Everything is underway for the 2022 season. It has been a challenge with staffing this year, and we are doing our best to manage the number of bookings
Some important key dates:
• Next available date for Lamb bookings August 4th
• Poultry Bookings full until August 16th
Please look at the on-line calendar and book well in advance to ensure you get the dates you want.
Pigs
Regrettably we no longer have staff qualified for pig slaughter and cannot confirm bookings until we have trained people available. If you know of anyone with experience in pig slaughter who might be interested in occasional work please tell them to get in touch.
Poultry
Last year we had a successful introduction of parting poultry. Unfortunately, due to staffing challenges, we can’t guarantee that we will be able to cut birds in half this year. We can still offer vacuum packing for whole birds up to 8lbs – please let us know if you would like this option for an additional fee.
Latest news:
2022 Fall Fair Fundraiser
Salt Spring Abattoir Lamb burgers will be back at the Fall Fair this year! And we need your support.
The abattoir is looking for donations of cull Ewes. Please reach out if you have culls to donate or at a discount. Processing date will be Sept 1; if you need to send them earlier we can freeze the meat.
We are also looking for volunteers to run the ticket table, the serving station or BBQ – the Fall Fair will be on the weekend of September 10-11, 2022. Volunteers always have a fantastic time, please consider joining the fun.
10th Anniversary Celebration
If you would like to join the organizing committee for the Birthday Bash on November 12 please get in touch.
The Abattoir is Hiring
We are still looking for new members for the red meat team this season for kill days and for cut & wrap. If you know of anyone who has the skills, please tell them to contact us by email: ssiabattoir@gmail.com
Canada Summer Jobs Program
Do you know anyone who wants a summer job? Under the Canada Summer Jobs Program the Salt Spring Abattoir is hiring a young person (15-30) for 4 days a week (Tuesday – Friday) from the end of June to September 3. Work includes assisting with poultry processing, cut & wrap, facility maintenance and other tasks under direction of our regular staff. We are also looking for housing for an 8 week period if there is an interested applicant from off-island. Can you help?
Waste Management – Important please read
The abattoir is not able to handle the disposal of inedible offal and feathers this season. We need you to pick it up and take it back to the farm for composting or burial. While we are in the middle of construction, we cannot even store it overnight. The composter project at Burgoyne Community Farm is stalled pending arrangements with the CRD and we do not yet know when it will be operational. All producers must pick up their offal on the day of slaughter; preferably bring your own containers. If you take the abattoirs containers, please return them rinsed within 24hrs. Thank you for your understanding.
2022 Annual General Meeting
At the 2022 AGM May 18th at the Farmers Institute the following 2022/23 board members were elected.
- Anne Macey – President
- Matthew Delumpa – Treasurer
- Fraser Baldwin – Secretary
- Mark Hughes
- Kevin Chipperfield
- Margaret Thomson
- Mariah Hutchinson
- Mike Lane
- Mark Whitear
- Krystel Saunders (non-voting staff rep)