›› Susan Kim, Director of Operations at Fernwood NRG
Hello, friends, felines, and Fernwood-appreciators alike! It is an honour to join the Fernwood NRG staff team as the new Director of Operations. I’m nearing the end of my first month on the team, but some things still feel novel. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired […]
›› Jan Firstbrook
With unique bark, berries and leaves, what tree lives only on the Pacific west coast?
Have you seen a twisted, crooked tree with reddish peeling bark and dark green glossy evergreen leaves? Under the red bark, there is soft, green skin. Clusters of fragrant white blossoms turn into round orange berries in the fall. […]
›› Kayla Siefried, Compost Education Centre
Ah, August in the garden, when the abundance is (hopefully) pouring into the kitchen, and when you heavily rely on friends and neighbours to water your garden while you galavant on summer holiday, and when your plants begin to look, maybe, a little yellow or a little tired.
Here are some […]
›› Brontë Elphick-Miner, Fernwood NRG Staff
This August, the Fernwood NRG gardens are going to be abuzz with activity! The busy bees at Fernwood NRG have been planning all sorts of fun activities to celebrate the peak of the growing season:
Community Garden Work Parties – August 11 & August 25
Have you been looking for a space […]
›› Sarah Murray, NPNA
Summer has finally arrived in Victoria, and with it the heat warnings and hot days are changing how we spend time in our homes, our workplaces, and our neighbourhoods. Two online resources were unveiled this year about the impacts of heat islands on the neighbourhood level.
One of the resources from healthyplan.city/en uses […]
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 […]
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 […]
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