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Sign up to be a fundraising team for the Gift of Good Food

We love Gift of Good Food Fundraising Teams!

Teams are groups of motivated people who get together to set fundraising goals and blow them out of the water! This is a fun opportunity for families, offices, sports teams, and groups of friends to come together to use their creativity, build relationships, and contribute to a meaningful […]

By |November 10th, 2024|Events, News|0 Comments

25th Anniversary FernFest

Free festival with a Fernwood state of mind

FernFest is a free, community-based, music, art, and family ­festival ­happening on June 24 & 25, 2022. We showcase local musicians and artists you may not have heard of but are bound to love. The beauty of this event is the combination of many people: the ­volunteers, dozens […]

By |June 19th, 2022|Buzz, Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Let’s celebrate National ­Indigenous Peoples Day

Fernwood NRG invites you to join us to ­honour National ­Indigenous Peoples Month throughout June and National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21

›› Shonna Bell

Fernwood NRG and the Fernwood ­Community Center are on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen People, known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. As an organization and a team, we […]

By |June 19th, 2022|Buzz, Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

The Fernwood Art Stroll is back! – June 11 & 12, 2022

Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12, from 11am to 4pm.

The Fernwood Art Stroll is a collection of neighbourhood artist and artisans who gather annually to plan an unjuried studio tour to show the public their wares. This is a chance to meet the creators in their home studios and yards […]

By |June 7th, 2022|Artist's Aside, Buzz, Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Get Growing, Victoria! Free veggie seedling distribution is back

We’re excited to host another year of Get Growing, Victoria!, an amazing program that supports communities in need with free seedlings and garden materials from the City of Victoria’s Parks Department.

The intention of the program is to support City of Victoria residents who are facing barriers to growing their own food, and who are disproportionately […]

By |May 4th, 2022|Buzz, Events, Garden Gleanings|0 Comments

Honouring our Sisters and LGBTQ2+ in Spirit Candlelight Vigil – May 5, 2022

Thursday, May 5 at 7pm, Fernwood Square (Fernwood Road at Gladstone Avenue)

 

On May 5, the Belfry Theatre will be hosting a ceremony and candlelight vigil in honour of the National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse People.

The ceremony will start with a prayer song and welcoming […]

By |April 20th, 2022|Events|0 Comments

FernFest is back; ­wanna get involved?

›› Mila Czemerys

After as short hiatus, Fernwood NRG is happy to announce that FernFest will return in 2022 to bring the community together to ­celebrate our vibrant ‘hood!

We will be hosting FernFest on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25, 2022. This will be our 25th FernFest—we planned to celebrate this big milestone in 2020 […]

By |April 12th, 2022|Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments