Island Events for October 2004

This is a list of organics related events taking palce on the Vancouver and Salt Spring Islands during October 2004. We received them through the October issue of the EcoNews newsletter, http://www.earthfuture.com/econews/.

Sun 3, The 6th Annual Salt Spring Island Apple Festival. Salt Spring is Apple Heaven. Spend a day, touring orchards, experiencing apple history, tasting the over 350 varieties of apples grown organically, seeing every facet of apple growing and then taking some apple treasures home with you. 150 Apple varieties. Fulford Hall http://www.saltspringmarket.com/apples

Mon 18, 9-4pm Organic Land Care Course. Heide Hermary, 'How Plants Work' Barefoot Activity Centre, 1359 McKenzie $89 City Green (250) 746-3519

Mon 18, 6:30pm Organic Farming as a Business. First f 8-part series with Mary Alice Johnson and Tina Fraser. Includes 2 fields trips. $250. Call 370-4563 to register. ttce@camosun.bc.ca

Thur 21, 7pm Canadian Organic Growers/SIOPAⁱ meeting. Bob Thompson talking about Direct Farm Marketing and Agri-tourism. Free. Groundworks, 521 Superior, behind Parliament Bldg. 642-3671 alm@islandnet.com

Wed 27, 7:30pm Organic Gardening, Pesticideⁱ Free! Josh Craig, City Green. Learn basics on how to make your garden more productive, regardless of how you might be limited for space. How to get started and how to improve with minimal cost. Healthy, Wealthy, Wise Workshops for Sustainable Living. Cedar Hill Rec. $20. 595-7121