Spring Harvesters Trade
Come join in the spirit of abundance! Saturday, March 28 at 1:00pm – 4:00pm Lush Valley Food Action Society 1126F Piercy Ave, Courtenay Local crafters and harvesters are welcome to an afternoon of...
View ArticleCBAN denounces approval of GM apple
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) today denounced the Canadian government’s decision to approve the first-ever genetically modified (GM) apple. “Our government is not listening to...
View ArticleFungi garden ecology workshop
Learn how to inoculate wood chips with spawn & fungal spores and grow edible mushrooms alongside more traditional food crops in an exciting backyard polyculture. Session will include a...
View ArticleThierry Vrain lecture on GMO foods
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 7:00 pm Filberg Centre, Conference Hall (upstairs) – 411 Anderton Road, Courtenay Presenter Dr. Thierry Vrain was a soil biologist and a genetic engineer with Agriculture...
View ArticleVegan dine out, April 20 at Osaka Sushi
This coming Monday April 20th at 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm, Osaka Sushi at 450 Ryan Rd. in Courtenay will host this month’s Earthsave vegan dine out. Owners Grace and Andrew have put together the following...
View ArticleCumberland Forest Spring Plant Sale Saturday!
Gardeners and lovers all things growing and green are invited to Cumberland for the annual Spring Plant Sale for the Cumberland Forest this Saturday, April 18th! This much anticipated annual event...
View ArticleNeed for farmland protection, food policy reform.
B.C. food leaders come together to find solutions for a resilient, economically viable food system in B.C. A report released recently by the Real Estate Foundation of BC found that local food leaders...
View ArticleGE Free purchasing policy requested
Courtenay City Council can take an active leadership role in building a healthier community, according to a local non-profit, GE Free Comox Valley, by creating a GE Free Purchasing Policy. “This...
View ArticleFeng Shui workshop
Gardeners looking to add some real ‘flower power’ to their yards and patios this season are invited to attend a special workshop 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14th, at St. John the Divine Church in...
View ArticleMerville Organics 1st Annual Spring Plant Sale
Grow like the pros, without GMOs! Need a fun way to celebrate Mother’s Day? Join five organic farmers at their first annual Spring Plant Sale on Sunday, May 10th from 10am-1pm at Kloveralen Farm, 5109...
View ArticleMarch Against Monsanto – May 23
People will rally on Sat, May 23, 2015 at Simms Park at noon to March Against Monsanto (MAM) to support a GE Free world. They will make signs and listen to music and speakers, including the Denman...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks – June 26, 2015
Local farmer, Moss Dance, who lives and farms at the base of the Mt. Washington Ski Resort, expresses her concerns about the water supply....
View ArticleEarthsave dine out Monday July 20th
This coming Monday July 20th at 5:30 pm Wenjie Chinese Restaurant at 1496 Ryan Rd. E Comox will host this month’s Comox Valley Earthsave vegan dine out. Owners Wenjie and Doug have come up with the...
View ArticleCommunity Garden work party and Open House
CCA Garden Work Party and Open House -Thur, July 23, 4-6 pm The Community Created Agriculture (CCA) garden is in its second full year, and it is growing. We have been harvesting basil, potatoes,...
View ArticleCVRD offers Pesticide-Free Zone signs
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) is encouraging residents to support pesticide-free lawns and gardens for the sake of the environment and the health of our community, by purchasing a...
View ArticleDownton Abbey Tea fundraiser a smashing affair
Many lovely Ladies and Gentlemen attended the 2015 Downton Abbey Tea this past Sunday, July 19 in Comox. Kiwanis Club of Courtenay hosted the Tea as a fundraiser for The Gardens on Anderton, where the...
View ArticleLTNC First Harvest Community Dinner
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum Fresh Veggies from the Garden Yum Yum! Lake Trail Community Garden Celebrates Lammas at the First Harvest Community Dinner and invites you to join in on the fun! Lake Trail Neighbourhood...
View ArticleThird Annual Comox Valley Garlic Festival
“All about the Garlic” Look out garlic lovers, the third annual Garlic Festival is back at Amara Farm on August 9th from 12-4pm. More than half a dozen different farms will showcase over 15 varieties...
View ArticleNew Invasive found in Comox Valley
TIGER SLUG “Limax maximus” by Loys Maingon A new terror for gardeners, but a new delight for biologists and zoologists. Recently “discovered” in 2014 in the South Okanagan, and found around Victoria...
View ArticleCCA Work and Garden Party
The garden at Community Created Agriculture, CCA, is now in its second season and is putting out great quantities of food. Beans, zucchini, squash, tomatoes, basil, potatoes, chard, kale, cabbage, the...
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