A look at the folks and challenges of farming and food security on Gabriola.

Special thanks to: Graham Bradley, Stephen Levesque, Talyn Martin

* Support and check out Gabriola’s Agricultural Co-operative

Music credit and thanks:

“Let it Rain” by the fabulous Sarah Osborne from her 2021 Seasons EP Series Volume One - Heat . See Sarah Osborne Music 

Selection included with express permission for this podcast episode only.

It’s Saturday at the island’s recycling depot.

Music Credits in order:

Accidental background: “Do Ya Think I’m sexy” by Rod Stewart – MP3 track being played by others in an open air recording. Don’t sue!

Excerpt: “Arctic Orchestral Cue” by Graham Makes

Courtesy: creativecommons.org

Excerpt: “Indigo” by Vincent Augustus from the album Nightlife for Morning People

Courtesy: creativecommons.org

On this episode we’re going deep into the island’s geology with Nick Doe.   Nick is one of Gabriola’s go-to sources for the island’s geological history. For almost two decades he wrote and edited Shale, a journal of all things historical for the Gabriola Museum. Naturally with a slight editorial tilt towards articles about rocks.  On this episode Nick reveals the island's rock history, including unlocking the mystery of the Malaspina Galleries formation and fate. ​Music Credits: Used with thanks and express permission for this episode. All rights reserved: "River Stones" by Mikey Swallow off his debut CD Fortune is the Smile. Support local music and proceeds from the sale of the CD go to the Westcoast rainforest conservation charity, Pacific Wild. See more about Mike and buy and download songs from his album on the website BandCamp

On this episode, I’m in conversation with Gabriola artist Tammy Hudgeon talking about what she’s learned about creativity, and how she got out of the box of what she thought her life would be.

See Tammy Hudgeon Art

Link to her new bookTender Brave Spirit

See Gabriola Artists Studios Guide

Thanks & Music Credits

Used with express permission for this episode. All rights reserved:

--> Twice, written and performed by Tina Jones from her album “Quickening”

Visit Tina Jones Music (support Canadian talent and purchase some music today)

--> Brave1 composed and performed by Ode Howard

This episode is dedicated to my sister, Babe Gurr, another enduring creative spirit. - Ken

In Chapter 2, Bert shares stories of incredible bird life, his thoughts on what alone means, the philosophy of why, and what truly defines extraordinary.

You can retrace his journey and read all of his blog entries and see photos at https://www.the5capes.com/

Music credits and thanks in order heard:

"Rain" by Meydan, from the album Havor. Creative Commons Licensed.

"Prelude" by Gabriola's Leah Hokanson from the album Facets. (Leah is featured in the "Voice" episode of Straight Outta Gabriola)

Gabriolan Bert terHart sailed around the world solo, non-stop, using only celestial navigation: the first North American to do so. He made it home in July 2020 after nine months not touching land or a dock.

Recorded after being back home on the island for four months, Bert reflects on the why's and the what's of his Epic Voyage in the southern oceans going past the five great capes.

You can retrace his journey and read all of his blog entries and see photos at https://www.the5capes.com/

There are so many clubs and people clubbing on Gabriola.

Music credits and thanks, in order played:

Beats from August 29th live event, part 1 of 2 --  NBD Events (Esmi Villa, Tim Gambrill, Luke Kyd) – See their Facebook page

“Pushing Forward” by Segue, from the album Pacifica (SSCD13). Thank you to Silent Season Records for permission to use. Support local electronic musicians! Stream and purchase at Silent Season (headquartered in the Comox Valley.) 

Prohibition Speakeasy Music – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo7RXqnCzrQ&ab_channel=An-Magi

Additional Special Thanks to:

The Commodore and Vice-Commodore – Gabriola Waterski Club

Anonymous @ Bad Girls Book Club

In this episode, I’m in conversation with Jen Demler-Lindsay and Becky Furnell who were born and raised here. We talk all about life growing up, the island culture, some of their favourite childhood and teen-hood memories, and now today as young women who’ve moved back here and all the challenges of buying and setting up their own homes ,with crazy busy lives, running their locavore catering company Ground Up, and investing in another business opportunity with their life partners to really dig their roots back into this community.

Thanks to Jen and Becky! And to additional guests Nicholas Read and Nancy Heatherington-Peirce.

Music courtesy of the fabulous Tina Jones.

Find out more about the Gabriola Housing Society

Ground Up Facebook Page

Perhaps one of Gabriola’s more renowned workshops is Georgi Georgiev's.

Why? Well, in this unassuming workshop it just so happened that Georgi designed and built the world’s fastest human powered vehicles (HPVs) -- aka fairing cloaked bicycles -- that dominated world contests in several categories for years. Some of those records from the 1990s and 2000s still hold.

Georgi's company is Varna Research & Innovation.

Is Gabriolan Kerry Unger the leader of the next infamous cult?