Co-op News – Gulf Islands Food Co-op

Sep, 2026 NEWSLETTER – Fruit Harvesting, Seed Saving, Fermenting, Juicing…

Welcome to GIFC’s September, 2026 Newsletter! It’s finally fall and time to harvest fruit like the beautiful Orca Pears below, gather vegetables for eating and sale, and dry a multitude of locally resilient seeds. Our latest newsletter includes Seed Saving workshops on Pender, Mayne and Galiano, and food fermentation and food security workshops at Pender’s […]

September 13, 2026
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Aug, 2026 NEWSLETTER – Women Farmers, Community Supported Agriculture

Now here’s the GIFC August, 2026 Food Co-op Newsletter… starting with a Saturna Summer Farm Tour to showcase the vital role that women play in our island agrifood system. Then besides Mayne Island’s upcoming August Fallow Deer workshop, you can also read about their first successful Community Supported Agriculture Program. Plus Pender and Mayne Seed […]

August 19, 2026
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July, 2026 NEWSLETTER – Seaweed Harvesting, Soil Health, new Farmland Trust

Greetings at mid-summer, and we hope you are busy growing food abundantly! Now here’s the GIFC July, 2026 Food Co-op Newsletter. Highlights include upcoming workshops/webinars on Sustainable Seaweed Harvesting, Covercropping for Orchard Soil Health, and Breeding Tomatoes. There are also links articles on Preparing for Drought and Climate Resilience, and the exciting proposed creation of […]

July 10, 2026
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