Mayne Island Collective | Island Food Security | Activity https://maynehelps.ca/groups/island-food-security/ Activity feed for the group, Island Food Security. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:51:51 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.15.3 en-US 30 hourly 2 e954a54d7244d6a56354550f00aa40ee Marilyn joined the group Island Food Security https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/195/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 04:29:06 -0700 0 cdb2cad3a2235e01e74b0b34be824605 Cae of the Sky posted an update in the group Island Food Security: The last Community Builders Forum was all about island […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/190/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 02:17:22 -0700 The last Community Builders Forum was all about island food security and land. You can see the notes in the community builders forum project but I will post them here as well!

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Feed – Community Builders Forum – Mayne Island Collective

Feed – Community Builders Forum – Mayne Island Collective

]]> 0 ed6cac45dfccac7ad571cfbf758070e3 Cae of the Sky posted an update in the group Island Food Security: The first Community Forum was all about land, food […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/188/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:27:43 -0700 The first Community Forum was all about land, food and water! So much awesome discussion came out of it. The notes will be posted shortly.

]]> 0 0f28bf3b53df195d9db642846809ca09 Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: The Gulf Islands Food Coop board met on June 4, 2025 […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/166/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:41:21 -0700 The Gulf Islands Food Coop board met on June 4, 2025 on Pender to meet in person and to plan it’s plan of action for the next few months. The board accepted the proposal from the SGI Community Restorative Justice program to host circle conversations at each of the 4 islands and overall. The Collective is applying for a grant to enable this.…

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]]> 0 acb9ad2d88c611899fa8d2658316c9bf Cae of the Sky joined the group Island Food Security https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/158/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:12:20 -0700 0 8f441d0297792af661dadd53a6550df3 Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: The Gulf Islands Food Co-op Steering Committee is meeting […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/151/ Thu, 22 May 2025 16:06:29 -0700 The Gulf Islands Food Co-op Steering Committee is meeting on June 4th, 2025 on Pender Island, to determine it’s direction for the next year. With a renewed interest in food security especially in the light of the US tariff wars, there is building momentum to get things done.

On Mayne Island, to date 11 island growers have signed up to…

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WWW.MAYNEISLANDGROWERS.COM

We’re planting the seeds of something special… Mayne Island Growers is a new virtual gathering place for our island’s incredible small farms, backyard growers, and micro-producers. Together,...

]]> 0 84417a9ba973b8f65bc41d093523733b Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: The SGI Food Producers Priorities Report (2024) captures […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/146/ Wed, 07 May 2025 21:37:26 -0700 The SGI Food Producers Priorities Report (2024) captures the input of local growers to identify key priorities—including labour, land access, water, marketing, and community collaboration—for strengthening food production and resilience in the Southern Gulf Islands.

]]> 0 7b8e68d8c497cb78fbabc572768383ed Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: The FRA GNI Progress Report (November 2024) summarizes […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/145/ Wed, 07 May 2025 21:35:48 -0700 The FRA GNI Progress Report (November 2024) summarizes the Gulf Islands Food Resilience Alliance’s Grower Network Initiative progress, highlighting activities that strengthen grower collaboration, support local food production, and build regional food system resilience across the Southern Gulf Islands.

]]> 0 d6eca1547fe9ec611524cb913413f69e Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: The SGI Livestock Processing Summary Report examines […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/144/ Wed, 07 May 2025 21:31:46 -0700 The SGI Livestock Processing Summary Report examines the challenges of off-island livestock processing and explores options—like mobile abattoirs and on-island solutions—to improve local meat processing capacity and support small-scale producers in the Southern Gulf Islands.

]]> 0 1cd7af2d50c680134ee65db9b88a7e06 Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: The SGI Food and Agriculture Strategy (2017) outlines […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/143/ Wed, 07 May 2025 21:15:15 -0700 The SGI Food and Agriculture Strategy (2017) outlines a vision and strategic plan to revitalize local food systems in the Southern Gulf Islands by supporting sustainable agriculture, improving access to farmland, fostering community engagement, and enhancing regional food security. It identifies key challenges and proposes actions to… Read more

]]> 0 8bd8e5de8101be735201f5eab8ec2561 Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: This is the link to the Growers Survey. https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/138/ Thu, 01 May 2025 19:34:10 -0700 This is the link to the Growers Survey.

]]> 0 90bb6e8171e403c1ac0bdc8aafa2c899 Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: Email from Susheela Kundargi, acting as the Community […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/137/ Thu, 01 May 2025 19:30:16 -0700 Email from Susheela Kundargi, acting as the Community Food Systems Coordinator, to the Mayne Island growers on April 30, 2025.

Hi everyone!

I’m encouraged by the enthusiasm around bringing growers together and creating new pathways within our community that not only boost profitability, sustainability, good health, and food security, but…

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For Growers

A Fresh Approach to Selling Locally Grown Food — Together We’re piloting a new model in summer 2025 that combines the best aspects of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) with the cooperative...

]]> 0 510118a2e4249417300c37d2e0a1f0a5 Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: On April 28, 2025 the following email went out to the […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/136/ Thu, 01 May 2025 19:28:17 -0700 On April 28, 2025 the following email went out to the Mayne Island growers we know about:

Hi everyone,

Here is some really good news following our growers’ meeting earlier this year (the one at Jody and my place on Feb 13th).

Since then, many ideas have circulated, and one thing has become clear: we’re all quite overwhelmed with farming, family,…

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]]> 0 5f7b7c3430aabfb9c4d706a1b8225910 Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: On Feb 13, 2025 about two dozen Mayne Island Local […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/135/ Thu, 01 May 2025 19:02:32 -0700 On Feb 13, 2025 about two dozen Mayne Island Local Farmers got together to discuss the state of growing food on the island and potentially how we could collaborate to increase food production on the island. This is a summary of what was discussed:

General Context:

  • This was said to be the first time local growers had gathered to talk about…

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]]> 0 9bd8062ff342f567e7d9f225310ddea4 Jean-Daniel posted an update in the group Island Food Security: Here is the context of this project:Summary of Food […] https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/134/ Thu, 01 May 2025 18:53:46 -0700 Here is the context of this project:

Summary of Food Security in the Southern Gulf Islands (SGI) Context and Ongoing Challenges

The Southern Gulf Islands (SGI) face persistent and complex challenges around food security shaped by geography, demographics, and climate. Historically, the region maintained a vibrant agricultural economy—First Nations…

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]]> 0 9a11103f49b9f64cb4163457f63d2501 Jean-Daniel created the group Island Food Security https://maynehelps.ca/activity/p/133/ Thu, 01 May 2025 18:40:35 -0700 0