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villagevibeNews and views from the heart of Fernwood
February 2013
Forest for the Trees Jenny Pell—designer
of North America's
largest food forest on
public land—shared
her wisdom of food
forests with Fernwood
in this issueEditorial
No place to park?
page 2
Feature
Food Survey
page 4
Mark Your Calendar
Fairs, Fairs, Fairs
page 6
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›› Azelia Serjeantson
An understanding of the impor-
tance of food security coupled
with the desire to learn more
about North America’s largest food forest
drew over one hundred attendants to a
presentation at the Fernwood Commu-
nity Centre on February fi rst. Th e Greater
Victoria Compost Education Centre and
Fernwood NRG partnered to bring in
Seattle-based permaculture designer Jenny
Pell of Permaculture Now! to speak about
community-driven food security initiatives
in Washington and Oregon.
Pell asked the audience why “people
recognize permaculture designs as good
ideas but don’t do anything[?]” She
contended that the assumption many have
that it can’t be done is inaccurate, listing
numerous successful permaculture designs
located in cities around the world.
In Austria, Vienna’s Hundertwasser
entwines colourful apartments and living
trees. The famous oranges of Seville,
Spain, fi ll the air with the scent of fresh
citrus. Grape vines flourish in a Tokyo
train station. Seattle’s unique SEA street
project brings a natural drainage system to
a residential area, eliminating ninety-eight
percent of their stormwater runoff .
The Beacon Food Forest, conceived
just over two years ago, was initially a fi nal
project in a permaculture course taught by
Pell. Th e students were so engaged by the
possibilities they applied for funding from
the City of Seattle Department of Neigh-
borhoods. After receiving their fi rst grant,
the design team, which included Pell and
landscape architect Margaret Harrison,
created a design based on three public
design workshops.
Th e Beacon Hill community of Seattle
is one of the most ethnically diverse in the
nation. Th is being the case, the organizers
sought input from the residents in an
inclusive manner as possible. The team
mailed more than six thousand postcards
in fi ve diff erent languages, had tables at
local events and fairs. Translators were
hired to help Chinese residents have a say
in the planning.
When complete, the food forest will
encompass seven acres of land and include
wetlands, community playfields, a kid’s
area, an edible arboretum and, of course,
community gardens which already have a
wait list three thousand names long.
“If we leave Gaia to herself, she’ll do just
fi ne,” commented Pell and explained how
food forests illustrate this exquisitely. Food
forests imitate a woodland ecosystem but is
instead comprised of edible trees, shrubs,
perennials and annuals—every plant, every
shrub, every tree is mutually benefi cial to
each other. Th eir cooperative relationships
maintains the health of the entire system
and produces high yields of food with less
maintenance than conventional agriculture
practices.
Th e Victory Gardens of Britain during
the Second World War and the small
garden plots which peppered the east-
ern European countries during the Cold
War helped citizens survive years of food
shortages.
Th roughout her talk, Pell approached
the concern for increased food security as
an opportunity to “live large on a small
footprint.” Bringing more gardens, more
green into our lives and our communities
has proven time and again as opportunities
for art to thrive, the strengthening of
community ties and the understanding
that land stewardship is possible within
our cities.
“Permaculture is one of the most
common-sense and creative approaches to
designing human settlements in any time,
but especially now,” said Pell in a lead up
interview to the presentation.
Th is presentation by such a noted food
forester is defi nitely an auspicious beginning
to Fernwood’s own foray into food security
considering that the installation of the
Fernwood Neighbourhood Orchard and
Kitchen Garden was announced only late
last year in December 2012.
With the increasing notice land
management issues are getting it could
be said that people are fi nally seeing the
forest for the trees. Fortunately for the
residents of Beacon Hill in Seattle and here
in Fernwood, the forest will be edible.
(Top) Jenny Pell speaking about her permaculture projects in Washington State and Oregon. (Bottom, left & right) Students learning from Pell at the
"Design Your Own Backyard Food Forest Workshop" on Saturday, February, 2nd. Photos: Hannah Roessler
page 2 villagevibe February 2013 News and views from the heart of Fernwood
›› Lee Herrin
As this goes to press, Leon Zetler’s Open
up Gladstone Ave. Facebook page has over
300 “likes.” The first 250 came in less
than 24 hours. Leon created the page
the morning of January 23rd after the
Commissionaire passed out more than
a fistful of tickets (sometimes multiple
tickets on a single vehicle) before lunch
time. One of the tickets ended up on a
customer’s windshield, adding $30 to the
grocery bill. And all this while the zoned
1-hour parking was full, but the zoned
“ Residential Only Parking” that extends
down the rest of the 1300-block of Glad-
stone was all but empty. Many times, we
see people turn on to Gladstone Avenue,
search without success for a legal place
to park, then turn around, and leave the
neighbourhood. Th ese people are “voting
with their wheels,” and some of them never
come back.
At Fernwood NRG, we know that
any land use issues in a neighbourhood
are contentious. However, parking on the
street is a privilege, not a right, and in
Canada, while rights are enshrined in our
Charter, privileges are subject to review and
to change. Frankly, the idea that buying (or
renting) a piece of property entitles you to
exclusive use of the public property in front
of your house is excessive privilege in my
opinion—and this policy is not enshrined
in law. If the Director of Engineering were
to decide that the Residential Only Parking
zone was dangerous, he could issue an order
to remove the sign and paint a yellow curb
forbidding all parking, entirely on his own
authority and without any consultation.
However, we have heard from City staff
that unwritten civic policy is to privilege
residents over business, and the status quo
over change, making it next to impossible
ever to rescind Residential Only Parking
even when there is an extremely strong
case to do so.
Fernwood NRG supports and encourages
people to walk, to bike, to take the bus, or
to get around in almost any other way than
using a personal automobile, but today, in
Victoria, people still use cars. A walkable
neighbourhood includes a healthy mix of
services available in a commercial district,
and in a relatively low density neighbour-
hood like Fernwood, there are simply not
enough people within walking distance to
make many of these amenities (including
the 280 seat Belfry Th eatre) economically
viable. As such, for us to have a healthy
neighbourhood economy, and ultimately,
a healthy neighbourhood, we need to
welcome people to our neighbourhood no
matter how they choose to get here. And
I am bewildered by those who claim they
liked the neighbourhood better when the
Cornerstone Building was still boarded up.
Many of the comments on Leon’s
Facebook page demonstrate the harm that
has been done to neighbourhood businesses
over the years. Numerous commenters
from outside the neighbourhood have
said that the parking regime is unfriendly
and that they have simply stopped coming
to the neighbourhood to visit friends or
businesses because of the parking tickets.
It’s time for change.
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and diversity;
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neighbourhood places that
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and alive;
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We are committed to having fun!
Editorial Committee
Lee Herrin Matt Takach
Mila Czemerys Azelia Serjeantson
Founding Editor Lisa Helps
Contributors
Lee Herrin Jonathan Hill
Mila Czemerys Margaret Hantiuk
Hannah Roessler
Art
Mila Czemerys Margaret Hantiuk
Hannah Roessler
Alexandra Stephanson
Production Mila Czemerys
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No place to park?
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be lurking just out of the picture!
www.fernwoodnrg.ca February 2013 villagevibe page 3
Fernwood Community
Centre to receive new
heating system which
will improve air quality
and increase energy
savings
›› Jonathan Hill
In 2012, the City of Victoria applied to
the Western Economic Diversification
Canada's Community Infrastructure
Improvement Fund (CIIF) for partial
support of two Capital Plan Projects.
The City of Victoria has received
$144,600 in CIIF funding from Western
Economic Diversification Canada to
replace the heating and venting system at
the Fernwood Community Centre and for
electrical repairs at the Crystal Pool and
Fitness Centre. Th e City of Victoria will
match this funding to carry out the projects.
These two facilities play key roles in
providing great recreational, social and
fitness opportunities for Fernwoodians,
who will benefit from the planned
improvements.
Last year, the Government of Canada
announced a Community Infrastructure
Improvement Fund (CIIF). Th e purpose
of the fund is to support the rehabilitation
or improvement of existing community
infrastructure that is non-commercial and
accessible to the public, such as community
centres, recreational buildings, local arenas,
cultural and other community facilities.
The current HVAC (heating) system
at the Fernwood Community Centre is
more than 30 years old. Heating upgrades
will result in improved air quality and
signifi cant energy savings. Th e work will
consist of replacing old, malfunctioning
electrical controls and the electric heating
system with a new heat pump system and
electronic controls. Ineffi cient baseboard
heaters will be removed and a new
air-source heat pump will be installed.
Heat pumps are generally two to four times
more effi cient than baseboards in Victoria's
climate.
Heating controls will be upgraded to
include motion sensors and programmable
timers so that the heat is on when the
building is occupied, where it's occupied,
rather than in areas that are empty.
Th e Fernwood Community Centre has
particularly high energy use per square
foot when compared to other community
centres. By installing a new heat pump and
upgrading the heating control system, the
facility will become one of the most effi cient
community centre buildings overnight.
Currently, approximately two-thirds of
the energy use in the building is for heating,
and one-third is for lighting. Th e facility
uses just over 200,000 kilowatt hours/year
(enough to power 20 homes where the
average home uses 10,000 kilowatt hours/
year).
It is estimated that the upgrades will
halve the energy use related to heating the
Fernwood Community Centre. As a result,
annual operating savings on electricity are
anticipated to be 68,000 kw/year—or
31%— and will save the City of Victoria
$6,000/year. Th e cost of the work will be
approximately $102,900. With Western
Economic Diversifi cation Canada covering
50% of the project cost, the return on
investment for the City of Victoria will
be six to eight years. Th e heating upgrades
are expected to be completed by the end of
May 2013.
Everyone who uses the Fernwood
Community Centre will be able to breathe
easier with the new HVAC system.
buzz:
One-hundred thousand dollar investment in Fernwood Community Centre
Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversifi cation, announced
support towards rehabilitating infrastructure at the Fernwood Community Centre on January 22nd,
2013. Photo: Mila Czemerys
page 4 villagevibe February 2013 News and views from the heart of Fernwood
feature:
Food in Fernwood: Share your views
1. Do you live in the Fernwood area (the area bounded by Hillside, Shelbourne/
Begbie, Fort Street, Quadra)?
Yes No Th anks for being willing, but this survey is focused on Fernwood.
a. We’d like to map the results of this survey block by block. What is your postal
code?
V 8 __ __ __ __
2. How strong is your interest in these food-related activities:
Activity
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a. Eating at restaurants
b. Preparing meals from scratch
c. Growing vegetables or herbs
d. Growing berries, fruits or nuts
e. Preserving food
f. Brewing beer/making wine
g. Raising chickens or bees
h. Composting
3. How often do you participate in these activities?
Activity
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So
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me
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a. Eating at restaurants
b. Preparing meals from scratch
c. Preserving food
d. Brewing beer/making wine
4. Do you have a garden space of your own (either on your own property or
somewhere else)?
Yes No Please skip to question 5.
Which of the following do you do in your garden (please tick all that apply)?
Growing vegetables or herbs
Growing berries, fruits or nuts
Raising chickens or keeping bees
Composting
Other: please specify ___________________________________________
5. How skilled are you at the following activities:
Activity
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a. Preparing meals from scratch
b. Growing vegetables or herbs
c. Growing berries, fruits or nuts
d. Preserving food
e. Brewing beer/making wine
f. Raising chickens or keeping
bees
g. Composting
6. How interested are you in taking a course or participating in a workshop to
learn more about these activities?
Activity
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me
wh
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a. Preparing meals from scratch
b. Growing vegetables or herbs
c. Growing berries, fruits or nuts
d. Preserving food
e. Brewing beer/making wine
f. Raising chickens or keeping
bees
g. Composting
7. When you eat out in a restaurant, which factor is the most important to you
in choosing what you eat?
Don’t eat in restaurants Please skip to question 8.
Aff ordability
Appearance and presentation of the food
Made with locally produced ingredients
Made with organic ingredients
Other: please specify ____________________________________________
8. On a day-to-day basis, when you are purchasing food to eat at home, which fac-
tor is the most important to you in choosing what you eat (or where you shop)?
Don’t buy food Please skip to question 9.
Aff ordability
Convenience (ease of preparation)
Appearance and quality of the food
Locally produced
Organic
Other: please specify ____________________________________________
At the Neighbourhood Visioning Forum in 2011, Fernwood residents asked Fernwood NRG to focus more of its activities on food security. In 2012, Fernwood NRG adopted
this desire as an organizational strategy. Th is survey will let us know what Fernwood residents most want and need in the way of food in the city. Th e results will be used to
help Fernwood NRG develop a concrete list of projects we will undertake in 2013 and beyond. Th is survey is anonymous. No individuals will be identifi ed in any report
on the results. Th e results of the survey will be shared in this same space in the April 2013 Village Vibe.
We really want to hear what you have to say. Bring your completed survey to counter of the Cornerstone Café before we close on February 28th and you will receive $2 off the
beverage of your choice. You can also return your completed survey to Fernwood NRG’s offi ce at 1313 Gladstone Avenue, or the Fernwood Community Centre at 1240 Gladstone
Avenue.
www.fernwoodnrg.ca February 2013 villagevibe page 5
9. As more and more people become interested in food production in the city,
land use patterns are changing. How do you feel about the following urban
food production activities in Fernwood?
Activity
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Ind
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ren
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Str
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a. Boulevard food gardens
b. “Guerilla food gardens” in
vacant lots
c. Allotment gardens in public
parks
d. Food gardens in public parks
e. Fruit, nut, or berry production
in public spaces
f. Greenhouses larger than 100
square feet on private property
g. Greenhouses on public
property (e.g. at community
centres, schools, etc.)
h. Intensive food production
around public buildings
i. Intensive production of food
for sale
10. As you may be aware, Fernwood NRG has recently assumed responsibility for
the Good Food Box, a bi-weekly box program that provides access to fruits and
vegetables for people across the Capital Region. We off er various size boxes of
fruits and vegetables for pickup bi-weekly at the Fernwood Community Centre
(1240 Gladstone Avenue) or for home delivery for a small fee.
Do you currently order a Good Food Box?
No Yes Please skip to question 11.
Why not (please tick all that apply)?
Didn’t know about the program until now
Prefer to do my own shopping
Does not work with my schedule/routine
Need the program to be weekly
Too expensive
Not convenient to order/pay/pick-up a Good Food Box
Does not meet my dietary requirements
Other: please specify ____________________________________________
11. Please share any comments you may have about the Good Food Box.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
12. In 2012, Fernwood NRG set a new strategic direction to focus on Food in
Fernwood. To help direct our eff orts, please indicate your level of interest in
the following ideas:
Activity
No
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t a
ll
inte
reste
d
So
me
wh
at
Inte
reste
d
Ve
ry
inte
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a. Sharing your backyard with a
neighbour for food production
b. Sharing a neighbour’s
backyard for food production
c. Having a group of neighbours
pick fruit or harvest other food
in your yard
d. Picking fruit or harvesting
food in the neighbourhood
e. Buying food grown in
Fernwood
f. Selling food grown in
Fernwood
g. Participating in garden
creation activities in Fernwood
h. Volunteering to create more
food production in public
space in Fernwood
i. Taking courses to learn about
aspects of food production,
preservation or preparation
j. Attend food related events
in Fernwood (lectures, seed
swaps, plant sales, harvest
celebrations, etc.)
13. Although Fernwood NRG has some discretionary resources, as well as grants
from funders to support our work in Food Security, we can always do more
with more resources. What are you willing to contribute in order to make
Fernwood a great Food Neighbourhood (please tick all that apply)?
I am willing to volunteer at events and activities
I am willing to share my skills at events and activities
I am willing to share tools or materials at events and activities
I am willing to pay to attend events and to take part in activities
Other: please specify ___________________________________________
14. In your ideal world, what single thing related to food would you most like to
see happening in Fernwood in the next year?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
15. Do you have any concerns about urban food production that you would like
to share?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Bring your completed survey to the counter of the Cornerstone Café before we close
on February 28th and you will receive $2 off the beverage of your choice. You can also
return your completed survey to Fernwood NRG’s offi ce at 1313 Gladstone Avenue,
or the Fernwood Community Centre at 1240 Gladstone Avenue.
page 6 villagevibe February 2013 News and views from the heart of Fernwood
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Wake up with usnow open at 6:30am weekdays
garden gleanings:
Resources for Gardenersmark your calendar:
Got fairs?›› Mila Czemerys
The Fernwood Community Centre is
hosting two great shopping experiences
for you to check out:
3rd Annual February Fox Fair
A fabulous designer craft fair featuring the
work of 30+ local, independent artists and
makers! Join us for a great opportunity
to pick up a little something vanlentiney
(or not-so-valentiney) for your sweetie
(and kids and other loved ones and
yourself...). Snacks and drinks—to fuel
your shopping—will be available on site
for purchase from Entree Personal Chef
Services.
Date: Saturday, February 9th,10:00am
- 4:00pm
Location: Fernwood Community
Center, 1240 Gladstone Ave.
Admission: $2
Partical proceeds to Fernwood NRG
3rd Annual V intAgeous
Vintage Fair
A thrilling sale featuring 40 stalls of vintage
clothing, accessories, funky decor, nostalgia,
and much more! Stuff for the guys too!
Items from the turn of last century all the
way to the early 1990’s.
Th ere will be roaming vintage fashion
shows all day long. Live music, roaming
photo booth, & prizes! On Friday, local
‘DJ Shark en Ceil’ will be playing classic
“yacht rock” hits all night long!
Date: Friday, March 1st 6:00pm -
9:30pm and Saturday, March 2nd
10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Fernwood Community
Centre, 1240 Gladstone Ave.
Admission: $3, kids are free!
Early entry (for the serious shopper):
5:00pm - 6:00pm on March 1st is $10
Partical proceeds to Fernwood NRG
›› Margaret Hantiuk
Checking through past columns, I realized
that we are starting the sixth year of the
Village Vibe newspaper and my Garden
Gleanings column.
To celebrate, here is a list of local
gardening resources:
Retail Stores
Art Knapp Plantland Victoria Garden
Center: 5325 Cordova Bay Road, 250-
658-1013
Borden Mercantile: 3960 Borden Street,
250-479-2084 (garden tools, supplies)
Brentwood Bay Nursery: 1395 Benvenuto
Avenue, 250-652-1507 (nursery)
Buckerfi eld’s: 1970 Keating X Road, 250-
652-9188 (garden tools, supplies)
C & C Growers: 4290 Blenkinsop Road,
250-721-9040 (wholesale nursery)
Cannor Nursery: 4660 Elk Lake Drive,
250-658-5415 (nursery)
Danica Nursery: 6704 Danica Place, 250-
652-2718 (nursery)
Dig This: 636 Fort Street, 1990 Oak Bay
Avenue, and 480-777 Royal Oak Drive
(garden boutique)
Elk Lake Garden Center: 5450 Pat Bay
Highway, 250-658-8812 (nursery)
F r u i t Tre e s a n d M o re C u s t o m
Propagation Nursery: 724 Wain Road,
250-656-4269 (nursery)
GardenWorks: 4290 Blenkinsop Road
and 1916 Oak Bay Avenue, 250-595-4200
(nursery)
Integrity Sales: 2180 Keating X Road,
250-544-2072 (fertilizers, bulk supplies)
Lee Valley Tools: 314 Wale Road, 250-
391-9553 (tools, irrigation systems)
Marigold Nursery: 7874 Lochside Drive,
250-652-2342, (nursery)
Russell Nursery: 1370 Wain Road, 250-
656-0384 (nursey)
Scent-sational Plants: 830 Sayward Road,
250-658-3544 (nursery)
Victoria Landscape Gravel Mart: 2516
Pleasant Street, near the Bay Street Bridge,
250-381-2419 (bulk mulches, gravel, shale,
pavers for paths)
Courses and Info
Gaia College: www.gaiacollege.ca Greater
Victoria Compost Education Centre:
1216 North Park, 250-386-9676
Horticultural Center of the Pacifi c: 505
Quayle Road, 250-479-6162
Royal Roads University: 250-391-2511,
www.royalroads.ca
Linda Gilkeson: www.lindagilkeson.ca
(organic gardening newsletter, free)
City of Victoria Parks and Recreation:
250-361-0705, www.victoria.ca
Lee Valley Tools: news@leevalleynews.
com (newsletter, free)
Public Gardens
Beacon Hill Park: Check out the trees,
beds, and the alpine garden by Goodacre
Lake, located off Dallas Road
Finnerty Gardens: At UVic, the entrance
is near the Interfaith Chapel
Esquimalt Gorge Park: Look for the
beds, Japanese garden, and walks, access
off Tillicum Road
Playfair Park: Check the perennial border,
off Quadra Street at Palmer Road
Government House Gardens: Many beds,
rose and herb gardens, private benches
tucked around back with great views, 1401
Rockland Avenue
Springridge Common: Our very own, at
Chambers and Gladstone, permaculture
demonstration site
Clubs and Organizations
Lifecylces: www.lifecyclesproject.ca (Fruit
Tree Project, Urban Agriculture, Sharing
Backyards, Growing Schools, etc.)
V ic to r ia Hor t i cu l tu ra l Soc ie ty :
www. vichortsociety.org
Plus: Van Island Rock and Alpine
Society, B.C. Fruit Testers Guild,
Victoria Cactus and Succulent Society,
Victoria Chrsyanthemum Society,
Victoria Gladiolus and Dahlia Society,
Victoria Flower Arrangers’ Guild, Victoria
Geranium and Fuchsia Society, Victoria
and District Heather Society, Victoria Lily
Society, Victoria Orchid Society, Victoria
Rhododendron Society, Vancouver Island
Bonzai Club
The beautifully designed herb garden at the Lieutenant-Governor’s Government House which is free for the public to visit. Photo: Margaret Hantiuk
www.fernwoodnrg.ca February 2013 villagevibe page 7
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Honoured to serve you in our community1084 Fort Street Victoria, BC V8V [email protected]
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(Reg) Registration Required (DI) Drop In
JANUARY - APRIL 2013
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For more in fo rmat ion contact :
MONDAYParent and Baby Play Group (DI) Ongoing 9:30am - 11:30amVictoria Street Soccer (DI) Jan 7 - Apr 29 6:00pm - 7:00pmLifeRing Secular Recovery (DI) Ongoing 6:45pm - 8:00pm
TUESDAY
Parent and Tot Play Group (DI) Ongoing 9:30am - 11:30am
Iyengar Yoga (DI/Reg) Jan 15 - Apr 23 5:30pm - 6:30pmDancing Lotus Hatha Yoga (DI/Reg) Jan 8 - Apr 23 7:00pm - 8:30pm
WEDNESDAY
Best Babies (Reg) Ongoing 12:00pm - 3:00pmGood Food Box Pick Up Every other week 1:00pm - 5:30pm
THURSDAY
Parent & Tot Play Group (DI) Ongoing 9:30am - 11:30am
Mother Goose (Reg) Jan 11 - Mar 15 10:00am - 11:30am
Iyengar Yoga (DI/Reg) Jan 17 - Apr 25 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Laughter Yoga (DI/Reg) Jan 10 - Apr 25 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Victoria Sport & Social Club (Reg) Jan 17 - Apr 25 7:00pm - 9:30pm
FRIDAY
Autumn Glow Senior’s Lunch (DI) Ongoing 12:00pm - 2:30pmFrizilla Friday Youth Group (DI) Ongoing 6:30pm - 9:00pm
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
WINTER PROGRAMS
Fox Fair - Feb 9
Creative Contemplation Workshop (Reg) - Feb 12
Vintageous Fair - March 1 & March 2
Homospun (Closed) Jan 9 - Apr 24 7:30pm - 9:30pm
WORKSHOPS / SPECIAL EVENTS
Nuu Chah Nulth Drumming (Closed) Ongoing 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Kids Capoeira (Reg) Feb 5 - Apr 30 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Spring Forest Qigong (DI/Reg) Jan 3 - Apr 25 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Dancing Lotus Hatha Yoga (DI/Reg) Jan 9 - Apr 24 5:45pm - 7:15pm
Volleyball (Closed) Jan 6 - Apr 28 11:00am - 12:00pm
What You May Become Workshop (Reg) Mar 19 - Apr 9 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Part-Time Permaculture Design Course (Reg) Feb 23 - May 18 9:00am - 5:00pm
Crave Fitness Bootcamp (Closed) Jan 3 - Apr 25 5:45am - 6:45am
Crave Fitness Bootcamp (Closed) Jan 8 - Apr 23 5:45am - 6:45am
Victoria Meet-up Group (Closed) Every other week 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Part-Time Permaculture Design Course (Reg) Feb 24 - May 19 9:00am - 5:00pm
Karate (Reg) Mar 4 - Apr 29 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Karate (Reg) Mar 7 - Apr 25 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Mother Goose (Reg) Jan 9 - Mar 13 10:00am - 11:30am
The Transformative SitCom (reg) Jan 15 - Mar 12 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Registered Professional CounsellorCTA, MPCP
www.tomburtoncounselling.com
1921 Fernwood Rd, Near the Cornerstone Cafe
250 889 5638
Tom Burton
›› Hannah Roessler
Want to learn more hands-on skills for
growing food, keeping bees, seed saving
and canning? The Greater Victoria
Compost Education Center (GVCEC) is
off ering their annual workshop series and
it’s bigger and better than ever. We still have
our successful series covering topics such as
Mason Bees, Planning Your Year-Round
Veggie Garden, Seed Saving (and more!),
but we’ve also expanded, bringing in even
MORE local experts to help you broaden
your plant knowledge and titillate your taste
buds. We are partnering with Lifecycles
this year to off er our “Intensive Series”, a
series of specialized workshops for those
of you who want to take your knowledge
to the next level: Bioremediation, Urban
Wild Foods, Aquaponics, Home Orchards,
Herbals Teas and Salves, Fermenting and
More! We are still also offering Com-
posting Basics, Advanced Composting and
Worm Composting, including a NEW
Grow Your Own Food workshop—for
FREE! Now available for sign up online,
just go to our website at www.compost.
bc.ca
mark your calendar:
Skills WorkshopsC
OM
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MA
RC
HTuesday eveningsat the Cornerstone Cafe
Fernwood University
- Food Security- Urban Ag
- Aquaponics
- Living Walls &
Green Roofs
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We raised $2555 to provide Good Food Boxes for families in Fernwood
Th anks for all the generous donations to the
holiday drive!
All workshops will be held at the Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre. Photo: Mila Czemerys
Scene in Fernwood : Business Profi les