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 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
Seasonal tips from Compost Education Centre’s Site Manager and Community Education Coordinator ›› Alysha Punnett Fall is a great time of year for composting. Compost ingredients are abundant as you put the garden to bed, dried leaves are plentiful and things have...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 1, 2017 | Events, Village Vibe
›› Ryan Wugalter The needle will be dropped once again on Saturday, October 21 when the Fernwood Community Centre (1240 Gladstone Avenue) is transformed into Vinyl Supernova, Vancouver Island’s biggest vinyl LP fair! Collections from all over Vancouver Island and...
by Geeks on the Beach | Sep 25, 2017 | Buzz, Events
Fernwood NRG & Fernwood Helping Hands are excited to offer a series of fall growing and food cultivation workshops to help boost your green thumb curiosity and provide a chance to learn something new in your community. Register online...
by Geeks on the Beach | Aug 3, 2017 | Buzz, Events, News, Village Vibe
Check out these great events happening on our neighbourhood in the next couple months… 1) Sunset Market in the Square Wednesdays in September, 4:30 – 7:30pm, Fernwood Square // Shop for fresh, local fruits and veggies and value added food products while...