Enhancing the local economy through the support and promotion of the Growers and Makers of Gabriola and Mudge Islands
Recent BLOG posts from our COMMUNITY
The agricultural carrying capacity of Vancouver Island
Jared Smith wrote a paper about food production on Vancouver Island which highlights the issues of food security on Vancouver Island. Are we doing enough to feed ourselves on Gabriola? "Because so few people are directly involved in agriculture, there exists a...
The Magic of Soil
In response to a UN Food and Agriculture Organization announcement, “Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues” (Scientific American, Dec. 5, 2014), University of British Columbia Emeritus Professor of Physics and Astronomer, Phil Gregory, has spent...