Salad Greens You Can Grow in Winter
Salad Greens You Can Grow in Winter A Guide to Planting and Harvesting Winter Salad Greens by BC Farms & Food Want to eat fresh lettuce and salad greens ...
Urban Food Farmers
CITY FOOD GARDENS by BC Farms & Food August 2022 Food gardens are changing the landscape of modern cities. Urban gardeners are reinventing balconies, rooftops, and community spaces as places ...
Stolen Peas
I grew up eating from a home garden leaving me with fond memories of standing beside the pea vines savouring their sweet taste. Tomatoes were never refrigerated and always juicy. ...
New pedestrian crosswalk on Saanich Road at Leslie Drive
The District of Saanich is undertaking a crosswalk project at the intersection of Saanich Road at Leslie Drive. The project scope includes upgrading the existing sidewalk on the west side ...
Platinum Jubilee Fest at Government House August 19
Everyone is welcome to the free, family-friendly Platinum Jubilee Fest at Government House on August 19, 2:30 – 5:30 pm at Government House, 1401 Rockland Avenue. Celebrating Her Majesty Queen ...
Share your thoughts re the Official Community Plan update . . . SURVEY closes SUNDAY SEPT. 25
Saanich is updating the Saanich Official Community Plan and is seeking your input! If you haven’t done so yet, please complete the online survey The SURVEY CLOSES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. Survey ...
If you want to freeze or preserve food for winter, now is the time
While picking raspberries on the peninsula last week for jam, we learned the Heat Wave was accelerating harvest at local farms at a rate faster than consumers were buying, leaving ...
QCHCA AGM May 24th 2022
QCHCA’s Annual General Meeting was conducted via Zoom. The draft of the minutes can be reviewed here: QCHCA AGM meeting 05.24.2022 Draft V2. Please contact QCHCA for a copy of the ...
Free webinar June 2nd: Convert your lawn to meadow
Back by popular demand, join the CRD and Satinflower Nurseries for a FREE 90-minute webinar on Thursday, June 2 to learn how to convert your lawn into a low maintenance ...
New Youth Climate Justice Group is looking for like-minded youth . . .
Are you 15 – 25 and passionate about addressing some of the issues that arise from the intersection of climate change, colonization, and racialized and gender-based inequities? The Youth Climate ...
SLASH YOUR GROCERY BILL, EAT NUTRITIOUSLY, FEEL GOOD, HELP THE PLANET
How to accomplish all that in one act? Grow your own… food that is. For the $3.69 you spend on a head of lettuce imported from California you could buy ...
Fascinating and informative talk by Alistair Knox Youth Food Network
On May 24, members and friends of QCHCA were treated to an engaging and extremely informative talk by Alistair Knox, the Youth Network Coordinator for the Good Food Network & ...
