A Winter Feast From the Galiano Food Forest
I am returning to Galiano Island to harvest an entire meal out of the Galiano Community Food Forest that will be prepared by five star chef Jesse McCleery at Pilgrimme restaurant. But what are we going to find in the winter? We sail away from Vancouver with snow capped mountains behind us all up […]
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A Successful Harvest
by Suzanne Fournier Editor’s note: Suzanne Fournier is a Galiano writer and Conservancy board member. Welcome Suzanne. The 2016 Harvest and Herbal Workshop was a success! This mid-November weekend created a wondrous world of nature experience for 16 people of all ages. Coming from Finland, Germany, Vancouver, Galiano and other islands, participants all shared a […]
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Spring Edition
The Forest to Table blog documents a unique collaboration between the Galiano Conservancy’s Permaculture Food Forest and renowned Pilgrimme restaurant. This is local 5 star permaculture cuisine.
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The Extraordinary Life of Ken Millard
An Extraordinary Life and Legacy (1941-2015) We are sad to announce that Ken Millard died suddenly at home on the night of Sunday September 27, 2015. Celebration of Life – October 11th 2015 at the Learning Centre The memorial service in celebration of Ken’s life and legacy was held at the Learning Centre on October 11th. It was […]
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Our Native Plant Nursery
History In 2000, with a crucial donation of space by supportive private landowners, the Galiano Conservancy Association began creating its own Native Plant Nursery, the only one of its kind on Galiano. The physical beginnings were not without irony as it involved clearing a field infested with the viciously invasive exotic Himalayan blackberry (Rubus discolour) […]
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