by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 1, 2023 | Garden Gleanings
The dog days of summer—long sunny evenings, warm temperatures, swimming, vacations, and… drought ›› Kayla Siefried, Compost Education Centre While we here in Victoria have had cool-ish evenings and skies clear of smoke, if you tune into any news you’re bound to...
by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 11, 2022 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried Gardening is becoming even more of an important way to build resiliency in our lives. Just a salad from your garden every couple weeks, and you are a bit more resilient to unpredictable (and often less environmentally sustainable) supply chains that...
by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 9, 2021 | Garden Gleanings
›› Kayla Siefried I’m writing this on a cool summer Victoria morning at the end of July, blue skies, and garden bounty harvested and set out in the Compost Education Centre’s Farm Stand. I start up the internet, and one of the tabs I have open from yesterday startles...
by Geeks on the Beach | Jun 9, 2021 | Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried There is nothing more incredible than harvesting the first pea pod from your garden in the early days of summer. It’s crisp shell, sheltering the luscious peas dwelling within, a burst of moisture, flavour, and green when you first bite in....
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 1, 2020 | Garden Gleanings
›› Kayla Seifried On September 22nd, Equinox arrived; the time when balance returns, equal light and equal dark accompanied by the time of fall harvest. Plants in the garden begin to change colour and leaves begin to fall—it’s the time we offer gratitude for all the...
