Co-op News – Gulf Islands Food Co-op

Jan, 2026 NEWSLETTER, Bonfire & Wassailing Celebrations, New Seeds Coming!

Greetings, here’s the January, 2026 Gulf Islands Food Co–op Newsletter, to report on recent agricultural activities including drinking ale or cider in island orchards, and having ceremonial bonfires! Saturna led the way with a New Year’s Eve bonfire celebration (see below), to burn orchard deadfall plus mouse effigies made of wood, wicker, whatever… stuffed with […]

January 6, 2026
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Dec, 2025 NEWSLETTER, Summary of Co-op’s 2025 Activities, Inspiring Links

Greetings, here’s the latest Gulf Islands Food Co-op Newsletter, including a brief report on our year’s work around the islands (see below). This is with great thanks to the CRD (Capital Regional District) for funding. Our GIFC team of 9, from across all four islands, has started planning new projects in 2026 – we’re so […]

December 6, 2025
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Nov, 2025 NEWSLETTER, Indigenous Teachings, Seed Saving Events

Greetings, here’s the latest 2025 Gulf Islands Food Co-op Newsletter. The Oct 3-4 CRISP Festival on S’Dayes (Pender Island) was a great success, and included our sponsored Speakers panel on “Food, Land and Relationships”. Adam Olsen (Tsartlip Nation) described the impacts of government policy over the last couple of hundred years, dispossessing Indigenous peoples from […]

November 15, 2025
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