February 18th from 10-4 at the Victoria Conference Centre
Tons of great presenters to check out and seeds to be purchased. More info here: http://jamesbaymarket.com/SeedySaturday/
February 16th – 19th at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby
The conference fee has been reduced to $45 and will include some great keynote speakers, seminars and workshops on the topic “Campus as a Living Lab,” including one workshop on food systems where we’ve been invited to speak! Check out the poster for more details: SCC Poster
Wednesday, March 7th from 6-8
This will be an indoor workshop led by Jill Dalton of Lifecycles and Green Girl Gardens and will cover everything from planning crop rotations and companion planting to building healthy soil and managing pests. A great start for all the new gardeners out there!
The cost is $5 and space is limited, so stop by our office or send an email asap to register.
Sunday, February 26th from 1-3
The workshop will be led by Philip Young, a local garden guru who also led pruning workshops to restore the orchard at the university’s Cedar Hill Corner property. Weather permitting, it will be a hands-on workshop at the garden with a focus on our apple and fig trees. If it’s pouring rain, the workshop will be an indoor presentation with samples of a variety of fruit trees.
The cost is $5 and space is limited so send as an email or stop by the office asap to register.
January 25th, 6-9PM, Bob Wright Centre
Join other groups and individuals working on a wide variety of sustainability issues on campus to share information and brainstorm ways to collaborate and build on our collective passions and strengths. See facebook page for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/133428113436480/
We have an awesome compost workshop coming up, brought to you by the Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre! The workshop will be offered on two separate occasions: Saturday, January 28th and Sunday, February 5th. Each workshop is broken down into two parts:
11:30-12:30: Composting basics ($5 cost)
12:30-4:30: Three-bin compost building session (free, but limited number of participants)
You do not need to attend both parts, but pre-registration is required for each. Stop by our office or send us an email to sign up!
Check out the latest issue of the Environmental Students’ Association publication for the feature article on our very own Campus Community Garden! ESSENCE is available in the Martlet dispensers throughout UVic, as well as online:
Join us at the garden this Sunday, January 15th for lunch at noon. Please bring a dish to share, as well as a plate and cutlery for yourself.
Stay on after lunch for a workparty to help with projects such as building communal asparagus and grain beds!
Come on down to our NEW office in the SUB – B118 this Thursday, December 15th at 2:30 to have some tea and make some awesome buttons. Drawing/painting/collaging materials will be provided, but feel free to bring more if you’ve got them.
Bring your friends and ideas to plan some great projects for next semester!
Thursday, December 8th at 5:00 in SUB B024
Food provided!
