Category Archives: Skookum

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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Announcing Skookum’s Bulk Seed-Buying Project

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Gianni

We’re happy to introduce a new project open to Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative members only. It’s a bulk seed-buying club that will start off small with a selection of some 30 seed types from a local provider, Eternal Seed. As you … Continue reading →

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Dehydrating Feast!

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Gianni

         Drying Foods Naturally            Day 1                                                      … Continue reading →

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Skookum Partners with The Urban Farmer to Offer Local Permaculture Course

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Gianni

Permaculture Design Course – Creating Community Abundance Join us for the first ever Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) to be offered in the community of Powell River! Based on the international 72 hour permaculture design curriculum, this course will be spread … Continue reading →

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Ça presse!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by David Parkinson

Members of the cooperative were up at the Fall Fair this past weekend pressing and selling delicious fresh apple cider, using Skookum’s cider press. Thanks so much to all our volunteers and to everyone who dropped by to say hi … Continue reading →

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Skookum Needs Your Apples (and Help) at the Fall Fair

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Gianni

Skookum Cooperative needs local apples to press for the Fall Fair Skookum booth (Sept 24-25,2011). Learn how to press apples, make and sell cider! Let us know if you can donate local apples (let us know how much and which day … Continue reading →

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Nola’s Mushroom Log Workshop

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Gianni

Just a little window into Nola’s special Skookum-sponsored Mushroom Log Workshop that happened within the last month or so. Nola bought the spores online in quantity (to reduce the cost for all) and presented the workshops. It was a BYOL … Continue reading →

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Skookum Greetings!

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Gianni
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