What's Happening in the Galiano Food Program...
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.
The next Soup for Seniors kitchen is scheduled for February 20th at 11:00am at the South Hall.
If you would like to volunteer to help in the kitchen, or if you’re interested in being on the receiving end of some of the great soup - give us a call.
When we have finished making the soup, we always sit down and eat together, before we begin clean up and packaging. In January we invited Seniors to join us, and it was such a treat, that we would like to repeat it this month. We’ll have a simple lunch, of soup and bread at about 1:00pm, and seniors are welcome to join us.
Mark your calendars!
The 5th Annual Nettlefest Community Potluck will be happening on March 17th at 5:30pm at the South Community Hall. Nettle Picking starts at 11am. Meet at the Hall to Carpool.
More details to follow...
Friday, January 27th the school kids will be compiling the information they received from their interviews with orchard owners in December, and marking the locations and the good copies onto the giant map. We will be making Applesauce from locally harvested apples too!
Everything is snug in the ground with little to do at this point in the season ! Sit back and relax. If you have missed out but still want to be part of the garlic coop let us know and we will keep you posted as to the next work party.
We have an upcoming Community Kitchen on Feb 13th at 5:30pm
Thai Inspired Community Kitchen led by Orion Finnie, chef at La Boheme Restaurant.
We'll be making Thai Pumpkin Soup, Phad Thai ,Thailand's famous rice noodle dish and Honey Bananas for desert.
Please bring containers to take home food, and a $15 to $20 contribution.
Please RSVP - we are limited to ten people.
Update: This kitchen is now full, but I will be keeping a waiting list, in case of drop outs.
Thank You!
Thanks to our many funders (Vancouver Foundation, the Victoria Foundation, DASH BC, VanCity, the Vancouver Island health Authority, the YMCA, New Horizons For Seniors initiative of the Government of Canada, United Way of Greater Victoria, our local Parks and Recreation Commission and many members of the Galiano community), we were abe to launch the Galiano Community Food Program in 2008 and keep it running ever since.