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Grow Local Food. Every Month.
Friends of the Farmland Trust
Become a Friend of the Farmland Trust and help local food take root.
What if your monthly gift could nourish your neighbours, grow the next generation of farmers, and keep Salt Spring’s food system thriving?
This is more than a monthly donor program: it's a way to belong to the thriving local food movement, and to the land, the harvest, and the people who make Salt Spring so special.
Volunteer
Volunteers are the heartbeat of our mission. They bring passion, dedication, and a wide range of skills to our team, helping us achieve our goals and make a tangible difference in Salt Spring Island's community.
Volunteering with the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust offers a unique opportunity to contribute to our mission of increasing on-island food security, reducing food waste, and connecting the Salt Spring Island community to local farmers.
Our volunteers are involved in various activities, including:
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Farming, fundraising, community events.
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Our Sunday Food Share program, Fruit tree harvesting, Biochar burns, Farmer interviews
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On-site training, Permaculture knowledge, building and strengthening meaningful community connections, and much more...
If you’re interested in joining our team of dedicated volunteers, we’d love to hear from you!
To learn more about current opportunities and how you can contribute to our cause, contact Shannon, our Operations Manager: sfarmer@ssifarmlandtrust.org
Thank you for considering a role with the SSI Farmland Trust. Together, we can make a meaningful difference.
What Your Gift Makes Possible...
$25/month
Keeps the juice flowing
Your gift helps cover the everyday essentials of our Food Share community juicing program — bottles, labels, caps, cleaning supplies, and other materials that transform surplus island fruit into nutritious community apple juice.
What we bottle does the island so much good: be part of it!
$50/month
Supports farm infrastructure
Your gift helps maintain and improve essential farm systems at Burgoyne Valley Community Farm, including irrigation lines, water meters, fittings, and repairs that keep gardens, crops, and community growing spaces thriving. Support the backbone of a productive community farm!
$100/month
Grows the next generation
Your gift helps make Root to Bloom workshops possible by supporting instructors, materials, tools, and scholarships for learners exploring food growing, seed saving, regenerative agriculture, food preservation, and more. Hands-on learning creates lasting skills, stronger farms, and a more resilient local food system.
Friend Benefits
• Access to Food Share : drop off your extra produce or pick up what you need at free food swap potlucks
• Invites to farm-to-table dinners, gleaning events, and tours
• Harvesting help from our team of gleaners, with surplus feeding our vibrant Food Share program.
• Earlybird access to Root to Bloom Centre workshops with Dan Jason, Jared Qwustenuxun Williams and Linda Gilkeson
• Root Insider Access – rent our apple juicer, dehydrators, and produce washing stations; use the fabulous commercial kitchen space to host or join foodie workshops & canning/food preservation parties!
Volunteer
Volunteers are the heartbeat of what the Farmland Trust does: helping local food take root. When you pitch in on harvests with the Food Share program, help out at the Burgoyne Valley Community Farm, and step up to make community events a reality, you make a tangible difference in Salt Spring Island's community.
Click the Volunteer button to sign up, and someone from our team will be in touch right away!
Become a Member
Duties of members
Every member must:
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support the society's purposes,
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agree to abide by the bylaws and policies,
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and renew annually and pay the nominal membership fee.
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Volunteer a minimum of 8 hours per year
Every member is requested to appear and vote in the Annual General Meeting.
Amount of membership dues
The amount of the annual membership dues is determined by the board and is currently $10 annually.
Voting members of the Society
The directors and members all have voting rights and will be able to vote for new Board Members at our Annual General Meeting, held in May/June.
Waiving of annual membership dues
The board has the authority to waive membership fees for any member or organization.