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Sustainable colours: Naturally dyed clothing
Author: Ruby MartinTextile Dyer | Ruby’s Healing Garden 🌿 Upcoming Workshop with Ruby MartinLove the idea of working with plants and natural dyes? Join Ruby...
Permaculture Program Instructor Interview with Kristen Miskelly
Kristen Miskelly is a biologist specializing in the restoration and botany of southeastern Vancouver Island ecosystems; a coordinator of the Haliburton Biodiversity project, a...
At The Good Food Summit
Victoria and its environs are a crucible for food activism and food systems innovation, perhaps owing in part to the drive for self-sufficiency that...
The Permablitz
I’m a creature of habit. And in a permaculture program like this one, centered on observation and tied to the seasons, I notice the...
Spore Disbursal
Halfway through the second day of a recent weekend workshop, our instructor, Tony, paused and narrowed his eyes in a moment of thought. We’d...
Getting used to a Guerilla Garden
Many of the uniquely well-integrated and well-used urban gardens we’ve explored this year sit on public land: Spring Ridge Common, Canada’s oldest public food...