Food Program
The Galiano Community Food Program works to build community and food security on our small island. We hold community potlucks, weekly Soup and Bread lunches and monthly Games Nights, plus organize Gleaning, Frozen Meals for Seniors, a Garlic Coop, Cheese Club, Workshops, School Garden Programs and much more.
Club Parks & Programs
The Galiano Club owns and maintains the South Community Hall, as well as over 830 acres of parkland on Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada including Bluffs Park, Mount Galiano and the Community Forest. The Club runs the Community Food Program, is the home of the Galiano Players Theatre, hosts the Annual Blackberry Festival and Christmas Market. The Galiano Club was founded in 1924.
Community Hall
The Hall is a hub of the Galiano community and many of our local events are held there on an ongoing basis. It is also a favourite place for concerts, dances, weddings, plays, exhibitions, lectures, etc. The kitchen has convection ovens, industrial sinks, counters and cupboards and all manner of conveniences, and we’re quite proud of it.
Community Hall
The Hall is a hub of the Galiano community and many of our local events are held there on an ongoing basis. It is also a favourite place for concerts, dances, weddings, plays, exhibitions, lectures, etc. The kitchen has convection ovens, industrial sinks, counters and cupboards and all manner of conveniences, and we’re quite proud of it.
Club Parks & Programs
The Galiano Club owns and maintains the South Community Hall, as well as over 830 acres of parkland on Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada including Bluffs Park, Mount Galiano and the Community Forest. The Club runs the Community Food Program, is the home of the Galiano Players Theatre, hosts the Annual Blackberry Festival and Christmas Market. The Galiano Club was founded in 1924.
Food Program
The Galiano Community Food Program works to build community and food security on our small island. We hold community potlucks, weekly Soup and Bread lunches and monthly Games Nights, plus organize Gleaning, Frozen Meals for Seniors, a Garlic Coop, Cheese Club, Workshops, School Garden Programs and much more.
Latest Blog Posts
Seedling Mixes for Starting Transplants by Michele Cantelon
Seedling flat mix
- 2 parts compost or worm castings
- 2 parts peat moss
- 1 part vermiculite, pre-wet
Seed mix
- 2 parts screened compost or worm castings
- 4 parts sphagnum peat
- 1 part perlite
- 1 part vermiculite
- Lime as needed to adjust pH to 6
Seed mix – standard soilless
- 50–75% sphagnum peat
- 25–50% vermiculite
- 5 lbs of ground or superfine dolomitic lime per cubic yard of mix
- Blood meal, rock phosphate, and greensand at 5 to 10 lbs per cubic yard
MAIN INGREDIENT INFO
- Sphagnum peat moss
o Material and Description Peat is a common ingredient in soilless mixes because it is widely available, […]
Healing Foods and Herbal Collective – by James Beaufait
Our first meeting, 3 Mar 2010, was held at Dora FitzGerald’s house (1480 cottage way) where nearly twenty folks interested in all aspects of healing foods and herbs gathered.
The Herbal Collective is based on our interest in combining all our varied talents on the island to create a shared resource of herbal information, to exchange plants and remedies, and to provide tinctures and creams for use by individuals in our community who need and want them. We plan to study the properties of local plants, participate in sustainable wild crafting, and learn various methods of making tinctures, creams, and essences. […]
Nettles! The Super Plant by Alison Colwell
The 5th Annual Nettlefest Community Potluck will be happening on March 17th.
One of the first real signs of spring on Galiano, and one of my favourite wild foods, are the new nettle shoots that start poking out of the ground early in the Spring. At a time when we’ve been living on frozen veggies, or cabbage and root vegetables, fresh greens are a welcome sight. Plus there’s the additional benefit that nettles are actually good for us. Nettles are extremely rich in vital nutrients, including vitamin D, which is rare in plants; […]
Galiano Farm Experience 2012 – Meeting March 22nd at 7pm
COME SATISFY YOUR APPETITE….
– to grow food for yourself, your family and your community
– to work with others
– to learn about soil, planting and harvesting techniques and orchard care
Cable Bay and Sunshine Farms are offering to collaborate in creative and innovative ways
– 50 foot irrigated allotment beds
– forming a potato coop
– growing community crops
– learning, labour and food exchanges
BRING YOUR IDEAS OF HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
Let’s Occupy our Food System !
Come be part of the Spring Fever to take some control of our own food production as well as working amongst […]
Community Greenhouse Policy 2012 Growing Year
The focus of the Community Greenhouse is to promote social and environmental sustainability. The project allows community members to grow their own organic herbs and vegetables 12 months of the year while engaging in a welcoming community environment. A portion of the greenhouse is used by the school children for their purposes from September through June though there is lots of room for sharing.
The greenhouse project was initiated in 2010 by the Galiano Community Food Program through the Galiano Club who is responsible ultimately for its upkeep and use. After repeatedly hearing that the community was interested in growing year-round, […]
Greenhouse Spring Starts Group
Starts Group: Get a jump on the growing season ! Learn what to start and when as well as how to make great potting mixes. Planning meeting Sun. Feb 26, 11 am @ the greenhouse.
First plantings Sunday, March 4 @ 11 am
Upcoming Club Events
Upcoming Food Program Events
