Welcome to Spring
The Spring Equinox is right around the corner and in our temperate West Coast climate, this marks a great time to get your seeds started.
The Spring Equinox is right around the corner and in our temperate West Coast climate, this marks a great time to get your seeds started.
Food in the time of COVID-19 The flu, food, & funds If you went to a grocery store anywhere in Canada mid-March of last year, likely you’d have seen empty … Continued
Caring for fruit trees during dormancy Shh—they’re sleeping! As trees on Vancouver Island shed their leaves, did you know that they are preparing for dormancy? Also known as the resting … Continued
Did you know there is a medieval fruit among us? There are a couple of places in Victoria where you’ll happen across medlar trees.
While the harvest is complete, our work is not finished. There is always something to be done, especially as this year winds down and we begin preparing for 2021. In the upcoming year, we will continue to plant seeds in our community (both literally and metaphorically).
Whether you’re new to seed saving or a seed saving expert, you may have a few questions about the best way to use our Seed Library resource.
This year, fruit is running a bit behind schedule. Mother Nature has put her thumb on the scale and while our tree stewards have managed to keep accurate records from years past, in response to changes in the season fruit is ripening a week to ten days later than expected.