Category Archives: workshop

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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November 2011 letter from President Pete Tebbutt

Posted on November 10, 2011 by David Parkinson

Hello everyone, Our days are growing increasingly darker and the weather cycling into cooler temperatures. The world’s systems are straining from our (collective) disregard for the limits of our ecosystem to meet the demands made by our adherence to growth as a model … 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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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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Fun with Fungus

Posted on March 16, 2011 by David Parkinson

(Workshop is now full!) Want to wander into your yard to gather your own juicy oyster and shiitake mushrooms? You can! Mushrooms add a delicious earthy taste to your dishes, they don’t take up a lot of space and don’t … Continue reading →

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Skookum September! (A snapshot of what we’re up to)

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Gianni

It has been a pretty busy September for Skookum, and it’s not letting up. The BPA-free canning lid order is complete, and a dozen or so members have some of the tools we need to get canning! If anyone has … Continue reading →

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When Harry Came to Pow!Town

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Gianni

Harry Burton and partner Debbie from Salt Spring Island’s Apple Luscious Organic Orchards visited Powell River for a Skookum-sponsored two-day fundraiser for our new community apple press. It was about apples, and a lot more. Harry talked about pruning, apple … Continue reading →

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