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New Society Publishers
New Society Publishers is an activist, solutions-oriented publisher focused on publishing books as tools to help build a new society. Their books focus on tools and insights from leading experts in a range of subjects, including sustainable building, homesteading, climate change, environment, conscientious...

Sea Smart School Society
Sea Smart School Society offers workshops, summer camps, shoreline cleanups, online lessons, after-school programs, and corporate programs to help people, and youth in particular, reconnect with nature and protect the ecological balance of the ocean and its plants and animals.

Dowtown Intercultural Gardeners Society (DIGS)
Community garden with 46 garden plots. Operated by Downtown Intercultural Gardeners Society.

BDASBCBio-Dynamic Agricultural Society of British Columbia
One of The Certified Organic Associations of BC (COABC). BC Certified Organic Program for Regional-Crops, Livestock, and Processing.

LUSH Valley Food Action Society
LUSH Valley is a catalyst for food-related projects, working to strengthen relationships in the local food system and build on individuals’ food skills in an effort to increase self-reliance. Fruit harvesting and farm gleaning remain core programs that supply local food box programs, in addition to...

Native Plants PNW
Directory of sources of info on native plants in the PNW: The Washington Native Plant Society, The Native Plant Society of Oregon, The Native Plant Society of British Columbia. Native Flowers for Attracting Hummingbirds, Outstanding Northwest Native Landscape Plants, Native Flowers for Attracting Butterflies,...

The Victoria Folk Music Society
One of BC’s longest running folk clubs, the VFMS is a Victoria legend, hosting a live evening of folk music every Sunday since the 1970s! The evening starts with an open jam which is followed by an open stage and then a feature band. Admission is $7.

Creative Culture
Best practices for an enlightened and sustainable society. All life is sacred. Each cell in a body is part of the whole body. In the same way, every living being on earth lives by giving and receiving within the living planetary body. Every and all life is interwoven in the living fabric of life on this...

IDEAL Society
Shared collective life in the beautiful mountains of southeastern British Columbia forms an experimental framework and environment in which to grow in harmony with nature, while contributing to the well-being of the group and larger community in a spirit of sustainable development.

Alberni Valley Transition Town Society
Sustainability news resource for Port Alberni, including local food directory.

Salt Spring Abattoir Society
Meat Processing and Packaging: Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, Lamb, Goat, Pig and Beef. Certified Organic since 2014.

Linnaea Farm Society
An ecological agriculture oasis on Cortes Island: offering workshops, family farmstays, CSA and farm stand, agricultural internships, coop guild membership for islanders, weekly market sales, and education. In 1978, the title for Linnaea Farm was transferred to "Trust for Public Land," a charitable...

Elk Root Conservation Farm Society
Farming Conservation at Elk Root The vision is a thriving fish, wildlife and human population in the Slocan Valley and Little Slocan River watershed that is functioning and sustainable. The not-for-profit mission is to alleviate food insecurity, and to protect, restore and enhance fish, wildlife and...

Calscape- California Native Plant Society
The goal at Calscape is to help Californians restore nature and save water one garden at a time. This is done by showing people which plants are really native to any location in the state, helping them figure out which ones they want, where to buy them, and how to grow them. True native plants are the...

Cortes Museum & Archives Society
The Cortes Island Museum & Archives is a place to reflect on the rich social and natural history of Cortes Island. The Cortes Island Museum building began life in 1946 as a family store at the head of Manson’s Landing dock. A nearby mill in the lagoon supplied the lumber. When this area became a...

Michael Pilarski
Michael Pilarski, Founder and Director of Friends of the Trees Society. Michael is a life-long student of plants and earth repair. His farming career started in 2nd grade and his organic farming career began in 1972 at age 25. Michael founded Friends of the Trees Society in 1978 and took his first permaculture...

James Bay Farmers Market
Handmade, Homemade, Homegrown. The James Bay Market Society was founded in 1995 by a small group of James Bay residents, assisted by a grant from the City. The non-profit Society obtained a $5000 grant from the city of Victoria to start a Summer Community Market. During the first two years of operation,...

Robert Bateman
Canadian painter, environmentalist, naturalist. In 1999, the Audubon Society of Canada declared Bateman one of the top 100 environmental proponents of the 20th century. His work is supported by the Bateman Foundation, a charity whose mandate is to "challenge the public and society's leaders to a new...

Localization
Fulfilling local needs with resources within a community or bioregion Avoiding long distance transportation is essential to an efficient, sustainable society. Transportation accounts for more than 1/4 of global energy use and emissions.

Land Rights and Responsibilities
Laws of land usage, ownership and stewardship Space on the Earth is finite, and all living things upon it need and occupy space. How communities compete and cooperate over the use and occupancy of land fundamentally shapes their society. Social norms and systems of land rights vary widely across time...

Law Enforcement
Leadership and lawmaking that benefit all members of society, enforced justly and equitably

Visual Arts
Visual art is a fundamental component of society and the human experience, illuminating and increasing the understanding of history, culture, personal lives and the experience of others.

Currency
Systems of exchange that are independent from unsustainable debt economics Some form of money or currency is indispensable for a society to support specialization and advanced technology. Most national currencies are based on a fractional reserve baking systems where money is "created" by central banks...

Equality
Providing unbiased equivalent opportunity for all participants In a just society, all individuals are given an equal the opportunity to thrive and be treated with respect and fairness. ## Unbiased Equivalence of Opportunity The circumstances of an individual's birth — including race, culture, economic...

Victoria Home Learners Network Association
The Victoria Home Learners' Network Association (VHLN) is a non-profit society created to support home learning families in the Greater Victoria area. Their membership is comprised of families who follow diverse home learning paths – from traditional approaches to home schooling to “radical" unschooling...

BC Home Educators Association
BCHEA is a registered non-profit society dedicated to the protection of the family's freedom to educate children at home with minimal government intervention. BCHEA was registered in 1987 as an umbrella group to represent all home schoolers regardless of their philosophical or religious beliefs. Since...

ZWIA
The Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA) is an international organization focused on Zero Waste standards, policies and best practices. The ZWIA Charter Principles are: 1. Convert waste to resources for the benefits of local production and the creation of a sustainable society. 2. Redesign products...

Cortes Children's Forest Trust
The Forest Trust for the Children of Cortes Island Society has been formed to purchase Island Timberland forest land holdings immediately adjacent to Carrington Bay Park on Cortes Island. These forest lands will be held in trust for all the children of Cortes Island, in perpetuity. They will offer educational,...

Chris Hedges
An American journalist specializing in American politics and society; Harvard Divinity School (M.Div); spent 15 years as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times. He was based in the Middle East for five years.

Creatively United for the Planet
The Creatively United for the Planet Society is a non-profit collective that brings together and showcases individuals, local businesses, organizations, institutions committed to improving the quality of life on Vancouver Island.

International College of Integrative Medicine
The International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM) is a not-for-profit medical society dedicated to educating physicians and other health care professionals in the latest research, clinical trials and advancements in Complimentary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine techniques.

Center for Earth Ethics
The Center for Earth Ethics is an educational non-profit that runs programs aimed at transitioning to a society where value is measured according to the sustained well-being of all people and our planet. The CCE focus on cultivating the public consciousness needed to make changes in policy and culture...

Friends of Cortes Island
Friends of Cortes Island Society (FOCI) is a charitable organization that has been active for over 25 years. The organization exists to monitor and preserve the health of local ecosystems, and to provide educational programs that foster a greater understanding of the natural environment. Through all...

The Earth Charter
The Earth Charter is an ethical framework for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century. It seeks to inspire in all people a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the whole human family, the greater community of life, and...

Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth
by Jim Merkel and Vicki Robin; New Society Publishers, 2003 In the face of looming ecological disaster, many people feel the need to change their lifestyles as a tangible way of transforming our unsustainable culture. _Radical Simplicity _ is the first book that guides the reader to a personal sustainability...

Cowichan Green Community
Cowichan Green Community Society, (CGC) is a non-profit organization that has been focusing on environmental sustainability in the Cowichan Region since March 2004. CGC’s mandate is to improve food security by developing strong relationships with local food producers, increasing capacity for local...

Transfarmation Farm
Transfarmation... More than farming: Growing Cultural Change. We can transform our communities, our society and, ultimately our culture, by transforming the way we think, live, work, play and eat. By using practical permaculture and bio-intensive methods to grow 16,000 pounds of vegetables and fruit...

Holy S--t: Managing Manure to Save Mankind
In his insightful book, _Holy S--t: Managing Manure to Save Mankind_, contrary farmer Gene Logsdon provides the inside story of manure-our greatest, yet most misunderstood, natural resource. He begins by lamenting a modern society that not only throws away both animal and human manure-worth billions...

Cortes Community Housing
The mandate of the Cortes Community Housing Society (CHS) is to provide and operate affordable housing and incidental facilities for low to modest-income households on Cortes Island, BC. This includes the creation of year-round homes for singles, couples, and families of all ages.

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals is a nonfiction book written by American author Michael Pollan published in 2006. Technology has made foods that were previously seasonal or regional available year round and in all regions. The relationship between food and society, once moderated...

The Farm Ecovillage Training Center
The Ecovillage Training Center assists transition towards a sustainable society by instruction in meeting basic needs for food, shelter, energy, fuel, gainful employment, and community process and progress. Featured classes include carbon farming, financial permaculture, natural building, and biodynamic...

Joanna Macy
Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, PhD, is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, deep ecology and root teacher of the Work That Reconnects: "To those of us growing up in the Industrial Growth Society, a breathtakingly new view of reality arises from deep ecology, systems thinking, and the resurgence...

Forstbauer Farm
Forstbauer Family Natural Food Farm uses Biodynamic farming methods and follows a soil food web approach. Founded in 1977 the Forstbauer farm is a certified organic farm in Chilliwack British Colombia, farmed using Biodynamic principals and certified through the Biodynamic society of BC (demeter) and...

Ethelo
Ethelo is comprised of two entities: Ethelo Decisions, a technology company dedicated to helping organizations focus collective intelligence to make the best decisions more quickly; and Ethelo Democracy, a non-profit society dedicated to a more effective, citizen-engaged democracy. Ethelo Decisions undertakes...

Orion Magazine
Orion brings ideas, writers, photographers, and artists together, focused on nature, the environment, and culture, addressing environmental and societal issues. Orion is published by the Orion Society, a non-profit. The magazine is ad-free, and entirely supported by subscriptions and donations.

City Folk Farm Folk
FarmFolk CityFolk is a not for profit society that works to cultivate a local, sustainable food system. Our projects provide access to & protection of foodlands; support local growers and producers; and engage communities in the celebration of local food. Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada Huge resource...

Strathcona Community Garden
Community garden with 200 garden plots and 104 food trees. Operated by Strathcona Community Gardeners Society.

Cortes Radio | CKTZ 89.5 fm
The Cortes Island Radio Society was formed in 2004 by a small group of believers. Out of this came CORTES COMMUNITY RADIO. Licensed in October of 2011, broadcasting at 80 watts from a height of approximately 400 feet above sea level. They feature many live locally made programs as well as a very eclectic...

Desmond Tutu
Nobel Peace Laureate who was a key role player in the fight against apartheid in South Africa. He was also the first black South African Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa and primate of the Anglican Church of South Africa. Founder of Desmond Tutu Peace Centre: "committed to creating a society that...

Living Future Institute
The Living Future institute is an international organization based in Seattle, USA with a wide range of programs focused on social justice and ecological regeneration — including their Living Building Certification and Living Product Certification.

Hastings St Folk Garden
Community garden with 150 garden plots. Operated by Portland Housing Society.

Cottonwood Community Garden
Community garden with 139 garden plots and 26 food trees. Operated by Strathcona Community Gardeners Society.

Pandora Park Community Garden
Community garden with 66 garden plots and 4 food trees. Operated by Pandora Park Community Garden Society.

Woodland Park Community Garden
Community garden with 64 garden plots and 3 food trees. Operated by Village Vancouver Transition Society.

Cedar Cottage Community Garden
Community garden with 61 garden plots and 13 food trees. Operated by Cedar Cottage Garden Society .

Elisabeth Rogers Community Garden
Community garden with 56 garden plots and 12 food trees. Operated by Urban Diggers Society.

Sahalli Community Garden
Community garden with 54 garden plots. Operated by Urban Diggers Society.

Cedar Cottage Community Garden - Part 2
Community garden with 49 garden plots. Operated by Cedar Cottage Garden Society .

Ladybug Garden
Community garden with 46 garden plots and 7 food trees. Operated by The Britannia Community Services Centre Society.

Village on False Creek Garden
Community garden with 45 garden plots. Operated by Village on False Creek Community Gardens Society.

Robson Park Community Garden
Community garden with 44 garden plots. Operated by Urban Diggers Society.

Brewery Creek Community Garden
Community garden with 40 garden plots and 11 food trees. Operated by Urban Diggers Society.

Nelson Park Community Garden
Community garden with food trees and 38 garden plots. Operated by Nelson Park Community Garden Society.

Cheyenne Community Garden
Community garden with 37 garden plots and 7 food trees. Operated by Collingwood Neighbourhood House Society.

UP! Elgin community garden
Community garden with 35 garden plots and 4 food trees. Operated by Fraser Kensington Community Garden Society.

CROWS Point Community Garden
Community garden with 30 garden plots. Operated by CROWS Point Community Garden Society.

Mount Pleasant Community Garden
Community garden with 30 garden plots and 16 food trees. Operated by Urban Diggers Society.

China Creek Community Garden
Community garden with 23 garden plots and 3 food trees. Operated by Urban Diggers Society.

Kerrisdale Community Garden
Community garden with 22 garden plots and 4 food trees. Operated by Kerrisdale Community Garden Committee (under Kerrisdale Community Centre Society).

Pine Street Community Garden (6th and Fir Park)
Community garden with 20 garden plots and 16 food trees. Operated by Pine Street Community Garden Society.

Tea Swamp Community Garden
Community garden with 20 garden plots and 4 food trees. Operated by Urban Diggers Society.

Kingscrest Park Community Garden
Community garden with 20 garden plots. Operated by Cedar Cottage Food Network Society.

McSpadden Park Community Garden
Community garden with 18 garden plots. Operated by McSpadden Agricultural Project Society.

Bosman Hotel Garden
Community garden with 12 garden plots. Operated by Bosman Hotel Society.

Norquay Community Learning Orchard
Community garden with 11 garden plots and 20 food trees. Operated by Collingwood Neighbourhood House Society.

BC Seniors Living Assoc. Garden
Community garden with 11 garden plots. Operated by BC Seniors Living Assoc. Beulah Homes Society.

Chester's Field Garden
Community garden with 10 garden plots and 3 food trees. Operated by Fraser Kensington Community Garden Society.

Trillium Park North Artists Garden
Community garden with 4 garden plots. Operated by Earthand Gleaners Society.

Copley Community Orchard
Community garden with 3 garden plots and 100 food trees. Operated by Copley Community Orchard Society.

Still Creek Community Garden
Community garden operated by Collingwood Neighbourhood House Society.

Food Forest Abundance
Aiming to create abundant food forests in every neighborhood. Offering consultations, design, and installation services. Food forests are low-maintenance, sustainable, edible landscapes perfect for suburban yards, retirement villages, schools, community gardens, businesses, and everywhere in between.

Salt Spring Center of Yoga
We are a non-profit educational and spiritual retreat centre dedicated to teaching the core principles of yoga which embody peace, resilience, and belonging.

Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County
The Interfaith Council, as the Council of Churches, was originally organized for the primary purpose of providing chaplaincy ministries in various county institutions on behalf of local congregations. The Council became interfaith in 1997, widening its membership to include congregations and faith organizations...

Arsayian Foundation




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