Registration opens for the annual Feed the People workshop on Monday, September 21! Join us for the 7th annual Feed the People Workshop with esteemed Penelakut & Galiano Island Elders for a weekend workshop at the Millard Learning Centre on how to process deer for local food resilience. Winner of the 2026 Heritage BC Awards: Indigenous and Diverse Cultures Recipient.
Please note that registration fills up quickly. Tickets will be available [here] beginning Monday, September 21.
Day One: Saturday, Nov 1– From Forest to Freezer – Full DayLearn how to skin, debone, cube, grind, and bag venison.
Day Two: Sunday, Nov 2 – Sausage Making and Canning – Half DayLearn how to preserve venison in a food-safe manner.
Event cost: $250 for both days, or $175 Day 1 and $100 Day 2.
This event is a partnership between Penelakut & Galiano Island knowledge holders, the Galiano Conservancy Association (GCA), the Galiano Community Food Program, and the Access to Media Education Society (AMES). It is offered as part of our Restoring the Balance program.
The 2026 event is supported in part by the Gencon Foundation. Funders have included the Government of Canada, Heritage BC, the Victoria Foundation, and BC Multiculturalism.
