Derek Masselink

Elected on North Pender Island for a Brighter Future

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Happy BC #dayofthehoneybee! May 29th has been officially declared as the Day of the Honeybee by our longest serving Agriculture Minister @lanapopham. While E veryday is a honeybee day for the ~4300 of us BC #beeks, it’s good to have an official day of recognition for the general public. 🐝🐝🎉👊🏻💥❤️🍯🍯👍🏻(b&w images by @everest_masselink) #swarmcatching #localbees #ultreiaapiaries #ultreiafarm #cowichanvalley (at Ultreïa Apiaries) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeKL-0Kvm-3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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An afternoon spent propagating (grafting and rooting) cuttings brought back from #hopbayfarm and pruning. #springiscoming #farmchores #ultreiafarm #cowichanvalley (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL22iwzDn7W/?igshid=18wj0rwb80l5

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Packing up our #ultreiafarm #honey and #garlic sales. Pickup from our #farmgate in #chemainus. DM me to place an order here or via my postings on FB Marketplace. #localfood #cowichanvalley (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK9aO4nDKHG/?igshid=5dnovssd00e8

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First crop of umbrella pine nuts from trees grown from seeds collected from #cinqueterre in 2006 during a trip to attend a #SlowFood conference in #turin. Future #ultreiafarm crop. #patience #reallyslowfood #hopebayfarm (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKifDUljpxV/?igshid=1b768u71no2yk

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Back today for a lunchtime trundle. (at Chemainus River Estuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKNNvMuDgRC/?igshid=ergvtfp4ier3

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#happyplace (at Chemainus River Estuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKKcujFjam8/?igshid=gkxwevgo7ewr

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Put a new roof on our ‘temporary’ #sheepshelter today. #theydontmakethemliketheyusedto #farmchores #icelandicsheep #ultreiafarm #cowichanvalley #localfood (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKIRlzFDEh0/?igshid=is509zv1mdoo

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She’s (and they’re) all grown. Happy #Grad2020 @quinn_wilder You were radiant!! #prouddad (at Pender Island Community Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBZYoMVjStL/?igshid=2dq0wgq32lxn

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Small dog with sheep. #annie #icelandicsheep #cowichanvalley (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAq-FGzDBxw/?igshid=1szwnvywzv6b8

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A brilliant day teaching @royalroadsu capped off by an equally brilliant ride. One of the many benefits of staying put. #cowichanvalley #chemainus #chemainusriverestuary #localadventures (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAor5teD5mY/?igshid=f746dhanwhgq

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Hilling the ‘taters. #localpotatoes #localfood #cowichanvalley (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAjdxaWjlW9/?igshid=1ee4ke3udidjx

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Made a dash into #yyj (The Big Smoke)to do some errands. Stopped by the ‘ol office to pick up some of my things. Hard to believe it’s been over 10 weeks since I last came physically into work. #seemslikeyesterday #officelife #covid19 (at Queen's Printer) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAitBgFjjK5/?igshid=1r9w1x9306f9i

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New #chickitas @ultreiafarm #localchicken #cowichanvalley (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CATG3QijcXn/?igshid=1h6sa5lv6mcot

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Beautiful evening out with our youngest exploring the Chemainus River estuary. #noplacelikethis #cowichanvalley (at Chemainus River) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_1KjlnjhH-/?igshid=qnbzi03evy

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Birthday girl! (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_u9fDhj34w/?igshid=s4jmxtiiyo3j

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Parrot tulip. #localflowers @ultreiafarm #cowichanvalley (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_q5GsQjc6y/?igshid=4wztus261n42

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Few things make me happier. #amicrazy #beekeeperslife @ultreiafarm (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-nNuEUD1_u/?igshid=kkw5cu19a3t9