Foraging and Feasting for the Root on tap in October
October is the month to get informed about local food. As part of Local Food Month, the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust is bringing Bill Jones, a chef and author based on Deerholme Farm in the Cowichan Valley, to host a special local food event on October 15th. Bill...
The Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust receives $50k from The Farmers’ Institute for The Root
The Salt Spring Island Farmers' Institute has donated $50,000 towards building The Root. This is a significant contribution to the Farmland Trust’s fundraising goal, which is now down to $510,000 thanks to the generous donation by the Farmers’ Institute. “The Salt...
SSI Farmland Trust breaks ground for The Root and launches fundraising campaign
Salt Spring Island, July 12, 2018 – This week the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust begins construction of the new local food centre The Root at 189 Beddis Road, and officially kicks off The Root community fundraising campaign. “If you love eating produce and foods...
Bee Tour at Burgoyne Valley Community Farm – presented by SSI Farmland Trust
WHAT: A bee farm tour - see bees in their different life stages, have a close-up look into a beehive and possibly a peek into her majesties’ chambers. Find out about the honey bee’s life cycle and the mysterious inner workings of the hive. Taste some local honey! WHO:...
Host a Gathering Place Dinner and raise funds for The Root
Get involved by hosting and sharing dinner with friends and raise funds for The Root, a new community facility for local food storage, processing, and education. This dinner idea is inspired by Graham Kerr’s Gathering Place cook book and his dinner on Salt Spring last...
Help Build The Root
Be part of building a Salt Spring Island institution! Do you love eating produce and foods from Salt Spring Island and would like to see even more available all year long? Do you care about making the island more food self-sufficient, so we can reduce greenhouse gas...
Sun Shelter a Welcome Addition to Burgoyne Valley Community Farm
The Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust is pleased to announce that construction of our Sun Shelter at the Burgoyne Valley Community Farm is now complete and will be ready for the 2018 farming season. The Sun Shelter is a 14ft x 24ft covered space, open on all sides....
Adam Olsen honours Farmland Trust in legislature speech
https://youtu.be/9pir3f2ysEk We are honoured and excited that Adam Olsen MLA made a statement in the legislature about the importance of the SSI Farmland Trust. View his speech here!
October events well attended – thanks for your support Salt Spring!
Our fall began with two fundraisers involving the exuberant and charming Graham Kerr “Galloping Gourmet”. Graham was a guest at The Salt Spring Form at ArtSpring, and gave a great talk mixed with life’s anecdotes and the importance of locally based food and working...
The Farmland Trust receives $100,000 grant from the province’s Rural Dividend Program
In November, Lana Popham, the Minister of Agriculture and Adam Olsen our MLA paid our island a visit to congratulate us on the award of $100,000 grant from the province’s Rural Dividend Program. They toured the Farm Land Trust’s Burgoyne Valley Community Farm, and the...
The Farmland Trust & SSI Seed Sanctuary collaborate on new community resource
Seed storage at the ROOT’s seed bank, a place to optimally store seeds, is underway and seeds have already been placed in storage. This coming spring, Seed Sanctuary members will be able to choose varieties to grow out and multiply. Then they will return a proportion...
The Root’s Seed Sanctuary at Seedy Saturday, Feb 10
Join us on Saturday, February 10th at the Farmer’s Institute from 10:30am-11:30am for a presentation by Dan Jason on how the Seed Sanctuary at the ROOT will work, and how you can become a “seedperson”. Seed saving is easy, and rewarding in so many ways. Even a little...
