Workshops and Speakers Series

Workshops and Speakers Series

The Food Program hosts workshops on topics of interest to the island's food community. Topics are wide ranging and have included: Cheese Making, Garden Troubleshooting, Jam Making, Fermentation, Plant Propagation, Planting Fruit Trees, Making Pickles, Bread Making, Smoking Salmon and many more.

If you wish to register for any of these workshops, please contact us through this site, call 250-539-2175 option 2, or e-mail us at galianofoodprograms@gmail.com.

Winter Garden Visit chez Janice

After taking the 10 month course with Linda Gilkeson last year I can finally point to some successes in having a mature winter garden. This growing space has only been in use for 3 years so it isn’t a real show piece but if anyone is interested in seeing the potential c’mon to 2330 Georgeson Bay Rd for a garden tour and tea Thursday, February 2nd at 1 pm. Please RSVP if you can come.

Workshops we have Held

UP AND COMING:
*Beekeeping with Brenda Jager- April 14th, 1pm, Galiano Community Hall-PRE-REGISTRATION required!!
*Plant propagation with Nadia Krebs- Date and time TBA- check activegaliano.org for details
*Organic pest and disese management in your garden- Date and Time TBA-check activegaliano.org for details

PAST EVENTS:

2011
Seedy Sunday
Friday Food Film Festival Fundraiser

2010
Everything Apples
Blackberry Jam Workshop
Water Day
Pickled Beet Workshop
Composting Workshop
Seedy Saturday
Soil-Building
Potato Growing
Cold Frame Building
Cheese Making Part 1 & 2

Beet & Green Tomato Pickling Class

Sunday, November 20th at 1pm at the South Hall.

Come learn how to pickle those Beets grown at the Cable Bay Farm, and pickle Green Tomatoes from Sunshine Farms. Participants will get to take home a few jars of each pickle, plus we’ll put away some for the Solstice Potluck.

Email: galianofoodprograms@gmail.com to register.
Space is limited to 10 people. Sliding scale $10-$20

Hands on Learning - Fruit Trees

As part of the ongoing fruit tree project a wonderful opportunity has come our way: the chance to learn about planting fruit trees and bushes up at Sunshine Farm.

This coming week both Wed 26th and Thurs 27th we will explore:
* choosing the right site
* what to bring together to mix to encourage rooting and growth
* suitable varieties
* aspects of pruning.

With the help of a backhoe we will be planting Chinese pears, walnut, olive, chestnut, grapes, Saskatoon berry, blueberry and apples. We will also get a chance to help pick apples.

Harvest Pickling Workshop - Learn new skills, help put up the harvest.

The crops are coming in. It’s time to put them up for winter. Sunday, September 18 from 1-4pm at the South Community Hall. Come learn some new skills, or just help put away food for the Solstice Feast.
If all goes well we should have beans, beets, cucumbers and garlic to pickle.
Email: galianofoodprograms@gmail.com to register. Sliding scale $10-$20

Smoked Salmon Workshop

Learn from a pro ! Leo Englemann will walk us through the steps of naturally smoking salmon. Each person to take home some. Thurs, Nov 17, half day and Fri, Nov 18, half day. Purchase of salmon will determine price. Times to be announced. Only 10 spaces available. Reserve now.