by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 10, 2019 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
>> Kayla Siefried September, October, and even into November mark the months where people all over our region are harvesting fruit from trees, especially the leftover apple and pear trees from orchards long past. If you’ve been longing for a fruit tree of your...
by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 9, 2019 | Buzz, Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
Join the last work party of the season at the Fernwood Community Centre on Saturday, September 14th, 10am to 1pm ›› Mila Czemerys As fall rolls in, it will be time to do some harvesting, maintenance, and mulching at the kitchen garden and orchard at the Fernwood...
by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 9, 2019 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried Welcome summer! It’s been here a while and you’ve likely been enjoying the bounty from your garden and farmer’s markets. And, as much as you may not like to conjure up an image of winter… the rains, cold temperatures, and short days will be...
by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 5, 2019 | Events, Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
The place to start when starting from seed ›› Heather Leary While most of Canada is still in winter’s icy grip, gardeners on Vancouver Island are planning their spring, which officially starts with Victoria Seedy Saturday on February 16th. Running from 10am to 4pm at...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 5, 2018 | Buzz, Garden Gleanings, News, Village Vibe
›› Lauren Gaultier After many years of planning, the Vic High Learning Farm was a joint initiative prompted when a former faculty member reached out to Aaren Topley, Capital Region’s Community Animator, of Farm to School BC, for help in creating a sustainable...
by Geeks on the Beach | Sep 28, 2018 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
How to make sauerkraut the easiest way possible ›› Ruben Anderson Fermented foods are an effective and delicious traditional way to preserve the harvest, and they contain probiotics that aid digestion and may even have larger benefits for people with various gut...
