What's Fresh @ Jollity Farm?

Open Saturday 10am to 2pm.

Some of the items on the fresh list:

Mixed salad greens, Chard, Kale, Radish, Carrots, Beets, Snap Peas, Cherry tomatoes, San Marzano tomatoes, Zucchini, Cilantro, Parsley, Baby cukes, Beans (limited), Strawberries (limited)

Free range eggs

We'll cook up sausage rolls again this weekend. They went fast this past Saturday, so please let us know if you'd like to order any ahead and have us save for you. This week we'll have two flavours – Maple Blueberry and English Banger.

BAGELS - we are doing the bagel run today so let us know if you'd like to order a dozen of any type or special requests for the cheesey ones for the long weekend. Since we depart early, a text is best: 250.415.0101

With thanks,

Jollity Farmers

BC Ferries: Take the Survey and Share your Priorities!

25 Jun 2024 

We've gathered a list of what we’ve heard as priorities from your Ferry Advisory Committee and community over the past two years. Now we need your help to: 

• Review the list of feedback we’ve received from your community
• Prioritize the feedback we can action

Your feedback will be used by the Community Prioritization Panel (CPP) - a panel comprised of Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs from across the coast - to create a prioritized list of recommendations for the whole BC Ferries system.

The survey will be open until July 9.

https://www.bcferriesprojects.ca/embeds/projects/34052/survey-tools/47945  

Check back on the Thetis Island Community Page: http://www.bcferriesprojects.ca/thetis-island for updates on the process and what we heard from your community.

Arielle Houghton

Community Relations Coordinator

British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Islands Trust Accessibility Committee

Islands Trust is seeking residents that have the interest and ability to assist and advise the Islands Trust Council to identify, remove, and prevent barriers to individuals interacting with Islands Trust by joining the Accessibility Committee.

To meet the requirements of the Accessible British Columbia Act, we are looking for individuals who are preferably from the Islands Trust area that are:

• a minimum of one and up to four people from organizations that support people
  with disabilities, or who have disabilities, in the Islands Trust Area;
• a minimum of one person who is Indigenous; and
• a minimum of one and up to two people from the Islands Trust Area.

Disability includes a physical, mental, intellectual, learning, or sensory impairment - including an episodic disability that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders an individual’s full and effective participation in society.

Successful applicants will be appointed by the Islands Trust Council and may be expected to meet online at least four times per year. The term for each of these positions is to December 31, 2026. Terms of reference for the Accessibility Committee can be viewed here: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/policy-2-3-1-council-committee-system/.

Apply: Islands Trust will be accepting applications until 4:30 PM on September 16, 2024. Apply online here: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/about-us/governance/accessibility-committee/.

If you prefer, you may contact David Marlor, Director of Legislative Services at Islands Trust, at 250-405-5169 or dmarlor@islandstrust.bc.ca.

https://mailstorm.islandstrust.bc.ca/campaigns/pg549qv7y5d80/web-version/bz299xot5we64

More Updates to the Busy Ferry Schedule

Capernwray has added their known summer traffic to the next few months on the busy ferry schedule. The updated version is up at https://www.thetisisland.net/ferry/current-combined-busy.pdf, or can be found anytime linked from the ferry section at thetisisland.net. Fridays and Sundays are especially deserving of attention, if you're planning to travel those days.

If anyone else has information about busy traffic sailings that aren't already on the schedule, please let me know.

Veronica, veronicashelford@gmail.com

A PS to the Phone Book Correction

In case you haven't got around to correcting the Jollity Farm Cafe number in your new phone book(s) yet, the page to go to is number 48, right at the top. (And the right phone number should be 250-246-9188.)

Thanks!

Any other corrections? Please let me know!

Veronica, veronicashelford@gmail.com

Free Item: Corner Cabinet

We have a 28" corner cabinet carousel in excellent condition, a "victim" of a dishwasher installation.

Jim Hill 806-535-3539

Free Item: TV & Nintendo

15” SHARP TV – circa 2010

Wii Nintendo game with all parts and disks

Free to anyone who wants either or both. They're going to Bings on Thursday.

Text 250-210-4042

Thanks,

Teresa

For Sale: Many Items

‘98 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4

‘99 trailblazer equipment trailer

4x 215/70R15 DMV1Bridgestone Blizzaks

‘98 Thomas pa40 skidsteer auger/ 12" bit

2001 Volvo xc70 AWD

Honda generator 5000w

‘99 250 Honda quad

12" Delta chop saw

Text or email for details 250-618-1559

sjoerd131313@gmail.com

Sjoe

Annual Order of Local, Organic Blueberries

We are gathering up requests for local, organic blueberries again this year.

Delivery to Thetis is usually around mid to late August. Berries are picked at the farm, flash-frozen and provided to us in 10 lb boxes with a freezer bag liner. Boxes are about 12 x 10 x 8". There is a small chance we'll be able to get some of them fresh this year but only if we can time our pick-up perfectly to align with a harvest day.

Same price as last year when we order in volume together.

$64 / 10 lb box ($6.40/lb)

Please email your requests to info@jollityfarm.ca

With thanks,

Jollity Farmers and friends

Yard Sale This Coming Weekend (Sat & Sun, 8am)

Our friends, Debbie and Phil are moving to Nova Scotia. They don’t want to take anything with them for this move, so this Saturday and Sunday there will be a yard sale.

Starting at 8 am. Where?… the little red schoolhouse studio on Maple Lane in Chemainus. That’s a stone’s throw from the ferry. Please help them out by lightening their load.

Thanks.

David and Barbara

drivingmissdaisy.da@gmail.com

The People’s Apothecary Garden

Plant of the Week #13 - Sage

With over 900 species in its genus, Salvia, sage is a global herb with a long history of use as a spice and for health purposes. At the PAG we have several species, including common, golden, Russian, and meadow sage. Next time you visit, see if you can spot them in the garden.

Plant card: www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/plant-of-the-week

Plant of the Week #12 – Self-heal

Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris), aka heal-all, is one wild medicinal plant that everyone should know about! It is one of the better studied herbs and has even proven itself (scientifically) to be a potent little plant with many health benefits. You can now see them starting to bloom around Thetis, so get ready to forage!

Plant card: www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/plant-of-the-week

Charlotte Fesnoux

Phone Book Correction

Please make a note in your new phone book, that the correct number for the Jollity Farm Cafe & Shop in Chemainus should be 250-246-9188.

The number currently in the book is incorrect, and I thank the islanders who let me know.

And thanks to everyone for helping us keep the book accurate and up to date!

Veronica at veronicashelford@gmail.com