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Cover cropping for the backyard garden

›› Alysha Punnett

Cover crops provide the same benefits as other mulches like straw, but are extra beneficial because they are living (see our Factsheet #7). The active root zone of the plant cycles nutrients and minerals, keeping them in the planting zone of your soil instead of washing away with the winter rains. The roots […]

By |January 31st, 2018|Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe|0 Comments

8th Annual February Fox Fair – Feb 17, 2018

A fabulous designer craft fair featuring locally handmade clothing, jewellery, pottery, kids clothing and toys and more! Come shop through the wares of 35+ local makers and pick up a belated Valentine gift for your loves, your friends, yourself. Don’t forget to bring cash and your reusable bag to this annual community market.

Saturday, February 17th, […]

By |January 12th, 2018|Events|0 Comments

Winter Growing

Tips for mid-winter growing

›› Alysha Punnett

Happy December, Village Vibe readers! As the days draw closer to Solstice on the 21st, it may feel like the garden and the compost piles are sleeping—unless you’re growing a winter garden! Here on the west coast, we’re lucky enough to be able to grow our greens year-round. While we’re […]

By |December 13th, 2017|Buzz, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Student Dinner: year end and gratitude

›› Alex Harned

Fernwood’s Student Dinner Night will wrap up the year with a Winter Solstice Celebration on Wednesday, December 13th! Join us for a hot and delicious ­holiday meal, live music and a pop-up holiday ­market with a handful of local artisans and vendors. At this dark time of the year, we would like to shine […]

By |December 12th, 2017|Buzz, Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Scrooge returns to Fernwood

›› Mark Dusseault

As humans, we are drawn to stories of redemption. Charles Dickens’ A ­Christmas Carol is one of the world’s most ­affecting and enduring stories. It is a story of the human heart, and our potential for ­goodness, compassion and charity.

Ebenezer Scrooge, a “tight-fisted old sinner”, is the perfect character to take us on […]

By |December 6th, 2017|Buzz, Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Fresh fundraiser funds food for families

Fresh fundraiser provides a twist on holiday giving & people are taking note

›› Mila Czemerys

The Gift of Good Food is a ­Fernwood-based, Greater ­Victoria wide food access ­fundraiser. Every $500 we raise supports a family facing ­poverty with fresh fruit and veggies every two weeks for a year.

We are in our third year of partnering […]

By |December 4th, 2017|Buzz, Events, Village Vibe|0 Comments

Story Line: Connecting neighbourhoods through collaborative public art

>> Ross Currie

Those of you who passed through the intersection of North Park Street and Cook Street in October might have been pleasantly surprised to see the beginning stages of an expansive mural encompassing the Women In Need Resale Shop (WIN) and Logan’s Pub buildings. Now that we’ve seen the finished product, it’s quite a […]

By |December 4th, 2017|Buzz, News, Village Vibe|0 Comments