West Coast Farmer

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Seed SAVERS Seed sales were thriving in Cowichan as suppliers ran out.

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Volume 1 • Issue 1

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October 2009

This month in

• A Lake Cowichan woman passionate about mushrooms marries the taste with salmon in unique festival. • A First Nations community garden project in Port Alberni keeps growing. • The prospect of backyard chicken coops ruffles feathers in Nanaimo, piques interest in Qualicum. • A Saanich Peninsula man mixes agriculture with homelessness and comes up with a winning combination. • Old skills become new again for students at WestShore Teaching Garden in Victoria. KARI MEDIG/BLACK PRESS

Agriculture on Vancouver Island has dwindled, to the point that only five per cent of the food eaten on the Island is grown on the Island. And those who are still farming say red tape surrounding their way of life has to change.

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