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“Being naturalized to place means to live as if this is the land that feeds you. Here you will give your gifts and meet your responsibilities. To become naturalized is to take care of the land as if our lives and the lives of all our relatives depend on it. Because they do.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer
Story Feast with Qwustenuxun
Join Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust and Jared Qwustenuxun Williams for a special evening of food, storytelling and Indigenous teachings centred around the traditional foods of this place.
Wreath Making with Shannon Farmer
Learn how to create a beautiful dried flower wreath using seasonal blooms grown and dried right here on Salt Spring Island.
Seeding a Food Forest with Qwustenuxun
Dig in to realize the vision of a food forest for Burgoyne Valley Community Farm that embraces Indigenous foods together with perennials and fruit. Get hands on in fostering a nursery for food and forage plants that will feed generations to come! Jared Qwustenuxun Williams is an Indigenous chef, Salish culture educator, and consultant dedicated to keeping Indigenous foods and cultural practices alive. Immersed in Salish culture through his father and late grandmother, Qwusten
Food! Forest! Forage! with Qwustenuxun
What if the foods that nourish us were also part of an edible landscape? Using regenerative principals, we’ll design a food forest braiding Indigenous and permaculture approaches for sustenance and sustainability. Jared Qwustenuxun Williams is an Indigenous chef, Salish culture educator, and consultant dedicated to keeping Indigenous foods and cultural practices alive. Immersed in Salish culture through his father and late grandmother, Qwustenuxun grew up surrounded by tradit
Tea Cultivation, Culture & Ceremony
Join us at Pipe Rabbit Farm, where Belinda has been cultivating Camellia sinensis for a decade. Explore her tea garden, learn about different cultivars, and discover the practices that support growing tea in the Pacific Northwest.
Fermentation Fundamentals –November 6
Discover the ancient art of fermentation and learn how to transform seasonal vegetables into delicious, living foods that nourish both people and place.
Backyard Chickens - with Ann Wortinger
Thinking about backyard chickens?
What do you actually need to get started?
How do you keep your flock healthy and happy?
…Why did the chicken cross the road?
Herbal Yule Craft: Making Holiday Gifts
Learn about the fundamentals of herbal medicine making in this hands-on workshop with Clearheart Botanicals’ Saci Spindler.
Saci’s Herbal First Aid
Learn from herbalist, grower, and wildcrafter Sachi Spindler, whose decades of experience shine through in her love of medicinal plants and the medicines they offer.
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