Living Edge
Since 2011, Living Edge has been freely providing groceries on a weekly basis in the Quadra Village neighborhood. We specialize in providing fresh food – not just canned goods – to local residents.
When Pastor Neil van Heerden moved to Victoria from South Africa, he realized there were a lot of people in downtown Victoria who needed food. He immediately gathered food once a week from grocery stores and handed it out to people from the trunk of his car.
Things have changed a bit as to how we are able to gather and distribute food. Living Edge works in collaboration with Food Share Network, Mustard Seed Food Bank and the Salvation Army to secure food from grocery stores and other food providers. Pre-COVID, Living Edge had ten neighborhood free-food markets throughout the CRD. During COVID, the organization has seven markets in operation.
