The Canadian Flowers for Food Society (Flowers for Food) is a non-profit organisation started in 2005 in Vancouver, BC, Canada by Marrett Green. Flowers for Food collects floral discards from major flower growers and distributors in the Vancouver area and delivers them to other charitable programs, services, and homeless persons, who in turn market them streetside for donations. Flowers for Food is a registered Canadian charity under paragraph 149(1)(f) of the Income Tax Act and is also a registered BC Society (BN: 84141 0756 RC001).
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