Dear communities of Galiano, Saturna, Mayne and Pender, The Co-op was just swinging into February activities, and then the COVID-19 pandemic brought many things to a halt. However, we were not deterred from trying our best to be useful. Thanks greatly to some remainders of our 2019-2020 Vancity and CRD project funding, here are the responses […]
Read More April, 2020: Food Co-op COVID Services & UpdateFrom Co-op Coordinator Nancy Klein (February 21, 2020): Good day to all our valued members and supporters of the Gulf Islands Food Co-op (GIFC), Dare I say that spring is in the air? Many local food producers on the unceded traditional Coast Salish First Nations’ territories of Pender, Mayne, Saturna and Galiano Islands have already […]
Read More Feb, 2020: Update on new Co-op Projects to Support You!SEPTEMBER, 2019: The Food Co-op has now begun offering the first of the NEW SERVICES BELOW. Thanks to Vancity, CRD, and Community Works funding, we are paying islanders to work on the following: (1) CO-OP TABLES for joint selling at island Saturday Markets, for producers who don’t need their own table each week (successfully initiated on Galiano and Mayne this […]
Read More September, 2019 – Co-op Services now initiated…