by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 12, 2017 | Buzz, Events, Village Vibe
›› Alex Harned Fernwood’s Student Dinner Night will wrap up the year with a Winter Solstice Celebration on Wednesday, December 13th! Join us for a hot and delicious holiday meal, live music and a pop-up holiday market with a handful of local artisans and vendors. At...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 3, 2017 | News, Village Vibe
>> Alex Harned This growing season, the Fernwood Helping Hands team of volunteers are flexing their gleaning skills at various generous farms across the Capital Region. ‘Gleaning’ is the practice of collecting fresh, excess food. From an abundance of...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 3, 2017 | Buzz, Events, Village Vibe
No need to cook on Wednesdays because it’s Fernwood Student Dinner Night ›› Mila Czemerys With a saddle of books on their hip, sprinting from a Biology lab to the bus loop to in hopes to swiftly arrive at their part-time job, followed up with sport team or band...
by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 3, 2017 | Buzz, News, Village Vibe
›› Kathryn Juricic & Mila Czemerys Our generous neighbourhood has, once again, outdone itself in supporting The Gift of Good Food. Together, through grassroots fundraisers, hundreds of community members and lots of creativity, we raised $64,000! Thank you, on...
by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 1, 2017 | Buzz, Village Vibe
Vancity EnviroFund awards $39,500 to Fernwood Helping Hands – a push for greater local food access at the neighbourhood level >> Alex Harned Food access and the Good Food Box go hand in hand. While growth has transpired to reach more people (from the Gift...