The Intro to Gardening course is full – sorry you missed it. If you wish to be on the waiting list or participate in future events, please email info@transitionsaltspring.com. Upcoming on…

“If we buy the first round of drinks, nature picks up the tab for dinner and a show.” – Toby Hemenway  Permaculture Design, Forest Gardening & Food Sovereignty  Presented by…

Check out these awesome homegrown films by Elisa Rathje and family at www.appleturnover.tv on Salt Spring Island, BC Wood stove cookery, continuous improvement + permaculture in episode 1 of the journal…

Salt Spring Farmland Trust Society welcomed an all-new energetic Board of Directors on June 10, 2021. They are excited to be stewarding The Trust’s projects at Burgoyne Valley Community Farm,…

(Biochar is charcoal that is produced by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen; it is used as a soil amendment. Biochar is a stable solid that is rich in carbon and can endure in soil for thousands of years. Biochar…

Composting with Biochar Video (filmed by Matt Cecill Visuals)By Rick Laing Rick explains the importance of adding biochar when building composts and by using no turn, low oxygen techniques, rich…

1pm, July 14th 2021 This will be an on-farm workshop, which will teach growers about the principles of Integrated Pest Management, demonstrate different techniques that can be used to monitor…

Let’s Grow Together Follow up chat and links from our TSS event June 9th 2021 (Sincere apologies but the video recording of this event has disappeared into the ethers. The…

(Article published in the Driftwood, May 12, 2021) By ANDREA PALFRAMAN, Transition Salt Spring On any sunny Sunday, especially now, town can seem so quiet. It wouldn’t seem out of…

Free Live Public Zoom Presentation and Discussion Wednesday June 9, 7-8:45pm on Zoom Register here! COVID has seen the interest in gardening and food security skyrocket. And for a good reason.…