Amend your soil

Amend your soil

The Spring Equinox has passed and things are truly waking up in the garden. April showers do in fact promise May flowers! ›› Kayla Siefried What to do in the garden this month? Amend your soil, direct seed some ­vegetable seeds, and prepare a bed to ­transplant...
Net Zero Home: A Fernwood Tale

Net Zero Home: A Fernwood Tale

›› Tessa Weimer, Devin Fikis, and Kaitlyn Nightingale We are a group of ­University of Victoria digital communications students who have partnered with the owners of the newest net zero home in Victoria with the goal of encouraging more people to take action to...
Faces of Fernwood: Kevin Yee-Chan

Faces of Fernwood: Kevin Yee-Chan

›› Brett Gaylor Tell us 3 things about yourself, one that is a lie. My mother is Dominican I love winter I speak French Why do you choose to live in Fernwood? I’m a little biased… but Fernwood is my favorite neighborhood! I love seeing art on the streets,...
Sweet Blossoms: Patience, Diversity, Community

Sweet Blossoms: Patience, Diversity, Community

›› Kevin Yee-Chan Spring is here! The excitement of buds blossoming and days lengthening is often a welcome exhale after the inward cocoon of winter. Particularly after the inward nature of the last year—a year when we’ve been asked to sit collectively with stillness...
Patio season at Mesa Familiar

Patio season at Mesa Familiar

Spring has officially sprung and for the foodie scene, this means patio season is upon us! ›› Lauren Gaultier Some may say that living in such a ­temperate climate, we are almost always able to enjoy outdoor dining here in beautiful Victoria, but hey, longer sunny...