An Enticing Place to Stay and Explore
A Guide to a Year's Worth of Activities
Salt Spring's "Secret Season" October to April - so Much to Do...
Outdoor Recreation
Restaurants, Pubs & Bakeries Fill Your Plate
Specialty and Artisan Foods Whet Your Appetite and Imagination
Farms and Nurseries of Salt Spring Island Paint the Landscape Body, Mind and Spirit are NurturedSalt Spring Island - Tying the Knot
When visiting Salt Spring there are many varieties of farms that range from organic fruit and vegetables and nurseries with unusual varieties of trees, shrubs, bamboo, medicinal herb gardens and exotic plants. If animals are your interest, there are many breeds that produce fiber, including sheep, angora goats, alpacas and llamas. The product of their fiber is available for sale.
Farms
Apples Luscious Organic Orchards: Luscious apples
Everlasting Summer: Medicinal herb gardens, dried flowers 250-653-9418
St. Mary Lake Alpacas: Alpacas, Llamas, rovings, yarn and knitted product
North End Farm
Bullock Lake Farm: goats, llamas, ducks, rovings, yarn, and knitted garments.
Willowcrest Farm: border Leicester sheep, wool, rovings, paintings.
Sunset Farm: Romney sheep, wool, knitted products 250-537-2082
Gulf Islands Spinning Mill: Tours by appointment and donation.
Nurseries
The Bamboo Ranch 250-537-1808
Cottonwood Farm: small plants and flowers 250-653-2302
Cusheon Lake Nursery: cactus, shrubs and plants 250-537- 9334
Foxglove Farm and Garden Supply: trees, shrubs and plants 250-537-5531
Fraser’s Thimble Farms: full nursery 250-537- 5788
Garlic Farm: Many forms of garlic 250-537-1210
Manderlay Gardens: plants, bushes and trees
Parkside Gardens: wetland plants 250-653-4917
The Plant Farm: gardener’s nursery 250-537-5995
Salt Spring Island Nursery: perennials & herbs 250-653-4155
Salt Spring Seeds: heritage seeds and many varieties of garlic 250-537-5269
Seven Raven’s Tree Farms: organically grown trees 250-653-9565
Salt Spring Island Chamber of Commerce
Tourism Association of Vancouver Island
Tourism Victoria
Western Canada Bed & Breakfast
Innkeepers Association (WCBBIA)
And recommended by:
Fodors
Frommers
Best Places to Kiss
Canada Select
(4 to 4.5-Star Luxury ratings)
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