by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 3, 2021 | Garden Gleanings
›› Kayla Siefried Never was there a more exciting time (and at times overwhelming) for local gardeners then the annual Victoria Seedy Saturday. A conference full of vendors, seed swaps, and gardening workshops; it’s the day that kicks off the growing season for...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 1, 2020 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried Winter is a fantastic time to create new garden beds using an in-situ composting technique called sheet mulching. Sheet mulching is a fantastic way to replenish depleted soils in a garden, turn grass easily into a garden bed, use free ‘waste’...
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...
by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 3, 2020 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried Just a week ago, I harvested 11 different varieties of greens from the gardens at the Compost Education Centre. It was incredible to take in the variety and beauty of the greens freshly harvested and consumed in mid-January! We live in a particularly...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 2, 2019 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried In the autumn, when you are on a walk-in your local patch of forest, you’ll easily notice the abundance of mushrooms in various shades of brown, orange, yellow, blue, and purple too! When collected very cautiously and mindfully—with the expertise...
