The Harvest Hub
Rooted in Resilience: How North Saanich Is Taking Control of Its Own Food Future Most people don't know that Vancouver...
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Farming, in present tense
North Saanich grows food. Not as a hobby, not as heritage, but as a working local economy. Roughly half the District sits inside the Agricultural Land Reserve, and a generation of growers depends on the District keeping the conditions for farming intact: vegetable producers, livestock farmers, greenhouse operators, and the farmers' market vendors who bring that work to the public.
The most concrete current example of what that support looks like in practice is the Harvest Hub. Construction broke ground in April 2026 on a shared-use facility at the Sandown lands, designed to give local farmers dedicated space for food processing, cold storage, retail, and on-site agricultural infrastructure. The project is anchored by a significant private donation from a community member, with a completion target of late 2026. Existing agricultural facilities across the peninsula have been running at or near capacity for some time. The Harvest Hub exists because the gap was real, the need was documented, and the District chose to act on it.
