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Salt Spring Island’s foodways have supported people for thousands of years. Yet today, most of the food we eat is imported. Understanding how we arrived at this moment requires looking closely — and honestly — at the island’s agricultural past.

Learn to use and honour the animals that give life — and song. Join a daylong all-day drum making workshop with Cowichan musician and artist Hweimtun. Each student will make their own 12” elk hide drum; workshop includes teachings on respectful harvesting, Cowichan stories and ceremonies, and the opportunity to try many different drums.

This guided forest and nature therapy walk invites participants to attune to these unseen relationships — the living “food web” that nourishes all life, including our own inner ecosystems. Come for connection, exploration and to enjoy a wild tea blend with your community.

Choosing plants that are in season, Jared will share lore and law about stewardship and cultivation practices — from time immemorial, and contemporary — and zoom out to what settlers can learn from the plant relatives and Indigenous law/stories in order to be good ancestors.

Salt Spring’s foodways have supported people for thousands of years: yet, today, we import most of what we eat. This two-part series will look at how Indigenous foodways, and the food systems brought by settlers have intersected — and, from that understanding, imagine a way forward.

Master gardener Linda Gilkeson returns with a rare 2-part course: ABCs of Food Gardening. Learn proven strategies for resilient, sustainable food growing from one of the West Coast’s most respected experts.

Master gardener Linda Gilkeson returns with a rare 2-part course: ABCs of Food Gardening. Learn proven strategies for resilient, sustainable food growing from one of the West Coast’s most respected experts.

Learn to cook healthy and delicious dishes that feature local food from the farms and fields across Salt Spring with sustainable food educator and local food enthusiast, Jenn LeBlanc. The menu will vary depending on available produce but we will definitely be sharing the recipe and technique for Jenn's Fall Fair award-winning apple crumble, featuring our beautiful SSI heritage apples.

In this workshop, you will learn how gardening with our local native plants can give you a water-saving, low-maintenance garden that brings colour all season long, making them the ultimate ecological choice.

Take a deep dive into the soil food web, compost systems, and brewing compost teas for healthy, resilient soils. Through a farm walk, microscopy session, and practical demonstrations, participants will gain tools to support thriving agroecological landscapes.

A two-part, on-farm learning intensive for growers who want to deepen their understanding of cover cropping systems that build soil health, reduce erosion, and support resilient yields.

Choosing plants that are in season, Jared will share lore and law about stewardship and cultivation practices — from time immemorial, and contemporary — and zoom out to what settlers can learn from the plant relatives and Indigenous law/stories in order to be good ancestors.

A seasonal dive into wild foods that are currently flourishing on the land, focussed on relationships between the human and more-than-human world. Choosing a plant that is in season, ie. camas bulbs, Jared will share lore and law about stewardship and cultivation practices — from time immemorial, and contemporary — and zoom out to what settlers can learn from the plant relatives and Indigenous law/stories in order to be good ancestors.

Learn how to confidently identify, grow, and save seeds from open-pollinated plants to maintain biodiversity, ensure food security, and preserve heirloom varieties.

Workshop: Sunday, August 6, 1-3pm Local Food Share Gathering: 3-5pm @ The Root - 189 Beddis Road FLT Knowledge Series presents the latest...

You are invited to the second FLT Local Food Share Event hosted by Grow Local at The Root, 189 Beddis Road. An FLT Knowledge Series...

Ritual of the Feast of First Fruits: A Wheel of the Year Celebration Sunday, July 30, 2023 | 10:00am - 3:30pm Burgoyne Valley Community...

Join us for the next Local Food Workshop in the Farmland Trust Knowledge Series as we learn how to prepare and cold-smoke wild salmon...

Farmland Trust in association with the BC Ministry for Agriculture and Food are hosting two sets of must-attend workshops for fruit and...