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

Before I log off here for a few hours, I want to share this #GoodNews story. It's about the #LifeCycles #community #SeedsLibrary that I'm involved with & been posting about recently.

Learn more about our #seeds sharing & local #FoodSecurity efforts around #VictoriaBC #Saanich areas on #VancouverIsland 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾

"Public can soon check out free seeds at downtown Victoria library.
LifeCycles revamps its seed library now, just in time for planting 2026.

The executive director for the Victoria #nonprofit LifeCycles Project is spearheading a refresh on its seed library with a goal to create open access where people can pick up all the resources they need from the library – including seeds.

Saving, sharing and sowing seeds has been a LifeCycles goal since the 1990s with a variety of projects.:

https://www.saanichnews.com/local-news/public-can-soon-check-out-free-seeds-at-downtown-victoria-library-8049608

#FreeSeeds #SeedsSharing #YYJ #VanIsle #SeedsSovereignty #GrowPlants #GrowFlowers #GrowFood #CommunityWork #PacificNorthwest

#Bumblebee on #lavender.

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Spring #Wsanec #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #PNW #botanical #Garden #Nature #PollinatorGarden #pollinators #Herb #Plants #ScentedGarden #ScentedPlants #GrowPlants #PlantAGarden

Baby purple #bean #plant & many baby #basil plants 👩‍🌾 Growing stronger, inside DIY greenhouse.

#FoodPlants #FoodSecurity #GrowingFood #GrowYourOwnFood #plants #Gardening #GrownFromSeed #Zone8 #Saanich #YYJ #GreenLiving #VictoriaBC #FoodGrowers #Wsanec #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #PNW #EdibleGardening #PlantsYouCanEat #blooms #flowers #gardens #GrowPlants #plantlovers #FrugalGardening #herbs #Legume

Created a musical #slideshow with my recent gardening photos 🙂👩‍🌾

https://youtu.be/x5I-XjFTpa8?si=a9HRaxv5G596uZPb

#FoodPlants #FoodSecurity #GrowingFood #GrowYourOwnFood #plants #Gardening #GrownFromSeed #Zone8 #Saanich #YYJ #perennials #VictoriaBC #FoodGrowers #Wsanec #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #PNW #EdibleGardening #PlantsYouCanEat #blooms #flowers #gardens #GrowPlants #plantlovers #FrugalGardening #GardeningVideos

Did you know that Ancient Egyptians called Aloe Vera the "plant of immortality" because it can survive and even flower without the help of soil?

It has also been revered for its healing properties for millennia. While we may not absorb immortality by using #aloe #vera, modern science shows it may have #remarkable #benefits.

Read more on our site at: https://buff.ly/49MwLIt

#plants #didyouknow #growplants #gardening #succulent #aloecare #thirdorbitflora

This is my second year with my #westerland climbing rose.

She is such a beaut, and smells so good.

I've discovered that I don't hate the smell of roses... I hate the smell of old ladies wearing the smell of roses.

#roses #rosebush #westerlandclimbingrose #climbingrose #summer #summergarden #selfreliant #selfreliance #homestead #homesteading #growplants #perennial #flower #flowers #nature #youbelonginnature #federated

My #wallflowers are #blooming again & they look & smell amazing! We have them growing out of/alongside a homemade low rock wall.

#perennials #YellowFlowers #Spring #zone8 #plants #Flowers #botanical #ErysimumCheiri #GardenersOfMastodon #MastodonGardeners #YYJgardeners #Yellow #Garden #PlantAGarden #GrowPlantsNotHate #GardeningIsCool #PlantLovers #GrowPlants #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #PerfumedPlants #florespondence #BloomScrolling