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Seeds of Diversity 30th Anniversary & AGM – Oct. 26, 2014

Seeds of Diversity is coming to Victoria!

Canada’s National Seed Saving Organization is celebrating our 30th Anniversary in Victoria, at the Fernwood Community Centre.

Everyone is welcome to join our national board of directors, staff, and members from the island and beyond for a day with guest speakers, seed saving workshops, seed vendors, and a delicious lunch.

Two very […]

By |October 6th, 2014|Events|0 Comments

Vinyl Supernova Record Fair – Oct. 25, 2014

Calling all vinyl junkies, compact disc collectors and music memorabilia maniacs!

VINYL SUPERNOVA!  Vancouver Island’s premier record, CD and music memorabilia fair is back! The 3rd VINYL SUPERNOVA! will be going down at the Fernwood Community Center (1240 Gladstone) on Saturday October 25, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is still only $2 at the […]

By |October 5th, 2014|Events|1 Comment

For the Love of Soil Dance Party – Oct. 9, 2014

Help the Compost Education Centre give back to the earth by by attending their fall fundraiser and auction on Thursday, October 9th!  Proceeds from the fundraiser will directly fund their classroom and adult workshops and allow them to continue to educate children and adults about the importance of soil conservation, composting, and creating & sustaining local food […]

By |October 2nd, 2014|Events|0 Comments

Hey Fernwood—why not vote for a change?

Did you know? There’s another municipal election coming on Saturday, November 15th, 2014

›› Lee Herrin

Historically, voter turnout in municipal elections in ­Victoria is dismal—in the last ­election in 2011 it was 26.3%, up a whole ­percentage point from 2008 when it was 25.3%. Out of 65,612 citizens of this fair city who were eligible to […]

By |October 1st, 2014|Events, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms Workshop – Sept 24, 2014

Workshop Wednesday, September 24 from 7:00pm – 9:30pm

This workshop will offer an introduction to the amazing world of mushrooms and cover everything you need to know to grow your own mushrooms where you live. We’ll each inoculate a 5 gallon bucket of oyster mushrooms to take home-like in the picture!

Learning to grow mushrooms is a […]

By |September 16th, 2014|Events|0 Comments

Victoria Anarchist Bookfair – Sept 6 & 7, 2014

This weekend, we are pleased to be hosting the 9th Annual Victoria Anarchist Bookfair, located on unceded Lekwungen Territory in Victoria, British Columbia. The Bookfair is for anarchists and non-anarchists, with participants from all over North America and beyond.

The Bookfair always includes workshops on a wide range of topics. We seek to challenge colonial attitudes, introduce […]

By |September 4th, 2014|Events|0 Comments

Community Animation Project

This fall, filmmaker and educator Morgan Rhys Tams is working with the Pandora Arts Collective and the Fernwood community to create a:
COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY ANIMATION PROJECT
Using stop motion and rotoscope animation techniques, community members, young and old, are invited to contribute to an animated film by painting, colouring, and drawing onto their very own sections of a […]

By |August 28th, 2014|Buzz, Events|0 Comments