The Salt Spring Island Farmers Institute is a 110-year old institution that encourages the preservation and
development of agriculture on Salt Spring Island and supports farmers in their quest for sustainability.
Your membership supports island farming. You can contact us by email at ssifi@shaw.ca or by clicking
here.
The Salt Spring Island Farmers Institute
Bursary
The Salt Spring Island Farmers Institute Bursary is presented to a GISS student entering into a field relating to
agriculture, horticulture, or the sciences. The Bursary Committee independently considered all the applicants
for the annual Bursary of $1000.
Agricultural Seminars
IFI - ongoing educational programs and managing the musuem
IFI Foundation
The I.F.I. Foundation (or "iffy" as those who worked long and hard on its establishment call it) is a
"sister" society of the Salt Spring Island Farmers Institute. It was registered as a foundatin in December 2002 and
obtained official recognition as a charitable organization effective January 1, 2004.
The mandate of the IFI Foundation is to encourage and promote agricultural education and awareness within
the community. to achieve this mandate, the IFI Foundation financially supports lectures and seminars,
bursaries to students going into post-high school, agriculture-related fields and, more tangibly, the Bittancourt
Agricultural Museum located on the Institute's grounds.
The IFI Foundation can issue official tax receipts for monetary donations as well as for items donated to
the museum. The Foundation hopes to encourage islanders to help save our farming heritage and retain and interest
in the agricultural aspects of Salt Spring Island. Donations can be arranged by leaving a message on the Institute's
message machine at 537-4755 or by emailing ssifi@shaw.ca.