Bloom Castle bequest leaves a legacy of love to future generations

A home for transformative learning

Royal Roads' Bloom Castle by the Sea will soon offer students a one-of-a-kind learning experience focused on regenerative sustainability for the Gulf Islands and beyond.

The new campus was generously donated by the late Susan Bagley Bloom and includes two breathtaking acreages on Salt Spring Island, near Beddis Beach. 

The Farmland Trust is honoured to be entrusted with the care of the Bloom Orchard, a heritage fruit orchard with apple, plum and pear trees planted in the mid-1800s by the Beddis family.

The Farmland Trust and Royal Road University hold a Partnership Agreement to bring their shared values, expertise and commitments to sustainability to the stewardship and educational programming for a celebrated heritage orchard and horticultural site on Salt Spring Island. Both organizations bring skills and acumen that will be enhanced and enriched through a partnership and by working together.