LifeCycles Project – Victoria, BC

Welland Orchard Work Party
2025-07-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-10 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-01 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | 1215 Stancil Ln, Victoria, BC V8Z 1R6, Canada
Come and lend a hand with taking care of Welland Orchard. Learn about fruit tree care, creating pollinator habitat and more! Snacks, refreshments and tools provided. You can find out more and register for this shift on the Gleaning Hub or by emailing welland@lifecyclesproject.ca

Seed Sorting Session
2025-07-30 10:00 - 12:00
We are hosting another seed sorting session at the LifeCycles Warehouse to help package our seed donations for the seed library revival! We’d love to see you there! Please email info@lifecyclesproject.ca if you have any questions and sign up on the Gleaning Hub for more details.

Seed Sorting
2025-08-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-27 14:00 - 16:00

Tree Assessor Training Session
2025-08-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-10 10:00 - 11:00
Tree Assessors are integral to our project because they help us collect important information about a tree steward’s tree location, ripeness, condition and more, which allows us to send the right volunteers with the right equipment to each harvest location. You do not need prior experience, nor do you need to climb ladders or lift heavy boxes as part of this role.
If you are interested in being a part of the Fruit Tree Project as a Tree Assessor, please plan to attend a Training session.
Visit the Gleaning Hub (gleaning.lifecyclesproject.ca) to sign up! It will be available as a ‘shift’. You will receive a zoom link and reminder of the session closer to the date.

Fruit Tree Project Orientation
2025-08-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-09 10:00 - 11:00
If you are interested in being a part of the Fruit Tree Project, please plan to attend this General Orientation Session, which is mandatory for all new volunteers, and those who have attended fewer than 3 picks in the past 2 years.
Visit the Gleaning Hub (gleaning.lifecyclesproject.ca) to sign up! It will be available as a ‘shift’. You will receive a zoom link and reminder of the session closer to the date.

Harvest Leader Orientation
2025-08-07 20:00 - 20:30, 2025-08-09 11:00 - 11:30
If you are interested in being a Harvest Leader, please plan to join the zoom session right after the General Orientation! This quick overview of the additional perks and requirements of a Harvest Leader will only be 30 minutes extra.
Please visit the Gleaning Hub (gleaning.lifecyclesproject.ca) to sign up for this session! It will be available as a ‘shift’. You will receive a zoom link and reminder of the session closer to the date.

Welland Orchard Tour
2025-08-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Welland Legacy Park & Community Orchard, 1215 Stancil Lane, Victoria, BC, V8Z 1R6, Canada
Come on out to Welland Orchard for a fun and educational tour of the park!

Event Description
Whether you are a regular park visitor, or have never heard of Welland Orchard before, come out and explore with a guided 1 hour tour of this incredible community resource. Learn about some of the 100 + heritage apple varieties planted in the orchard, as well as some fruit trees you may have never heard of before such as Plout and Medlar! Plus learn about some of the interesting features on site including rainwater collection, pollinator habitat and native plant gardens.
The tour will be followed by a Welland Orchard Work Party from 1pm-3pm. If you plan to attend both, feel free to bring a lunch and enjoy a picnic in the orchard. For more information about the work party or to sign up, please visit the Gleaning Hub at https://gleaning.lifecyclesproject.ca
Be sure to come dressed for the elements as the tour will be held outdoors.
As there is limited parking available at the orchard, please bike, walk, bus or carpool if possible. We are located right on the galloping goose, and you are welcome to bring bikes into the orchard to lock them up safely.
If you are driving, there are 8 parking spots located at the end of stancil lane, 2 of which will be reserved as accessible spots for the duration of the workshop. Please be mindful of our neighbours and do not park in the large driveway on the south side of the street. Additional parking can be found along the street on High St and Eaton Ave.
About the Instructor
River (they/them) works for Lifecycles Project as the Welland Orchard Coordinator, as well as running their own landscaping business, Nightingale Gardens. They are passionate about increasing the resilience of urban and suburban landscapes through utilising plants native to these territories, increasing food security through integrating edible perennials and fruit trees into the landscape, and helping to increase connections to land through making gardening more possible and accessible.
Their background is in agriculture, with five seasons spent working on small-scale organic farms, as well as a Landscape Horticulture Certificate (Red Seal levels 1 and 2) from the Pacific Horticulture College. They have also spent several years facilitating group learning and activities, for both kids and adults, in a variety of environments.
Their family is primarily from Ireland, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and England. They were raised on kʷikʷəƛ̓əm territories (Coquitlam BC) and have been living on W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən territories for the past 10 years. Their work is grounded in intersectional queer feminism, disability justice, and decolonization. They are queer, trans, and neurodivergent and have a lifelong love of fruit trees.

How to Register for this Event
This workshop is in person only. Please dress appropriately for all types of weather, as the workshop will be hosted outside in the orchard.
Tickets are available by a suggested donation of $10/person.
Please contact us if you are no longer able to attend but hold a ticket so we can make your space available to someone else and work to process your refund.
You can also register for the event by calling our office at 250 383-5800 or via email by contacting welland@lifecyclesproject.ca

Accessibility
Access from the parking area off Stancil Lane is through a latching unlocked gate. There is a gravel/dirt path sloping downward from the gate that leads to a wide flat grassy area with picnic table seating. If you are coming from the Galloping Goose entrance, which also has a latching unlocked gate, you will find a gravel/dirt path that slopes upward to the wide flat seating area. This section of path has one small area with uneven exposed bedrock. The steepness of the path varies throughout the Orchard and is steepest at the top of the Orchard closer to the Stancil Lane entrance, and at the bottom between the Galloping Goose trail and the Orchard entrance. The pathway from the Galloping Goose to the entrance to the Orchard has several sharp turns.
The Orchard has a single-stall gender-neutral composting toilet facility on site with ramp access (and currently without transfer bars). The composting toilet is located below the flat area and toward the Galloping Goose entrance. There is a hand-washing station on site (without soap) but the water is not potable. Hand sanitizer is available inside the toilet.
The tour will be held outside rain or shine, please dress appropriately for the weather. The majority of the tour involves standing and walking at a slow pace around the 2/3 of an acre site, including some sections of uneven ground.
There is access to potable water on site. Please bring your own water bottle.
If you have any questions of if more details would be helpful please reachout to River at welland@lifecyclesproject.ca

Fruit Sorting
2025-08-12 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-08-19 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-08-26 09:15 - 10:15, 2025-09-02 09:15 - 10:15 | 808 Viewfield Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 4V1, Canada

Fruit Sorting
2025-08-12 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-08-19 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-08-26 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-09-02 10:45 - 11:45

Natural Dyeing in the Orchard
2025-08-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Welland Legacy Park & Community Orchard, 1215 Stancil Lane, Victoria, BC, V8Z 1R6, Canada
Learn how to use locally grown flowers to create beautiful patterns on fabric, and create your own flower pounded tote bag to take home

Workshop Description
Come out and enjoy a morning of art in the orchard! This workshop will walk you through all the steps of how to use locally grown flowers and natural dyeing to create beautiful patterns on fabric. Using the technique of flower pounding, all participants will get to create their own beautiful naturally dyed tote bag to take home. This workshop will also include a demonstration of how to prepare fabric for natural dyeing so that you can continue to practise this new skill at home! All supplies are included in this workshop, however our number of hammers available may be limited. Please bring your own if possible to help the workshop run smoothly!
Be sure to come dressed for the elements as this workshop will be held outdoors.
As there is limited parking available at the orchard, please bike, walk, bus or carpool if possible. We are located right on the galloping goose, and you are welcome to bring bikes into the orchard to lock them up safely.
If you are driving, there are 8 parking spots located at the end of stancil lane, 2 of which will be reserved as accessible spots for the duration of the workshop. Please be mindful of our neighbours and do not park in the large driveway on the south side of the street. Additional parking can be found along the street on High St and Eaton Ave.
About the Instructor
River (they/them) works for Lifecycles Project as the Welland Orchard Coordinator, as well as running their own landscaping business, Nightingale Gardens. They are passionate about increasing the resilience of urban and suburban landscapes through utilising plants native to these territories, increasing food security through integrating edible perennials and fruit trees into the landscape, and helping to increase connections to land through making gardening more possible and accessible.
Their background is in agriculture, with five seasons spent working on small-scale organic farms, as well as a Landscape Horticulture Certificate (Red Seal levels 1 and 2) from the Pacific Horticulture College. They have also spent several years facilitating group learning and activities, for both kids and adults, in a variety of environments.
Their family is primarily from Ireland, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and England. They were raised on kʷikʷəƛ̓əm territories (Coquitlam BC) and have been living on W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən territories for the past 10 years. Their work is grounded in intersectional queer feminism, disability justice, and decolonization. They are queer, trans, and neurodivergent and have a lifelong love of fruit trees.

How to Register for this Event
This workshop is in person only. Please dress appropriately for all types of weather, as the workshop will be hosted outside in the orchard.
There are a limited number of Pay What You Can tickets available for folks who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC), as well as people who are facing significant financial barriers to registration. There are also free tickets available for seniors, thanks to funding from The New Horizons for Seniors Program.
LifeCycles Project Society is always working to learn more about, and breakdown, barriers that may exist in accessing our programming. We understand that these tickets are by no means an exhaustive look at systems of oppression that exist for people. We welcome your ideas and feedback as we work to continue learning.
Please contact us if you are no longer able to attend but hold a ticket so we can make your space available to someone else and work to process your refund.
You can also register for the event by calling our office at 250 383-5800 or via email by contacting welland@lifecyclesproject.ca

Accessibility
Access from the parking area off Stancil Lane is through a latching unlocked gate. There is a gravel/dirt path sloping downward from the gate that leads to a wide flat grassy area with picnic table seating. If you are coming from the Galloping Goose entrance, which also has a latching unlocked gate, you will find a gravel/dirt path that slopes upward to the wide flat seating area. This section of path has one small area with uneven exposed bedrock. The steepness of the path varies throughout the Orchard and is steepest at the top of the Orchard closer to the Stancil Lane entrance, and at the bottom between the Galloping Goose trail and the Orchard entrance. The pathway from the Galloping Goose to the entrance to the Orchard has several sharp turns.
The Orchard has a single-stall gender-neutral composting toilet facility on site with ramp access (and currently without transfer bars). The composting toilet is located below the flat area and toward the Galloping Goose entrance. There is a hand-washing station on site (without soap) but the water is not potable. Hand sanitizer is available inside the toilet.
The workshop will be held outside rain or shine, please dress appropriately for the weather. The seating provided is picnic benches. Please feel free to bring a cushion or your own folding chair, a limited number of cushions are available at the orchard. The workshop area is in dappled shade, depending on the time of the day.
There is access to potable water on site. Please bring your own water bottle.

Welland Orchard Volunteer Appreciation
2025-08-24 13:00 - 16:00 | 1215 Stancil Ln, Victoria, BC V8Z 1R6, Canada
All Welland Orchard Volunteers are invited to come to our Volunteer Appreciation Party at Welland Orchard! We will have the apple press going to make some fresh hot apple juice and lots of tasty treats to enjoy. Plus we will be pounding in the first round of the new Orchard signage! Come by and let us say thank you for all that you bring to this space. Keep in mind that parking at the orchard is limited and so please bus, walk or carpool if possible. RSVP for this event by registering for this shift on the Gleaning Hub or by emailing welland@lifecyclesproject.ca. Please email welland@lifecyclesproject.ca to let me know if you have any dietary restrictions so that I can ensure there will be tasty treats that you are able to enjoy. Drop in anytime between 1pm and 4pm.

Pie Making Workshop
2025-08-30 12:30 - 14:30

Pie Making Workshop
2025-08-30 12:30 - 14:30 | 808 Viewfield Rd unit b, 808 Viewfield Road, #unit b, Victoria, BC, V9A 4V1, Canada
Learn how to make an apple pie in this 2 hour workshop. Each person will get a pie to take home and enjoy!

Taking advantage of prime transparent apple season, this workshop will be focused on making a luscious pie made from fruit rescued through our Fruit Tree Project. This may also include plums, cherries and apples. Many of our local heritage apples are “cooking apples” that, while not as tasty eaten fresh as others, lend themselves beautifully to being baked into a pie. In this workshop you will learn pastry making, how to weave a lattice top and how to spice and sweeten each variety of fruit. Each participant will be able to take home a pie to enjoy, as well as a copy of the recipe used.
Proceeds of these workshops enable us to offer more opportunities to connect people and local food systems! We offer these workshops on a sliding scale, and encourage you to refer to this guide if you are uncertain what to pay: Sliding Scale Guide.
If you have any questions or accessibility requests, please email fruittree@lifecyclesproject.ca and we will respond as quickly as possible.
