›› Alysha Punnett
“Isn’t it illegal?” “I heard you’ll get fined.” “We would love to grow food on our boulevard, but won’t the City remove it?” Does this sound familiar?
I smile as Mike Large pedals his bike up to the Compost Education Centre’s gate. Here is the unassuming, hard-working lawyer who has taken boulevard gardening out […]
›› Bamsey Franks
Aubrey Burke, when & how did you first come up with the idea for the Story Booth Project?
I came up the idea because I was a bit discouraged by contemporary art and inaccessibility. The idea of having a pop-up shop that was ground level, with 24 access via window front viewing, appealed to […]
›› Shannon K. Auringer
He was hard at work shoveling, yet another pile of garden waste, as I wandered up the Chambers Street sidewalk. I was suited up in my rain coat and knee boots, as it was in true Victoria style, raining. Proving that nothing stopped him, Ed persevered forward in his jacket and shorts […]
When life gives you leaves, make leaf mold. When life gives you food scraps and garden clippings, make compost.
›› Margaret Hantiuk
Recently I attended an interesting course on soil science at our Compost Education Centre. I was reminded how important autumn is to gardening here in Victoria.
We have the opportunity to build up our garden soil […]
›› Michael Shamata
Seven wild Rez Sisters, two estranged Best Brothers, Vanya and Sonia and Masha (his sisters) and Spike (Masha’s boy toy), one theatre director and one Greek goddess. Plus one Greek god, one Bollywood dancer, one lesson in lighting design and 14 musical theatre triple threats.
That’s the Belfry Theatre’s 2014-2015 Season in a nutshell. […]
>> Lee Herrin
This past month, Spring Ridge Common(s), the “garden” at the corner of Chambers Street and Gladstone Avenue in Fernwood failed in its ambition to be an “edible urban oasis.” There is no doubt that edible plants abound at the site. However, these past few months it became more of an oasis for drug […]
›› Kelsey Singbeil
Whether you’re walking, cycling, skateboarding, bussing, or driving, Fernwood has most of your daily essentials (coffee, food, beer, childcare, haircuts, yoga, tattoos) within easy reach. I ride my bike or walk to the square to meet friends at the Inn, pick up groceries at Aubergine, and check out plays at the Belfry.
The village […]
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