Second Annual Garlic Festival – Amara Farm, August 10th
The scent of garlic will be wafting through the Comox Valley on August 10th. Amara Farm, located at 2641 Kirby Road, will be hosting its second annual Garlic Festival from 12-4pm with even more garlic...
View ArticleEarthsave Vegan Dine Out at Innisfree Farm
Come taste the summer bounty at Innisfree Farm, 3636 Trent Rd. in Royston, at the Earthsave Vegan Dine Out on August 19th at 6:00 and 7:30 pm. This month the Singing Chef, Joanna Finch, is preparing a...
View ArticleLadybug release at Lake Trail garden today
You’re invited to join neighbours at the Lady Bug release today, August 11, at 6 pm at the Lake Trail garden. Come and learn about these lovely little beneficial bugs. Enjoy the highlights of our...
View Article“How to Take Care of our Precious Seeds”
There are more and more reasons to save local seeds, and we have to save them effectively. Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers (CVGSS) is giving a presentation on saving seeds on Thursday, Sept. 4 at...
View ArticleCVRD offers solutions against unwanted pests
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD)’s Nature Works education program will be highlighting some fall season lawn care maintenance that will support a strong, healthy lawn without the use of harsh...
View ArticleCommunity Back to School Harvest Fest
Sunday, September 28, 5-7 pm, Lake Trail School Gym Join us for our monthly community dinner at the school. We’ll be celebrating the Fall Bounty from the School Garden, as well as Back to School for...
View ArticleComox Valley World Food Week Oct. 15-17
Celebrate Diversity: Farmers, Feast, and Film The Comox Valley Food Round Table is in planning mode for the Comox Valley World Food Week celebration. This week of events is held to raise awareness of...
View ArticleFall Plant Sale for the Cumberland Forest
The Cumberland Community Forest Society are hosting their annual Fall Plant Sale this coming Saturday as part of the Foggy Mountain Fall Fair in Cumberland from 10 am till 4 pm at the corner of 1st and...
View ArticleWorld Food Week opens with Award-winning Film
World Community kicks off World Food Week with the 60 minute film, Food Stamped, on Wednesday, October 15 at 7pm at the NIC Theatre Courtenay. An award winning film, Food Stamped is an informative and...
View ArticleEarthsave vegan dine out at Delicados
This coming Monday Oct. 20th at 5:30 and 7:00 pm Delicados Restaurant at 180a 5th St. in Courtenay will host this month’s Earthsave vegan dine out. Owners Nick and Carla have put together the following...
View ArticleHave your Say Day at the Share the Harvest Community Garden
The Community Garden at Harmston Avenue and 6th Street in downtown Courtenay is growing and everyone is invited to provide feedback. Please join Garden participants in the Garden on Sunday October 19th...
View ArticleLTNC begins Community Sunday Dinners
Lake Trail Neighbourhood Connections invites all neighbours to our COMMUNITY SUNDAY DINNERS Monthly Sunday Dinners are a great way to meet neighbours of all ages and start building the network for a...
View ArticleLTNC offers Urban Organic Gardening series
Lake Trail Neighbourhood Connections is pleased to announce their 3rd annual Urban Organic Gardening series. Gardening is well known for reducing stress, improving mood and physical health. Organic...
View ArticleGMO inquiry launched by CBAN
January 27, 2015. Ottawa. The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) has launched a major public investigation to dig behind 20 years of uncertainty around genetically modified organisms (GMOs)...
View ArticleFirst Sign of Spring – Seedy Saturday
Preparing for Climate Change on March 7th at the Florence Filberg Centre in Courtenay, offers something for everyone interested in gardening, growing food, saving seeds, building soil and having fun....
View ArticlePermaculture Book Review – by Tony de Castro
Some permaculture books can be a bit “dry” for those of us who want to just go into our garden and apply the concepts immediately. ‘Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture’ by Toby Hemenway...
View ArticleCanada stays closed to GM apple
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) and the Society for a GE Free BC are raising the alarm after learning that the US government has approved the first genetically modified (GM) apple....
View ArticleIndulge all senses at ‘A Chocolate Affair’
Spring starts on a sweet note with lavish fair trade chocolate creations, live music by Anela Kahiamoe and Black Swan Fiddlers, wine tasting by Blue Moon Winery, floral arts by Delphine Flower &...
View ArticleOrganic gardening series from LTNC
Lake Trail Neighbourhood Connections Organic Gardening Series Each class is $20 or take any 3 for $50 Monday Evenings 6:30 to 8 pm Saturdays in the Garden 1 – 3 pm Session 3 – March 30 Soils & Site...
View ArticleStatus of GM crops and foods in Canada
Twenty years after approval of the first genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered) crops in Canada, information on the amount and prevalence of GM foods and crops is lacking,...
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