Learn how to safely harvest Butter Clams with local elder Rich

“Our bodies, our spirits.. It’s more than just this fixes that.”

“This is all deer tolerant, because I can’t live behind a fence!”

“If you have an alcohol tincture, it can last 10 or 20 years!”

“We can’t harvest our own food no more… Unless we have a license or a permit. We can’t go and get the things we need.”

“I would like to see Penelakut be self-sufficient in food”

“I would like to see Penelakut be self-sufficient in food”

We had to plan ahead

“I learnt that from my mother, and she learnt that from her mother…” Matrilineal knowledge sharing.

A bit-sized idea to chew on…

Levi Wilson, emerging ethno-ecologist, shares an alternative way of catching crab with students at the Galiano Community School during "Digital Forage".

Amanda Poitras (Bird) highlights the importance of ethical harvesting practices on plant walk with members of the Galiano Community School during "Digital Forage".

Cultural Advisor Carrie Lynn Victor and youth from Cheam and the Sto:lo nation teach about various plants and their purposes.

Learn about the Native Forage Forest at Galiano Conservancy Association's Millard Learning Centre

Learn to make jam with salal & blackberries.

A comforting and nourishing nettle soup.

Learn to make a delicious nettle pizza!

Make pesto with stinging nettles

Learn to make jam with salal & raspberries