Saltine: A Salt Spring Zine

There has never been a better time to shop and support local, and the innovative duo behind Salty Hospitality is making it easy for you this holiday season with the launch of Salt Spring Goods and their ultimate gift boxes! Check out our blog post to read more about what's inside, how to order ( and eeek the upcoming deadline!) Make sure you read to the end for an exciting announcement from the duo..(hint hint it involves tacos!)

Psst..are you signed up for our newsletter? We will be sending out our first email this weekend and would love to have you join. Just go to: https://saltine.ca and scroll to the bottom to enter your email address. And big thank you to the Neighbourhood Small Grant program for helping make this newsletter happen

"We want to build a facility that belongs to the community." Read more about the Gulf Islands Horse Association and their mission to create a public equestrian facility on Salt Spring Island for the local community to enjoy safe and open access to horses, and find out how you can help. www.saltine.ca

Tara Galpin of The Salty Hive and Milo Stuart of Rainwalk Design are doing their part to ensure honey bee survival with their Trees for Bees program. As a beekeeper on Salt Spring Island, we have to feed colonies a lot of sugar water, and this is not a sustainable practice. This includes *giving away* 300 pollinator trees to Salt Spring locals. www.saltine.ca/s/plant-trees-for-bees-salt-spring-island-bc

Jessica Beck shares the joys of backyard farming at Driftwood Farm, particularly the delight that Nigerian Dwarf goats have brought to her family. Prepare for a dose of adorableness. https://www.saltine.ca/stories/gotta-get-a-goat

Discover the ins and outs of using plant-based indigo dye to extend the longevity of your clothes, instill new life into tired napkins and pillow cases, and divert unnecessary textile waste from the landfill. https://www.saltine.ca//upcycle-textiles-with-indigo-the-b

The trio behind EatCreative.co share some insights and lessons learned from creating their successful food-focused content agency. You'll have seen their work in #cedarandsalt, #offthehook, and many other cookbooks, in addition to client projects including our favourite local jammers Saltspring Kitchen.

Written by Alexandria King, featuring bright and culturally diverse illustrations by her daughter, Giselle Vriesen, The Moon In You: A Period Love Book For Girls, is about transforming puberty from awkward to awe inspiring. Read our interview on www.saltine.ca to learn more about Alexandria’s process and inspiration for the book (and where to purchase!)

Plantain weed is plentiful on Salt Spring Island, and it's great for reducing inflammation, promoting digestive health, and as a topical treatment for wounds, bites and stings. Learn more from our Q&A with herbalist Lesley Crystal, including her recipe for a plantain tummy soother. https://www.saltine.ca//healing-herbs-plantain-with-lesley

Al's Gourmet Falafel and Fries is hosting a weekly outdoor music series throughout the summer. Check out the remaining lineup, as well as our tips to get the most from your Wednesday Block Party experience Coming up tomorrow from 4-6pm: The Seiche

We interviewed Larkin from Forest Heart Botanicals and discussed not only plant knowledge, but community building: "I’m deeply in love with the close connection with nature that rural life affords me. We have a pretty special community here too. There’s so much love, care, and space for relationship. It’s not perfect, but it feels like one of the most queer-positive places someone could live rurally in Canada. That’s important. I hope it can become even more so. We need spaces where we can feel safe and be in connection with nature. We deserve that. So do BIPOC communities. I really want that for them as well."

Be honest: how many times a week do you zip out of bed early to snag one of the cinnamon buns from Northend Farm before they sell out? These gooey rolls of goodness are a local favourite on Salt Spring Island.

Have you noticed the amazing, super playful illustrated signs popping up around Salt Spring? Or maybe you’ve had your portrait drawn at an event? Well if you haven’t had the chance to meet Salt Spring’s favourite doodler Naoko Saito check out our mini interview with her up on our site www.saltine.ca

Food for Thought: Backyard Foraging with Lisa Apfelbaum Salt Spring is known for its abundant farms, but there is also plenty of wild food to be found on the island. Back in March, local permaculturist and chef Lisa Apfelbaum started up a #wildfoodwednesdays series on social media to help SSI families supplement their food security through wild crafting (the practice of harvesting plants from their natural habitats for food or medicinal purposes). We caught up with Lisa to find out about sustainable wild crafting on Salt Spring, what wild plants can be found over the summer, and her favourite recipe to make with the harvest (hint: it’s sweet and you’ll never have leftovers).

Throwing Clay and Pulling Prints at the New Bodega Gallery Art & Ceramics Rolando and Kasumi have just recently put the finishing touches on the new Bodega Gallery, with beautiful custom woodwork that Rolando built himself. The warm smell of cedar envelops you when you enter the gallery space, Kasumi’s natural-hued pottery lining a low sideboard to the left, and Rolando’s diverse array of artwork on the walls.

Morning Altars: Natural Mandalas as Meditation Day Schildkret is an earth artist and educator known for his morning altars, incredible mandalas crafted from natural materials found in the wild. His 2018 book Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit Through Nature, Art, and Ritual shares this meditative practice.

Summer Boochtails with Salt Spring Island Kombucha Co.

We love what we do and it makes all the long days worth it. Link in bio to read our interview with Molly of Bullock Lake farm @ Salt Spring Island

Chelsea’s article Finding Refuge in the Sacred Medicinals Balm Shelter is up in site! Link in bio :)

Founded in 1999 when the original owners converted a 100-year old farm to the beginnings of a winery, Garry Oaks has been undergoing continued transformation since 2016 when new owner Nalini Samuel took the helm. Click the link in bio to read new blog post Navigating the Labyrinth at Garry Oaks Estate Winery and Q&A with Nalini Samuel.

Like many small businesses on Salt Spring Island, Kim was counting on the popular Saturday Market for a busy sales season, hoping her time and investments would pay off. But then the unexpected happened and the world was hit with Covid-19, leaving many local entrepreneurs with big decisions to make. Link in bio to read From Fashion to Face Masks.

This project embodies the importance of sharing within a community to keep everyone thriving: Jewel and Cherie shared food with their people, who in turn shared the words that they live by, which Conspiracy Press has shared with all of us. Link in bio to read new blog post Encouraging Words From the Copper Kettle.