Pender PERMACULTURE Gathering (April 15, 2018)

The next Pender Permaculture Gathering will be with Mark and Mariko Benson SUNDAY APRIL 15th, 2018 (3 pm tour and discussion, 5 pm potluck and outdoor fire) 6612 Harbour Hill Drive  (please park on the outer street section of Harbour Hill Drive, and then walk down Gardom Lane to reach the above address) Mark and Mariko […]

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March 28, 2018

QUESTION FOR FOOD PRODUCERS – What do you need most from a Co-op?

Dear Southern Gulf Islands Food Producers and Food Groups, We’ve now had lively meetings on Pender, Galiano, Mayne and Saturna about a potential co-op, with more to come (in March, 2018).  You can see the Gulf Islands FOOD CO-OP proposal for details. BIG QUESTION: What do you need most as a food producer, that a CO-OP could potentially […]

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February 25, 2018

New BC Budget – $29 Million more for GrowBC, FeedBC and BuyBC

I just saw this on Derek Masselink’s Growing Islands Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/growingislands/ – a post yesterday from Lana Popham, which might mean new funding opportunities for food co-op’s (fingers crossed): “Today was an incredible day! For starters it was the first BC NDP budget in 16 years…and what a budget it was! We covered off […]

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February 21, 2018