Heritage farming a “Labour of Love”
People from Salt Spring and beyond came out to Ruckle Provincial Park on Sunday to help celebrate the island’s…
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Salt Spring Island farms burst with new life
Spring is here, and on Salt Spring that means it is time for farms to start welcoming baby animals.…
Passing the shovel to a new generation of farmers
Kaleigh Barton wasn’t planning on becoming a farmer. The reason she came to Ruckle Farm on Salt Spring from her…
Funding support still needed for The Root
The long-held dream of creating a community food storage, production and distribution centre on Salt Spring is…
Farmers fight CRD policy shift on livestock compensation
The Capital Regional District has stepped back from a proposal to eliminate compensation for livestock killed by…
Viewpoint: Plant medicine farming is sustainable
By TIMOTHY HARVEY
The May 2 issue of the Driftwood marked the launch of a misinformation campaign against the…
April 30 deadline for ALR review input approaches
Farmers and other concerned members of the public have until the end of the month to submit their thoughts about an…
Local community supported agriculture on the rise
Community supported agriculture (CSA) is growing on Salt Spring Island. Demand for high-quality produce and food…
Seedy Saturday
On a Saturday morning, hundreds of Salt Springers came out to Seedy Saturday. The sun was shining and to many it…
Farm centre gets major foundation grant
The Salt Spring Island Foundation has initiated a new five-year major grant cycle by awarding $100,000 to The Root,…