Category Archives: local food economy

Skookum’s Celebratory Social

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Gianni

The members of Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative gathered at Trinity Hall in Powell River on January 31  to celebrate our first public gathering for 2012, the United Nations International Year of the Cooperative. The salad/dessert pot-luck event attracted over 30 of … Continue reading →

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Skookum co-presents the film “To Make A Farm”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Gianni

Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative is happy to co-sponsor (with Transition Town Powell River) the feature documentary, To Make a Farm (Canada, 2011) On Saturday February 18, 2012 at the Powell River Film Festival. See below for details, and a clip … Continue reading →

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And… we’re off!

Posted on May 3, 2010 by David Parkinson

Cross-posted at Slow Coast. There seems to be three ways for a nation to acquire wealth: the first is by war…this is robbery; the second by commerce, which is generally cheating; the third by agriculture, the only honest way. (Benjamin … Continue reading →

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