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

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is an aromatic, woody perennial herb native to the Mediterranean region, known for its fragrant needle-like leaves and tiny, bluish flowers.

This aromatic plant is characterized by its serrated leaves and clusters of small white or lavender flowers.

Known for its finely divided, fern-like leaves and clusters of small, white or pink flowers, yarrow has a long history of use in herbal medicine

Anyone who raises goats knows this is the herb that will keep their innards in good shape.

Suniiulhp and lulutth’ulhp berries are tart and sour and not often

eaten.

As the weather warms up, a single sprout will appear, grow a foot high and then nod into a graceful arch with white bell shaped flowers hanging from it.

Qel’qulhp can be found in a wide variety of habitats on the edges of

meadows, open fields and roadways.