Agro~Ecology Farm & Education Institute
• Return to the Wisdom of the Forest •
Happenings
Forest Gardens is a family homestead, working farm, and growing educational institute ~ 40 acres of Pacific Northwest rainforest on Salt Spring Island, where a small community is learning how to live well within the forest ecosystem.
We are located on the ancestral and unceded traditional territory of the Hul'qumi'num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples. We are committed to supporting reconciliation and decolonization through our work with the land and community.
About
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Offerings of the land, grown in service to life.
Land-derived local products our community offers for Salt Spring Island’s residents, farmers, and gardeners.
Soil
Vermicompost • Compost Tea • Biochar
Produce
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Plants
Nursery Trees • Plant Starts • Flowers & Bulbs
Livestock
Chickens • Rabbits • Ducks • Requests
Land
Common ground to learn, grow, and share.
Hosted by the Silva Culture Commons, a community-led research and education center for regenerative agroforestry.
Permaculture Design Course
August 00 - 00, 2026
Forest Living Immersion
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Seasonal Immersions
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Single Day Deep-Dives
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Learn
A community living and working together.
We exist in relationship with the land that we are learning to call home, and with all of the beings that we share this home with.
Live
Shared ethos upheld in good faith and practice.
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Regeneration
Nature is regenerative. After a disturbance, life tries to expand in diversity, complexity and creativity. Learning how to support the patterns of regeneration offers us powerful tools for interacting with the world in positive ways. As stewards of life on earth, our role is to provide for our needs in ways that support the regeneration of the biosphere.
Resilience
We cultivate resilience in our selves through practices of mindfulness, gratitude and compassion. We cultivate resilience in our community by growing healthy and abundant local food systems. We cultivate resilience in the biosphere by nurturing the health and diversity of the soils, waters, air and living beings.
Relocation
As fossil fuels and materials become more scarce, life will become much more local. Strengthening the web of local connections we are part of is key to thriving in this future. Investing in our surrounding communities, economies and ecosystems builds local resilience. Growing vibrant and abundant local food systems nourishes a relocalized future.
Ethos
Come find us in the forest.
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