To the compost. #SwissChard. Only the most robust ones are being kept in the plot.
To the compost. #SwissChard. Only the most robust ones are being kept in the plot.
Update on my longterm backyard soil remediation project & trying to replace lawn with alternative groundcover/edible & medicinal plants/wildflowers. This is part of the patch that I did cardboard/seaweed/leaf mulching on last year. It now has mixed #clovers & #DeadNettles & #chickweed. These will all attract more pollinators, when they flower too 🐝🦋
#landscaping #GrowFoodNotLawns #GrowMedicineNotLawns #GrowFlowersNotLawns #AntiLawns #SoilRemediation #biodiversity #gardening #Rewilding #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Green #SolarPunk
This photo was sent to me via text.
It's from my friend, Jeff, whom I originally met off of Mastodon, back in 2022. We met in person in 2023 & exchanged plants🪴We've stayed friends over the years. We are working towards similar community building goals, in separate areas of the island. Ideally, would love to have a full food security, localized food systems 'spine', running West-East/South-North, across #VancouverIsland.
Jeff lives up island with his wife & kids. He also works in #nonprofit #FoodSecurity & #environmental #stewardship. He works for #Greenways #LandTrust in #CampbellRiver :
https://www.greenwaystrust.ca/projects/food-security
This shows some of the work they've done at Maple Park Community Garden in partnership with #Strathcona Regional District. They acquired that land to steward/grow, earlier this year 💚👩🌾👨🌾👏
#GrowFood #CommunityBuilding #CommunityGarden #CommunityPark #CommunitySpaces #Greenspaces #VanIsle #GrowFoodNotLawns #FoodEquity #Gardens #Nonprofits #ClimateAction #CommunityWork #BritishColumbia #Canada #GrowPlants #Grassroots
I picked some more #apples from our big tree in the backyard. There's about 25-30 lbs of apples left to harvest for this year - I'll get that done later in the week 👍
#food #FoodSecurity #Saanich #botanical #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #FruitLovers #GrowItEatIt #GrowFoodNotLawns #homegrown #Wsanec #GrowFruit #fruits #pomme
My big #apples 🍏😀
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BMbTfQc2NKY&pp=0gcJCRsBo7VqN5tD
#FoodSecurity #fruits #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #GrowItEatIt #GrowFoodNotLawns #fruittrees #FoodGrowers #BackyardFood #FoodTrees
Still hundreds of huge #apples left to harvest!
#FoodSecurity #fruits #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #GrowItEatIt #GrowFoodNotLawns #fruittrees #FoodGrowers #BackyardFood #FoodTrees
My Thai mint & Vietnamese coriander bathtub. Cut down so more will grow. I keep these contained to stop them from spreading.
#FoodSecurity #gardening #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #GrowItEatIt #GrowFoodNotLawns #Plants