The Honourable Harvest - An excerpt of the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Elders from Penelakut and Galiano Islands share knowledge of wild food foraging and ways in which harvesting practices are being impacted by changes in both the climate and the social landscape.

Elders from Penelakut and Galiano Islands share knowledge of wild food foraging and ways in which harvesting practices are being impacted by changes in both the climate and the social landscape.

The tale of two islands (and many generations) working together

“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