November 2018
Workshop: Making A Pizza From Scratch
Come learn to make your own delicious pizza from scratch.
Find out more »Site Open 10AM-4PM
Our restaurant and gift shop are now open Thursday to Monday, with lunch served from 11AM-3PM. For more specific information about our campground, restaurant, gift shop and heritage site hours, visit this page.
Find out more »Site Open 10AM-4PM
Our restaurant and gift shop are now open Thursday to Monday, with lunch served from 11AM-3PM. For more specific information about our campground, restaurant, gift shop and heritage site hours, visit this page.
Find out more »Site Open 10AM-4PM
Our restaurant and gift shop are now open Thursday to Monday, with lunch served from 11AM-3PM. For more specific information about our campground, restaurant, gift shop and heritage site hours, visit this page.
Find out more »Site Closed
Our restaurant and gift shop are now open Thursday to Monday, with lunch served from 11AM-3PM. For more specific information about our campground, restaurant, gift shop and heritage site hours, visit this page.
Find out more »Site Closed
Our restaurant and gift shop are now open Thursday to Monday, with lunch served from 11AM-3PM. For more specific information about our campground, restaurant, gift shop and heritage site hours, visit this page.
Find out more »Site Open 10AM-4PM
Our restaurant and gift shop are now open Thursday to Monday, with lunch served from 11AM-3PM. For more specific information about our campground, restaurant, gift shop and heritage site hours, visit this page.
Find out more »Site Open 10AM-4PM
Our restaurant and gift shop are now open Thursday to Monday, with lunch served from 11AM-3PM. For more specific information about our campground, restaurant, gift shop and heritage site hours, visit this page.
Find out more »Friday Dinner Series – Classic Turkey Dinner
This dinner features a classic turkey dinner, with a Grist Mill twist.
Find out more »January 2019
Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »February 2019
Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »March 2019
Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »April 2019
Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Volunteer Work Party Weekend
Roll up your sleeves, get your gloves and boots and grab a shovel! Pitch in and join the Grist Mill Foundation volunteer group for a fun weekend as we work to bring bring the site back to life in preparation of our season opening later in the month. Pulling weeds, fixing fences, applying a coat of paint, building a fence, planting some veggies, there will be something for every ability level. Be sure to stick around, too, as…
Find out more »Volunteer Work Party Weekend
Roll up your sleeves, get your gloves and boots and grab a shovel! Pitch in and join the Grist Mill Foundation volunteer group for a fun weekend as we work to bring bring the site back to life in preparation of our season opening later in the month. Pulling weeds, fixing fences, applying a coat of paint, building a fence, planting some veggies, there will be something for every ability level. Be sure to stick around, too, as…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Private Event: Wedding
We're hosting a private event today, but our site is open for business as usual. Fortunately, with twelve acres on site there's lots of room for everyone. We might ask you to be mindful of your noise level during their ceremony and avoid sneaking into their wedding photos, but that's just common courtesy. We're pretty excited to get to be a part of someone's special day! (If we can be a part of yours, please get in touch. More information…
Find out more »May 2019
Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Mother’s Day Brunch (9AM-2PM)
Mother's Day Brunch at the Grist Mill 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM Treat your mom to a special brunch in one of the loveliest spots in the Similkameen. We'll have a special Mother's Day menu and a few wonderful surprises for every mom who comes. Reservations are strongly encouraged for everyone, and required for groups of four or more guests, please call 250.499.2888 to book your brunch table! Moms and Grand-moms get FREE ADMISSION when accompanied by a child.
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »June 2019
Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Private Event: Wedding
We're hosting a private event today, but our site is open for business as usual. Fortunately, with twelve acres on site there's lots of room for everyone. We might ask you to be mindful of your noise level during their ceremony and avoid sneaking into their wedding photos, but that's just common courtesy. We're pretty excited to get to be a part of someone's special day! (If we can be a part of yours, please get in touch. More information…
Find out more »Fibre Arts Day
Join us for a special day celebrating all forms of fibre arts, including spinning, weaving, knitting, quilting, dyeing, felting and so much more. As the day comes closer, visit this page for a detailed schedule of the workshops, presentations, vendors and demonstrations we've got planned for the event. If you or someone you know would be interested in selling something fibre arts related or have a demonstration or workshop in mind, please get in touch at frontdesk@oldgristmill.ca.
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »July 2019
Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Concert: Knacker’s Yard (Doors: 6:00PM / Show: 7:00PM)
Hailing from Victoria, British Columbia (Coast Salish Territories), Knacker’s Yard has been arranging and performing traditional Irish, Scottish, English, Australian, and original music since 2013.
Find out more »Presentation: Franz Ferdinand and the Okanagan Connection with Maury Williams
Presentation: Apple House @ 1:00 pm, free with admission Franz Ferdinand and the Okanagan Connection: The man whose death ignited the first World War visits the Okanagan In 1892 Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, began a round-the-world journey. After extended visits in India, Australia, and Japan, he arrived in Vancouver in September 1893. From there he journeyed to the Okanagan where he spent a week hunting near Penticton; he also briefly visited Kelowna. Using his 1893 photographs…
Find out more »Sunday Dinner Series – Roasted Chicken with Cherries
This dinner features roasted chicken with cherries.
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Presentation: The Importance of Cottonwoods with Kasey Moran
Presentation: Apple House @ 1:00 pm, free with admission The Importance of Black Cottonwoods You've heard of human-wildlife conflict, but what about human-plant conflict? Come and learn about the decline of black cottonwood forests in the Okanagan-Similkameen, the wildlife species that depend them, their symbiotic relationship with the river, and what's being done to conserve and restore this majestic and misunderstood species. A short, illustrated, indoor talk will be followed by a stroll along Keremeos Creek so that you can…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Concert: Bill Bourne (Doors: 6:00PM / Show: 7:00PM)
A multiple Canadian Juno Award winner, Bill Bourne has received international acclaim for his recordings and live performances. A veteran of the international blues and roots scene, life on the road is reflected in Bill’s music – powerful rhythms and soulful songs, steeped in World Beat, Blues, Cajun, Celtic, Folk, Latin, Funk, Poetry and more…
Find out more »Teddy Bears’ Picnic
"If you go out in the woods today, you better go in disguise..." We're so excited about this event, we can bear-ly contain ourselves! Grab your favourite teddy bear and join us for a lovely afternoon picnic in our gardens that includes music, story time, games, crafts and more! Have a favourite stuffed toy in need of medical attention? Volunteers doctors and nurses will be staffing a Teddy Bear Hospital offering minor repairs by donation. More information on this delightful…
Find out more »Presentation: Invaders in the Similkameen with OASISS
Come join Lisa, Executive Director of the Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society as she discusses some of the many invasive and noxious plants that are bad neighbours here in the Similkameen Valley, and how to both identify and control them. In addition to an illustrated talk, there may be a walk around the Grist Mill site to identify some of the intruders on our own property.
Find out more »Sunday Dinner Series – Grilled Flank Steak
This dinner features marinated and grilled flank steak.
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Presentation: Native Plants and Pollinators with OSS
Come join Lia, stewardship biologist with the Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society as she explains the importance of many different native plants to pollinators in our region. After that, she'll then take you on a tour of some of the habitat restoration work OSS undertook on our site in 2018.
Find out more »Sunday Dinner Series – Bison Burger
This dinner features Bison Burgers with all the fixin’s.
Find out more »August 2019
Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Concert: Silk Road Duo (Doors: 6:00PM / Show: 7:00PM)
For over twenty years, Silk Road Music has been smashing stereotypes about Chinese music and taking Chinese instruments in new artistic directions. Its pioneering musical fusions have merged Chinese folk and classical music with Brazilian, jazz, Celtic, Spanish, Arabic, Aboriginal and blues music. Founded by Qiu Xia He (pr. Chu-sha Her) along with her partner, Andre Thibault, the ensemble has earned a Juno nomination, two West Coast Music Awards and two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations.
Find out more »Sunday Dinner Series – Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Peaches
This dinner features pan-seared duck breast with peaches.
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Concert: Kirin Lamb & William Chernoff (Doors: 6:00PM / Show: 7:00PM)
Kirin Lamb & William Chernoff work together at a non-profit music group in North Vancouver. Kirin, who grew up with fiddle music on the Sunshine Coast, taught her colleague William many tunes and about the sound of Celtic guitar accompaniment. Together, they recorded a collection of demos and started to tour in Summer 2019 to share their love of Celtic, contemporary, acoustic music.
Find out more »Presentation: Wildfire Ecology with Don Gayton
Presentation: Apple House @ 1:00 pm, free with admission Wildfire Ecology Don is a well-known Summerland ecologist who studies how fire has shaped our dry forest and grassland environments. Using tree fire scar records, he explores the First Nation use of fire prior to European settlement, and then brings us forward to the severe fire years of 2017 and 2018. An illustrated talk not to be missed. Through the summer of 2019, the Grist Mill and Gardens will be hosting…
Find out more »Sunday Dinner Series – Salt-Crusted Roasted Pork Shoulder
This dinner features salt and garlic crusted roasted pork shoulder.
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Sunday Dinner Series – Slow Braised Lamb Shank
This dinner features slow-braised lamb shank.
Find out more »Concert: Sarah Jane Scouten (Doors: 6:00PM / Show: 7:00PM)
Three-time Canadian Folk Music Award nominee, Sarah Jane Scouten's music delivers a signature mix of vintage folk and country, with modern sounds and subjects.
Find out more »Concert: Scott Cook and the Second Chances (Doors: 6:00PM / Show: 7:00PM)
Edmonton, Alberta's prairie balladeer Scott Cook is a tirelessly traveling DIY songwriter with heart forever on sleeve. Road-worn, painfully honest, and deeply human, his straight-talking tunes weave together folk, roots, blues, soul and country with spacious fingerstyle guitar and clawhammer banjo arrangements.
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Sunday Dinner Series – Cedar-Planked Okanagan Salmon
This dinner features Cedar Planked Okanagan Salmon.
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Private Event: Wedding
We're hosting a private event today, but our site is open for business as usual. Fortunately, with twelve acres on site there's lots of room for everyone. We might ask you to be mindful of your noise level during their ceremony and avoid sneaking into their wedding photos, but that's just common courtesy. We're pretty excited to get to be a part of someone's special day! (If we can be a part of yours, please get in touch. More information…
Find out more »Private Event: Wedding
We're hosting a private event today, but our site is open for business as usual. Fortunately, with twelve acres on site there's lots of room for everyone. We might ask you to be mindful of your noise level during their ceremony and avoid sneaking into their wedding photos, but that's just common courtesy. We're pretty excited to get to be a part of someone's special day! (If we can be a part of yours, please get in touch. More information…
Find out more »September 2019
Event: Astronomy Night at the Grist Mill
With the help of the volunteers of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (Okanagan Centre) we'll be hosting an evening presentation followed by a chance to view the night sky through some of their telescopes. This is definitely a family-friendly event! because of the anticipated popularity of this event, there will be a small fee to attend, and must be paid in advance so that we can control the numbers of people on-site in the dark. Proceeds will support the…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Workshop: From Farm to Jar – A Weekend Canning Intensive
Spend a spectacular fall weekend in the Similkameen Valley, visit orchards, farms and fruit stands and get the ultimate farm-country canning experience! In this weekend intensive, join our General Manager, Chris Mathieson (who has canned and put away thousands of jars of just about everything) as he provides an introduction to the basics of home water-bath canning and other home preservation techniques. Depending on what we find from our fantastic local producers or in the Grist Mill garden, we might…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Private Event: Wedding
We're hosting a private event today, but our site is open for business as usual. Fortunately, with twelve acres on site there's lots of room for everyone. We might ask you to be mindful of your noise level during their ceremony and avoid sneaking into their wedding photos, but that's just common courtesy. We're pretty excited to get to be a part of someone's special day! (If we can be a part of yours, please get in touch. More information…
Find out more »Private Event: Wedding
We're hosting a private event today, but our site is open for business as usual. Fortunately, with twelve acres on site there's lots of room for everyone. We might ask you to be mindful of your noise level during their ceremony and avoid sneaking into their wedding photos, but that's just common courtesy. We're pretty excited to get to be a part of someone's special day! (If we can be a part of yours, please get in touch. More information…
Find out more »Sunday Dinner Series – Herb-Crusted Roast Beef
This dinner features herb-crusted roast beef
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Kid’s Workshop: Zucchini Racers
Join us as we make a race car out of a giant zucchini to be raced during our zucchini races at our Fall Fair. You'll bring a large zucchini and we'll provide basic wheels and some decoration items to make your racer uniquely yours. (You can also bring your own wheels if you'd like. (Click here for race rules to make sure your plan meets our expectations.) Then, on Fall Fair Day, we'll put them through their paces and see…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Community Discussion: Encouraging Volunteerism
This community conversation is a part of a larger series of discussions sponsored by the Vancouver Foundation as part of their "On the Table" series. Join us for coffee, cinnamon buns and a roundtable discussion on how to encourage volunteerism in the lower Similkameen. If this topic interests you, please come join us! All are welcome... On the Table is an invitation from Vancouver Foundation for people, organizations, and communities across BC to come together, share some food, and have…
Find out more »Sunday Dinner Series – Oven Roasted Pork Belly
This dinner features oven roasted pork belly.
Find out more »October 2019
Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Sunday Dinner Series – Molasses-Glazed Ham
This dinner features molasses-glazed ham.
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Pro-D Day at the Grist Mill – Educators Open House
On Friday, October 25th, the Grist Mill and Gardens will be hosting a special professional development opportunity for teachers. Come be inspired by this spectacular piece of local history and it's lovely grounds .RSVP for free admission to the site for the day, where our staff and volunteers will share some engaging heritage experiences with you, or register for some of the sessions that focus on particular components of the site and how they can be used for creating curriculum…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »November 2019
Workshop: Making A Pizza From Scratch
Come learn to make your own delicious pizza from scratch.
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Workshop: Making A Pizza (for kids)
Hey kids! Come learn to make your own delicious pizza...
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »December 2019
Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
Find out more »Knitting Group Gathering
Come out for an morning of knitting, learning and socializing. All skill levels from beginners to advanced are welcome, lefties too. Beginners will need to bring a pair of 5mm knitting needles and a ball of Handicrafter cotton, or worsted weight yarn; those items are available at WalMart. Your first project will be a knitted dish cloth, or bring your own project and we’ll help each other. Coffee and baked goodies will be available. For more information contact Sheila Collier…
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