On the evening of Saturday the 29th, islanders and farm tour participants are invited to an event titled  Farming as Though our Lives Depend on it at ArtSpring. As part celebration of the resurgence of passion for locally produced food and part examination on how we can improve our islands’ food foundation, the event will feature a music set by Genie and Juno award-winning songwriter Bill Henderson, followed by a panel discussion with Harry Burton and other eminent growers and experts.

The event is a fundraiser for local and international food security initiatives. At home on Salt Spring, proceeds will feed the Tuesday Farmers Market and Island Natural Growers. Overseas funds will be used to build peach orchards in Lesotho, where Salt Spring Islanders have been building community-to-community links to help families afflicted by HIV/AIDS.