President
Diana Owens Vice President Andrea Walker Secretary Vacant Treasurer Brin Jackson Directors at Large Jaki Ayton, Rebecca Dault, Angela Forster, Zoe Thorbergson, Rayman Vella, |
2024 MEETINGS All meetings are held on a Sunday and start at 11 a.m. February 25th: Old Bones Creak, Merville Educational Topic; kidding March 17th: Thorcrest Farm Nanoose Bay Educational Topic; FAMACHA testing April 21st: Blue Meadow Cottage Courtenay Educational Topic: kid care May 26th: Quail Grove Farm Duncan Educational Topic: clean milking and doe care June 23rd: Greenstone Farm, Cedar Artificial Insemination No meetings in July -Sept due to Show season October 27th: Gabriola Island Educational Topic: bucks and breeding, herd health November 17th: Duncan - VIGA AGM Education topic: cheesemaking education session no December meeting VIGA AGM: January 2025 TBD |
The Vancouver Island Goat Association (VIGA) does not condone the illegal sale of raw milk or raw milk products as Federal legislation prohibits the sale of raw milk in Canada. It is illegal for fluid milk or milk products to be sold in Canada unless they are supplied and sold by a licensed BC Dairy processor with a license to sell at farm gate and have been pasteurized. VIGA offers education on clean milking practices to support our members who milk their goats for their own consumption. This does not imply, in any way, that VIGA is encouraging the selling of raw milk to the public. Our organization cannot respond to questions from the public about where to purchase raw milk. Please refer to the Government of Canada website for more information. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/food-safety/information-product/statement-about-drinking-milk.html
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