* POSTS & NEWS
Welcome to the Gulf Islands Food Co-op (GIFC) posts page! Besides our Education page for more workshops, videos, etc., and our Co-op Summary & Services page, BELOW is another place to find out about Co-op activities.
- March, 2025 NEWSLETTER, New Co-op Seed Equipment, April 15 AGM
- Feb, 2025 NEWSLETTER, Seedy Saturdays, Co-op April 15 AGM
- Jan, 2025 NEWSLETTER, Farmer-2-Farmer Field Days (Jan 27, Feb 22, Mar 12)
- Nov 7 & 8, 2024 Water Management Workshops on Galiano & Pender
- Oct 18, 2024 S,DÁYES Community Day to support Indigenous Plants
- Oct 12, 2024 Pender Winter Stock-Up Market
- Sept, 2024 Co-op NEWSLETTER & Fall Activities
- July 19, 2024 Qeneniw Community Day to support Indigenous Plants
- July, 2024 Co-op NEWSLETTER & Summer Activities
- April 7, 2024 Co-op Annual General Meeting (by zoom)
- March 26, 2024 Berry Patch Workshop with W̱SÁNEĆ Elder
- Feb, 2024 Pender Producer Opportunity, Winter Stock Up Market
- Feb, 2024: new Co-op funding, projects, and April 7 AGM
- Oct 14, 15 & 16, 2023 Saving Seeds (Seed Cleaning & Learning Days)
- Sept 30, 2023 Seed Saving Workshop & Seed Garden Event (Saturna)
- Sept 17, 2023 fourth Grower-2-Grower Educational Tours & Potluck
- Sept, Oct, Nov, 2023 – coming up from the Co-op…
- August 31, 2023 third Grower-2-Grower Educational Tour & Potluck
- August 10, 2023 second Grower-2-Grower Educational Tour & Potluck
- July 16, 2023 new Grower-2-Grower Educational Tours & Potlucks
- March, 2023: Saturna Seed Library & Island Seedy Saturdays
- Co-op’s 2022 Activity Highlights
- March, 2022: Food Art Show & Seedy Saturday on Pender
- Spring, 2022 Healthy Soil & Regenerative Agriculture Course
- Co-op’s 2021 Highlights & Fall Newsletter
- October, 2021 Seed Saving Workshop
- July, 2021 New Co-op Services & Projects
- Spring, 2021 Seed Saving Education, Pender Seed Library Launch, plus Mayne & Galiano…
- August, 2020: New Co-op Programs to support you!
- May, 2020 Co-op virtual AGM Invite, Past Year Projects
- April, 2020: Food Co-op COVID Services & Update
- Feb, 2020: Update on new Co-op Projects to Support You!
- September, 2019 – Co-op Services now initiated…
- June, 2019 – New Co-op Funding for Projects to serve Producers!
- February 9, 2019 Co-op INTER-ISLAND VIDEO MEETING (Members+)
- Gulf Islands Food Co-op INCORPORATED, practical help & education to come…
- Pender PERMACULTURE Gathering (April 15, 2018)
- QUESTION FOR FOOD PRODUCERS – What do you need most from a Co-op?
- New BC Budget – $29 Million more for GrowBC, FeedBC and BuyBC
- Class: Designing an Edible FOOD FOREST (March, 2018)
- GULF ISLANDS FOOD CO-OP proposal – REGISTER to hear more!
- Fruit Tree PRUNING & GRAFTING Class (February, 2018)
- AQUAPONIC Growing for the Islands? (Vegetables together with Fish)
- The Amazing Living SOIL (Workshop/Discussion)
- HERB GROWING with Master Herbalist Workshop
- Attracting POLLINATORS to Grow Food Workshop
- Building Hoop GREENHOUSES Workshop
- FOOD PRESERVATION Classes
- Composting & SOIL BUILDING Classes
- Herbs and MUSHROOM GARDENS Workshop
- FRUIT TREES Workshop
- POULTRY RAISING Workshop
- SEED SAVING & Seed Bank workshop
- HAZELNUT Tree Planting