Meet Withbloom Pollinator Gardens
›› Myriam Parent
Have you ever looked closely at who pollinates your cucumbers and tomatoes in the summer? Who hangs around the fragrant lavender blooms by the Fernwood Community Centre? Beloved bees, yes, but what kind of bees?
A while back, in response to the initial pandemic lockdown, I started my first boulevard garden […]
›› Kayla Siefried
Gardening is becoming even more of an important way to build resiliency in our lives. Just a salad from your garden every couple weeks, and you are a bit more resilient to unpredictable (and often less environmentally sustainable) supply chains that are vulnerable to conflict, climate change, and pandemic. If you don’t have […]
The new store on the block
›› Lauren Gaultier
Fernwood General Store has now officially opened at 1308 Gladstone Ave in the former space of Aubergine. For those who were fans of Aubergine’s selection of South African and kosher foods, have no fear, your favourite items will continue to be stocked at Fernwood General Store. Purchased through […]
Arts, events, development, and membership!
›› Kathryn Juricic, Fernwood Community Association Board of Directors
Bustling away behind the scenes, the Fernwood Community Association is flourishing with collaborations, volunteers, events, and conversation. Committees have been established and are making headway on a thriving arts and culture scene, having dialogue about what’s happening in our neighbourhood, and dialing in […]
›› Paul Taylor
It’s been an exhausting few weeks.
As we continue navigating a pandemic recovery, coupled with skyrocketing housing and food prices, we are also witnessing a humanitarian crisis unfold before our eyes.
The situation in Ukraine has left me grappling with uncomfortable truths.
Like the way that protest is treated as either righteous or unrighteous, depending on […]
›› Chantille Viaud
Last year an atmospheric heat dome demonstrated, in a single day of extreme heat, what the impacts of climate change look like for people living all across B.C., not just in flood or wildfire-affected areas. And the people most affected by it were the people least likely to be able to afford a […]
Join us for this free six week healthy cooking program put on my Fernwood NRG, the Province of British Columbia, and BCCDC.
At Food Skills for Families, you will:
Cook simple nutritious meals
Learn to read nutrition labels
Tour your local grocery store
For youth ages 13 to 18
Date: Tuesdays, April 5 – May 10, 5:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Fernwood […]
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