Salt Spring Island Wild Cider
Salt Spring Cider
Salt Spring Wild Cider
Salt Spring Island Cider
First Time on Salt Spring Island | camping + vegan eats
Hey everyone! I went to Salt Spring Island for my first time this most recent long weekend here in Canada and it was really a very interesting, beautiful and rewarding trip.
It was great to get out of the city and get more grounded as a human.
Lots of the trip consisted of ferries, camping, eating, and doing some exploring and climbing.
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We took BC Ferries from Tsawwassen to Long Harbor, Salt Spring Island. If I were to bike next time I would probably take the ferry to Victoria then to Fulford which is a lot closer to our camping site.
Camping: We stayed in Ruckle Provincial Park which is a gorgeous coastal park with views of ferries going by and lots of incredible stars. There is water, pit toilets, firepits, and maintained trails and campsites. Pretty affordable but I would definitely try to get reservations unless for peace of mind.
Bus: There is a bus that leaves Ruckle during the summer but it only leaves the park twice a day. Not really good to depend on but better than nothing, I guess? The actual bus service on the more main parts of the island seems decent, though.
Rock Salt Cafe: This is where I got a nice tofu curry dish.
Morningside Cafe: Okay absolutely incredible and beautiful place. I legit cried when I entered and sat down in this place for my first time. Food is great but the people and energy is even better.
Mount Maxwell: This is where we got an awesome view of the area plus did some climbing. There were some decent routes that were fun to do with bolts and top-rope... I'm not really too experienced with climbing but I had a good time!
Salt Spring Wild Cider: This place was in a nice location but were unfortunately sold out of a lot of the vegan options they had. It was the long weekend so I'll give them a pass but it did make us even more hungry and cranky until we get some more food.
Salt Spring Soft Serve: Okay BEST vegan soft serve I have had. It's creamy, not icy with a great selection of sundae toppings. I highly recommend the Strawberry Love one.
After some more vegan eats at camp (featuring the new Lightlife burgers vs. Beyond Meat) we packed up and made the journey back to Vancouver.
Have you been to Salt Spring before? Did I miss anything? I definitely want to go back soon, this time hopefully by bike.
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Growing Eucalyptus Trees / Salt Spring Island, Canada
April 18, 2012
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This past summer a few friends and I spent the weekend on Salt Spring, Island. We booked an Air BnB, hopped on a ferry and headed out of town. The island was absolutely gorgeous. Very different then busy Vancouver we live in. While there we visited Salt Spring Wild Cider, Sacred Mountain Lavender Farm, and the Tuesday Farmers market. I hope you enjoy this video I made of our lovely little getaway.
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Salt Spring business leaders creating shared service tools
This week the BC Green Caucus has been celebrating and highlighting business in BC. Technology, innovation, education, investment in post-secondary skills training have all been front and centre.
Entrepreneurs work hard and shoulder tremendous risk to realize their ideas. In many cases they put their staff and suppliers well ahead of themselves and so it is important the province finds ways to support small businesses become established.
Operating a business on a Gulf Island has even more challenges and so when two business leaders on Salt Spring Island were awarded a Rural Dividend Grant to help develop shared services to support Island business, that was well worth highlighting in the legislature.
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SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES
INITIATIVE ON SALT SPRING ISLAND
Anyone who's enjoyed the world-famous Salt Spring Island Cheese, Salt Spring Wild Cider or Salt Spring Soapworks, all produced on Salt Spring Island, can attest to the quality and ingenuity of the Island's business owners and artisans.
Without these businesses, their competition and the risk-taking entrepreneurs behind them, the Island as we know it could not exist.
Two locals are using their knowledge and time to give back. Holly MacDonald and Francine Carlin of the Salt Spring Island Community Economic Development Commission are volunteer commissioners who have a vision for how small businesses and non-profits could band together to increase efficiency.
Recently, they won a rural dividend grant to explore what a shared business service would look like on Salt Spring Island. This service could take on the administrative work of many organizations, leaving time for the farmers, potters, weavers and knitters of Salt Spring to focus on what they do best — contributing to the vibrant and diverse marketplace of the island.
A major aspect of the island's charm is the selection of unique businesses, which, in many cases, are run by families who simply love when they do. Getting the support they need to prosper and prospering on an island isn't always easy, but with the help of provincial funding, Holly and Francine would help provide access to IT, marketing and hiring services that are often out of reach for a small business. A shared business services plan also allows for the development of a cohesive ecosystem, providing the longevity and sustainability of Salt Spring business.
I'm so inspired by the work of Holly and Francine to create models which allow for the local businesses to flourish, and I'm very pleased that the government has agreed to fund this initiative and look forward to seeing the benefits that everyone experiences when innovative ideas are supported by the province.
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Spirit Tree Cidery
Spirit Tree Cidery
Eucalyptus from seed 25 years later on Salt Spring Island
One of my seed grown Eucalyptus trees on Salt Spring Island
Blue Gum Eucalyptus Tree & Exotic Plants on Salt Spring Island
Palms & Exotic Plants enjoying a winter day in the main village of Ganges on Salt Spring Island. Jan. 29, 2011
Another Beautiful Winter Day on Salt Spring Island
A great day for Hanging out in my garden. Jan. 23, 2010
Crafted Vancouver - Private Studio Visit + Cider Tasting
Crafted Vancouver: Private Studio Visit + Cider Tasting
Here's a look at the private guided bus tour to four select studios during CV 2018.
Guests gained insight into the creative process and learned about the techniques and hand work that goes into creating the sculpted objects and functional pieces of Brent Comber, the bespoke footwear at Renée Macdonald’s Westerly Handmade Shoes, the contemporary art jewellery of Bridget Catchpole and Lydia Buxton and the Japanese knives at Douglas Chang’s shop Ai & Om.
Sea Cider of Vancouver Island, Left Field Cider Co. of Logan Lake and Salt Spring Wild Cider of Salt Spring Island will be on hand to provide a private pourings from a selection of their traditional ciders.
aiandomknives.com
brentcomber.com
bridgetcatchpole.com
lydiabuxton.com
westerlyhandmadeshoes.com
Eucalyptus Trees are Blooming on Salt Spring Island
Some of my Cider Gum Eucs. are in bloom. May 14, 2010
Growing up / Odraščanje III.
(Eucalyptus gunnii)
Cider gum with juvenile and semi adult leaves.
Gunnov evkalipt z otroškimi in pol-odraslimi listi.
26-7-18
Sexy koala on eucalyptus
Gonna tell my kids this was Tarzan
Salt Spring apple festival Apple Luscious Organic Orchard
Apple Luscious Organic Orchard, Harry & Debbie Burton,
Growing over 200 varieties of the best tasting apple varieties in the world, this young organic orchard (350 trees) grows apples using old-fashioned methods, only natural fertilizers, no irrigation, little mowing and little mechanization. They also sell young apple trees of over 150 varieties for sale in January. Taste over 100 apple varieties today. This wild orchard is APPLE HEAVEN.
video by Scott Simmons
Growing Cold Tolerant Eucalyptus Trees in Canada
Eucalyptus trees on Salt Spring Island
Big Mountain Gum Eucalyptus Tree on Salt Spring Island at the Plant Farm
Beautiful E.dalrympleana on Salt Spring Island. This species of tree is very short term if planted on the mainland. April 8, 2010
Rattlebox - Black Velvet Band
Live at Heydon 'Tug Of War' 25-5-14
Tropical Looking Native Arbutus Trees in Canada
Arbutus trees native to Salt Spring Island
Eucalyptus Cider gum tree a Great Winter Bloomer
Eucalyptus gunnii, the cider gum or gunnii, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to Tasmania, occurring on the plains and slopes of the central plateaux to around 1100 metres, with isolated occurrences south of Hobart.