The Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB) has embarked on a new, fresh project that provides supplemental greens to our Community Agency Partners (CAPs): weβve started a community garden!Β Tucked away in a parking lot in behind our Vancouver CAP Market,...
Continue ReadingSupport through charitable giving is fundamental to our mission of repairing the world, one seed at a time. West Coast Seeds held a call for submissions of original artwork for a chance to be featured on one of our seed...
Continue ReadingSupport through charitable giving is fundamental to our mission of repairing the world, one seed at a time. West Coast Seeds held a call for submissions of original artwork for a chance to be featured on one of our seed...
Continue ReadingHere'sΒ how to make a natural, healthy soil factory with bokashi composting and turn valuable food waste into rich compost in just 6 weeks. Watch the video and follow the steps below to get started.Β Β Regular composting can take months...
Continue ReadingItβs that exciting time of year when weβre starting to see our gardens explode with activity and growth! This means weβll soon be pulling delicious and bountiful harvests from all the plants we started from seed and nurtured to this...
Continue ReadingHealthy soils gives us healthy, tasty food, it does not matter on scale. Creating and maintaining healthy soils should be the main focus of anyone growing plants. Healthy soil will grow the healthiest plants with the least amount of work...
Continue ReadingIf you're a gardener, you know that there are a lot of different ways to improve your garden. You can add fertilizer, compost, and soil amendments to make your plants thrive. But have you ever tried using worm castings? Worm...
Continue ReadingYouβve probably seen those photos on Instagramβthe ones of happy flower farmers with armloads of flowers and gorgeous bouquets, and thought to yourself, βif only I could grow flowers like that!β Imagine waking up in the morning and heading out...
Continue ReadingMy name isΒ Ashley EsakinΒ and I am a soil scientist. I am located in a Canadian Zone 3 and a USDA Zone 4. I write articles on Gardening in Canada, makeΒ YouTubeΒ videos, InstagramΒ andΒ FacebookΒ posts all designed for Canadians and Cold Climate gardeners using...
Continue ReadingCritics who visit our farm to learn about our style of no-till often point out that our deep mulch system isnβt viable for most regions of the world. Theyβre correct. Very few farms have the necessary resources in their area...
Continue ReadingHome Hardware Stores Limited has a long-standing reputation for building communities and helping people, and the Home Hardware Community Garden is just one example of that. The national home improvement retailer established the garden in 2016 on a piece of...
Continue ReadingOne thing you should know about me: I live for garden season. Nothing beats eating freshly picked tomatoes off the vine or carrots with a little dirt on them β not to mention the excitement of growing a new vegetable!Β ...
Continue ReadingHey folks! With the 2022 gardening season just around the corner, I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling still a bit in the midst of turbulent and uncertain times. I'm sure I'm not the only one that is looking...
Continue ReadingOver the past few years, edible gardening has seen a surge in popularity. Spurred by the garden to table movement, the slow living movement and surely aided by our new found appreciation for all things local, vegetable gardens are thriving...
Continue ReadingWow - what a season it has been! With the temperatures approaching freezing and the shortest day of the year just around the corner, our garden is officially all bundled up for the winter (and by bundled up we mean...
Continue ReadingThrive is a non-profit organization based in Canada that was founded in 2008 to help eradicate extreme poverty. Thrive took a different approach than most to the concept of charity though, and instead of giving help in the form of...
Continue ReadingThe Growing Place Community Garden was developed by the Crescent Valley Resource Centre, located in one of Saint John, NBβs priority neighbourhoods. The project was formed in response to a regional need for increased access to both arable land and...
Continue ReadingThe Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden (SCBG) is in West Sechelt on BCβs Sunshine Coast. Our garden is 16 hectares of mostly flat land. The property was logged in the early part of the 20th century, later became a working food...
Continue ReadingSeed the City is a youth work experience program that teaches high school students how to grow, harvest, and share food grown on school grounds in the Greater Victoria School District. Beyond a place where students can gain food literacy...
Continue ReadingFor the past six years we have prioritized equitable access to outdoor play and learning by dedicating a full time teaching position to garden learning. This last year our fundraising efforts culminated in a brand new school garden built to...
Continue ReadingThe Cowichan Lake Community Garden is located in the Town of Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island. It was created in 2014 by volunteers from the community and with the support of Town Council, the Island Health Authority, and the Cowichan...
Continue ReadingAccess County Community Support Services has become a pillar of community partnerships. Access has strengthened the relationships between those living in isolated situations and the services available within our community. Access provides opportunities and social experiences for all, especially those...
Continue ReadingKidSafe provides some of Vancouver's most resilient children and youth with the safety, supervision, nutritious meals, and hours of fun they deserve when schools are closed for break. Over the past 8 weeks of Summer Break, KidSafe has provided on-site...
Continue ReadingFood securityΒ exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient,Β safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active andΒ healthy life. World Food Summit, 1996 As we write this blog...
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