We are excited to announce our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on February 25th, 2025 from 7pm - 8pm on Zoom. You can join as a guest, or if you would like to vote to elect Board members, approve financials, and address the Board to share thoughts, insights and suggestions, please join our membership. Following the AGM, members will be invited for an exclusive one-hour tour of Sandown Centre.
The Circular Farm and Food Society (CFFS), the non-profit organization that operates the Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture, is accepting up to two new board members at large and a Secretary (Executive position) for 2025. Our mission is to empower farmers, restore land, and secure our food future.
If you are excited about regenerative farming, the environment, and creating resilient communities, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact. We welcome applicants with diverse perspectives, skills, and experiences, especially in areas such as non-profit governance, sustainable food systems, local government, and environmental stewardship.
We are committed to fostering justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and strongly encourage applications from Indigenous people, whose perspectives and knowledge are vital to shaping a more equitable and regenerative future.
Help us grow the future of food and stewardship—apply today! Visit our website to learn more about CFFS and submit your application below. Following your application, we will contact you for an interview to discuss your experience, interest, and understanding of CFFS. Board members meet online once a month and positions are for a term of one year, from the date of the AGM. Candidates are required to be an active member of CFFS.
We have an opening in our Regenerative Farmer Program! Looking to start your own farm? We have a 1/2 acre plot available, complete with shared tools, a wash and pack facility, greenhouse space, and more. Email Emily at info@sandowncentre.com for more information.
Join our Regenerative Home Gardener Course! This is a 5-part series to help you increase your productivity in the home garden. Join us in person to get your hands in the dirt, learn how to build healthy soil, support your garden ecosystem, and grow delicious, nutrient dense vegetables!
Sign up for the series to receive 10% off plus a complementary Zoom session and access to the garden space to practice your skills and grow veggies to take home, or join individual classes for $75.
For more information and to sign up, click the button below:
From the Community
Farmer to Farmer
January 20th - January 24th
Various locations
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Seedy Saturday Saanich
February 8th, 10am - 2pm
Prospect Lake Community Hall, 5358 Sparton Rd
Seedy Saturday Victoria
February 15th, 11am - 4pm
Crystal Gardens, 713 Douglas St
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Pastimes in Past Times
February 18th - 19th, 10am - 1pm
February 20th - 21st, 12pm - 3pm
The District of North Saanich Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road
Thank you to everyone who participated in our online silent auction! We appreciate your contributions and are pleased to have raised $867. We still have tea light candle holders available! Send us an email at info@sandowncentre.com if you are interested in one, or find them at one of the community events above.
We look forward to new and exciting things in 2025, including a Sandown Farm, where both students participating in the Growing Young Farmers program will have more opportunities for learning and the produce grown will be supplied to school meal programs through Flourish! School Food Society.
We will also start hosting monthly open houses where you can engage on-site and take a tour on a more regular basis.
Stay tuned for more exciting announcements coming soon!
I proved I'm not A Robot
Ive inquired about getting a plot starting in May but have not been notified one way or another. I would like to start some seedlings at home but am reluctant if I have no where to plant them. Ive received invites to a Zoom meeting but feel it would be inappropriate to attend as an outsider. Thank you for your consideration. Eldon Tirling Carla Hunt