Upcoming Events
- Aug 20, 2025
- 4 min read
We have a busy next few weeks here at Sandown! Starting THIS week with our weekly Farmers Market today and Flavour Trails on Saturday. Share with friends and family - we would LOVE to see our community showing up!
DATE | EVENT | Location | MORE INFO |
Wednesday, August 20th 4pm - 7pm | Co-Op style Farmers Market | Sandown Centre, 1810 Glamorgan Rd | |
Saturday, August 23rd 9am - 3pm | North Saanich Flavour Trails | Sandown Centre, 1810 Glamorgan Rd | |
Sunday, August 24th 1pm - 4pm | Feast of Fields with FarmFolk CityFolk | Heritage Acres, 7321 Lochside Dr | |
Tuesday, September 9th 5pm - 7pm | Integrated Pest Management Workshop | Sandown Centre, 1810 Glamorgan Rd | |
Monday, September 22nd 4:30pm - 7pm | Seed Systems & Strategies Workshop | Sandown Centre, 1810 Glamorgan Rd |
farmers market
Today from 4pm - 7pm! We will have fresh plums, radishes, turnips, potatoes, tomatoes (heirloom and mixed cherry), cucumbers, collards, carrots, beans, garlic and more from Headwind Farm, Sandown Farm, and Testbed Farm. There will also be lamb from Country Wools.
Flavour Trails
Flavour Trails is THIS Saturday! Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture is the Trail Hub for the event from 9am - 3pm. Come down to engage in regenerative agriculture with us!
We will have activities from farm tours, flower and vegetable U-Pick, our Co-Op style market, zucchini racing, and games. This a family-friendly event, with activities for both kids and adults!
You can read more about the event this weekend on the Flavour Trails website.
Feast of Fields
Feast of Fields put on by FarmFolk CityFolk is this Sunday from 1pm - 4pm. This is a harvest festival that highlights the connections between farmers and chefs, field and table, and farm folks and city folks. You can learn more and buy tickets on their website here.
Sandown will have some fresh produce and a booth set up where you can learn about all of our community events!
Upcoming Workshops
Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture has two upcoming workshops this September for entrant farmers! They are part of a hands-on workshop series to provide farmers in the region with practical applications of regenerative agriculture. The series aims to increase farmer knowledge and skill around how and why to incorporate regenerative agricultural practices into their current farming methods.
September 9th, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Integrated Pest Management Workshop
Learn how to identify different pests and beneficial insects, understand where to look and when, and distinguish between pest, disease, and environmental damage. This includes covering effective scouting techniques, providing handouts, and discussing management tools to help you protect your crops.
Read more and register here.
September 22nd, 4:30 - 7:00pm: Seed Systems & Strategies Workshop
Learn how to store, clean, and process seeds using a mobile seed trailer, and explore the business potential of growing and selling regionally adapted seeds. The workshop will include identifying hybrid, heirloom and open-pollinating seeds, practicing techniques for saving and storing seeds, and operating seed cleaning equipment.
Read more and register here.
Save the date for the third workshop in this series, a workshop on Soil Management Essentials. This workshop will take place on October 6th, with more details to come.
How does sandown Benefit North saanich?
Here are some of the ways Sandown engages with the land and community in North Saanich!
1. We activate previously unused land
Sandown used to be a horse racing track, and now 12 acres are being used for production of annual and perennial crops, as well as 20 acres that are being used for sheep.
2. Our community gardeners are North Saanich residents
24% are from North Saanich, 67% are from Sidney, 3% are from Sooke, 3% are from Saanich, and 3% are from Central Saanich.
3. We participate in North Saanich Flavour Trails
Hundreds of community members come on-site for farm tours and to engage in agriculture.
4. Our farmers sell at the North Saanich Farm Market and on-site at our new Co-Op style Farmers Market
North Saanich Farm Market takes place weekly on Saturday, from 9:30am-12pm, and our Sandown market takes place weekly on Wednesday, from 4pm-7pm.
5. We engage youth from North Saanich school
We do regular on-site field trips in food literacy with Deep Cove, Kelset, and In the Garden Childcare, in regular on-site field trips in food literacy.
6. We welcome all members of the public
We invite members on-site for events, tours, and workshops.
Check out our most recent Instagram post by clicking here.
Farmer Feature - Ella with fond floral
Ella is one of Sandown’s farmers and runs Fond Floral, a pollinator-friendly, regenerative flower farm dedicated to revitalizing the land and nurturing healthy soils.
Fond Floral is a farm-to-table process, where Ella is involved from the very beginning of planting seeds to arranging beautiful bouquets.
This is Ella’s third season here at Sandown, and she beautifully embodies Sandown’s values of regenerative agriculture and restoration.
Watch her Farmer Feature video by clicking here to see our Instagram!
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