Our intention is to promote local Mayne Island residents and resources, to keep our community growing and thriving. If you would like to be a part of this resource list or notice any errors or omissions, please contact us – MayneIslandGC@gmail.com

Garden Supplies

Seeds/Plants/Misc:

Farmgate/Deaconvale Farm
Don & Shanti McDougall
250-539-5456
farmgatestore.com
don@deaconvale.com
Flower & Veggie Starts, sold seasonally at Farmgate

Fernhollow Farm
Linda Beer
lindabeer@shaw.ca
Mayne Island grown seeds, veggie starts, Effective Microorganisms, garden books, seminars, roadside stand

Mayne Islands Building Centre
Lorie or Abigail
250-539-2929
Seeds,starts,plants, tools,bagged soils, and garden themed art and décor

MI Conservancy Society
Rob Underhill / Michael Dunn
250-539-5168
conservancyonmayne.com
info@conservancyonmayne.com
Over 40 species of native plants grown in on-island nursery from local seeds and cuttings

Seedy Saturday
Mayne Island Ag Society
2020: Feb ?, 12:30-3:00pm Ag Hall
Exchange seeds, plants, cuttings, mini-talks of garden interest

Silver Maynes Plant Sale
Eilene Verheul
250-539-3710
Plant sale Saturday before Mother’s Day – watch for info in Mayneliner

Soil Amendments:

Christina’s Garden
Christina Pechloff
250-539-3545
christina@christinasgarden.com
Compost from shoot production

Hatake Farm
Helen O’Brian
250-539-5619
hatakeyarns.com
Horse & sheep manure, fresh and composted

Meadowmist Farm
Joyce Kallweit
joyce@meadowmistfarm.ca
Chicken, goat and sheep manure

Mayne Island Recycling Backhaul Service
Grant Buday
MI Recyling Depot: 250-539-3383
Grant Buday Home: 250-539-5566
grantbuday@gmail.com
Recycling truck does backhaul deliveries, eg soil etc. from Victoria area

Services – Landscape Design, Maintenance & Other

Celtic Centurion
Ron Weeks
250-539-3777
c250-857-5321
ronm.weeks@gmail.com
www.rweeks.ca
Assist those with mobility issues return to gardening, whether kitchen garden, window boxes or deck planting. Maintenance for absent homeowners as well.

Elisabeth Whitelaw Landscape Design
Elisabeth
250-539-5582
c604-732-8562
elisabethvancouver@gmail.com
Residential garden design for new and existing gardens; also offer one hour walkabouts with suggestions to solving problem areas and/or incorporate new plants or focus areas

Warning Maintenance Services
Bill Warning
250-588-9360
bkwarning@shaw.ca
Lawn cutting, misc. chores; Water tank and irrigation installation

Mayne Island Links of Interest

Growing Islands.com
Michael Dunn
mjechael.dunn@gmail.com
Gulf Islands farming for the future and food security

Mayne Island Agricultural Society
mayneagsociety@gmail.com
mayneagriculturalsociety.com
Fall fair and various growing topics; Meets last Friday of month, 10:30 Ag Hall

Mayne Island Community Gardens
Diane Rosenberg
250-539-5079
Garden space available for Mayne Island residents

Mayne Island Conservancy Society
Rob Underhill / Michael Dunn
250-539-5168
conservancyonmayne.com
info@conservancyonmayne.com
Native plant nursery, garden walkabouts, invasive species control/eradication and much more

Mayne Island Parks & Recreation
Jerry Wise
250-539-5148
Maintenance & planning of Mayne Island parks and trails; Meets 2nd Wednesday of month, 3:15pm at library

The Orchard Project
Helen O’Brian 250-539-5619
Tina Farmilo 250-539-2402
Occasional programs and assistance in promoting local fruit production, and the Community Apple Squeeze on Thanksgiving weekend