 2011. In addition to facilitating PRESERVESafe workshops, Manjul is a Diabetes Canada certified Food Skills for Families trainer and offers Indian cooking workshops. Manjul loves to travel and lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Arlene received her PRESERVESafe training certification in 2013. She came all the way from Wawakapewin, a remote community in Northern Ontario to participate in a PRESERVESafe Train-the-Trainer workshop in Victoria! In 2017 Arlene re-certified and became a PRESERVESafe Master Trainer. She offers Train-the Trainer and many other food preservation workshops in Northern Ontario, Canada.
Rashmi got her PRESERVESafe certification in 2011. In addition to facilitating PRESERVESafe workshops, Rashmi is a Diabetes Canada certified Food Skills for Families trainer. Rashmi lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Featured Community Trainers: These qualified PRESERVESafe graduates are available for training.
Community Food Skills Trainer
Laurie Gallant
Laurie became a PRESERVESafe trainer in 2018 and is also a Food Skills For Families Facilitator through Diabetes Canada. She lives in Northwest BC on Gitxsan territory with her partner on a solar-powered farm and a flock of sheep and llamas. Their pantry is always full of canned and dried seafood, fruit and vegetable preserves, wild teas and mushrooms prepared on her wood fired cookstove, propane oven, wood-fired smoker, wood-fired sauna or solar dryer. Laurie's workshops will focus on traditional, wild foods and creative seasonal blends from the garden. Don't be surprised if some of the ingredients used in the class come from her farm! As a community facilitator for many years all over BC, she has lots to share and will keep you entertained with funny stories and pearls of wisdom.
