>> Margaret Hantiuk
This time of year, with fruit trees beginning to bloom and as we are planting our veggie gardens, it is a good time to think of our gardening allies: the ones we take for granted because they do their jobs freely, and without supervision. I mean the birds and bees. Without bees, the […]
>> Stephanie Enevoldsen
Did you know that the City of Victoria is now supporting Community Garden Coordinators? Funding has been received by various community organizations that have contracted different individuals to coordinate volunteer efforts at the public food forests around town. Spring Ridge Common (SRC) is one of such lucky sites, and in November the Fernwood […]
Hummingbirds and beneficial insects are busy zooming around early blossoms on shrubs and trees such as Red Flowering Currant and the well established Damson Plum tree in the food forest of Spring Ridge Common.
You are invited to ‘Bee in the Garden’ every Sunday from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm, where you can buzz around, helping […]
>> Margaret Hantiuk
This fall, don’t be so quick to rake your leaves up and give them away to the municipality to compost: save them for your own leaf mold, one of the best soil enhancers – for free I now rake leaves off of my lawn, sidewalks and patio straight onto my garden beds! I […]
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I recently chatted with master composter, certified organic land care professional, and certified horticultural therapist David Greig, who has been “farming” red wriggler composting worms for over 25 years, in addition to teaching at Camosun College. These little workers (also called “tiger worms,” “brandling worms,” or more properly, Eisenia foetida) digest organic matter […]
>> Edie Irons
Spring is here, and after a lively and positive community forum about Spring Ridge Commons last fall, an action-oriented public meeting coming up on April 28th, 2015 will provide opportunities to get involved with this historic and important space.
Spring Ridge Commons, located on Chambers St. between Gladstone and Pembroke, is the oldest community […]
>> Margaret Hantiuk
Looking back over 10 years of my Garden Gleanings column for the Village Vibe, I am thinking of the ways that gardening is trending here in Fernwood (and all over):
Going organic: We realize that every backyard that goes organic and stops using pesticides and herbicides mean less poisons going into the air, soil, […]
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