by Geeks on the Beach | Jun 2, 2017 | News, Village Vibe
>> Alysha Punnett, Site Manager & Community Education Coordinator, Compost Education Centre Gardening season is here! And so are all the things that eat your garden! Here we discuss The Big 3: aphids, slugs and cutworms. Aphids There are green, brown,...
by Geeks on the Beach | Jun 2, 2017 | Buzz, Village Vibe
>> Marc Jenkins Larsen Music began out of John Larsen’s Saanich home nearly 20 years ago. There was at the time a huge shortage of available rental instruments for band students on Vancouver Island. John just couldn’t stand the idea of kids wanting...
by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 6, 2017 | Buzz, Village Vibe
Welcome City Fields Flower Farm ›› Mila Czemerys In backyards across Victoria, spring is starting to make its presence felt. This is especially exciting for the four flower farmers who make up City Fields Flower Farm, a new, multi-site-Fernwood included-urban flower...
by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 5, 2017 | Buzz, Events, Village Vibe
Do you ever get the feeling that people don’t know their neighbours these days? ›› Jennifer Chown If you do get that feeling, you’re right. In a 2012 survey by the Vancouver Foundation, 46% of people said that they never see their neighbours. The survey found that...
by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 5, 2017 | Buzz, Village Vibe
›› Ross Currie SKAM’s origins can be traced back to short one acts in a Chinatown café in 1995. The name is an acronym for its founders: Sarah Donald, Karen Turner, Amiel Gladstone and Matthew Payne. Still going strong to this day, SKAM is under the guidance of...