Monthly Archives: June 2011

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is presently engaged in a membership drive. It is sending officials throughout British Columbia to sign up support. This support is even more important than ever now under Canada’s New Majority Government. We can expect … Continue reading →

An exciting Local Food Project has been taking place across Vancouver Island that involves students from all 5 post secondary schools in the region. These students have been developing digital stories, discussion papers and other materials in areas of concern … Continue reading →

The BC Sheep Federation has arranged for the Manitoba Livestock Cash Advance Program to include sheep producers from BC in their Advance Payment Program (APP). The Advance Payments Program is a federally-funded program that provides producers with a cash advance … Continue reading →

This year the AGM for the Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers was held in Abbotsford BC. Among the producers across Canada recognized for their efforts, two sets of producers from BC, both from Vancouver Island, received Certificates of Merit. Wayne and … Continue reading →

The BC Sheep Federation will be conducting a scan of regional district and municipal bylaws, as well as seeking input from farm organizations and individual sheep producers, in order to determine the effectiveness of the various dog bylaws in the … Continue reading →

NOTE: The District of North Saanich is holding a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday June 23, 2011 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the Parklands Secondary School Theatre (10640 McDonald Park Road) regarding the proposed agricultural future for the Sandown … Continue reading →

Where does my food come from? Who grows my food? What’s it like to be a farmer? How can we build a sustainable future for local farming? The Southern Vancouver Island Direct Farm Marketing Association has organized “Tour of Farms … Continue reading →