Tag: Community Garden
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Pumpkin compost drive a huge success!
Saturday November 8, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Our first annual pumpkin composting drive has been a fabulous success! Over 150 pumpkins were delivered to Porcher Park Community Garden by Langford residents between October 15 and November 8. The drive continues for one more day (November 9). All…
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Why urban households need to grow their own food
November 5, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society Growing food is something people, families and communities have done for thousands of years. In today’s modern world we have become almost entirely reliant on food supplied by groceries stores, and sadly (though thankfully) also by food banks…
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Porcher Park Community Garden harvest donations to Living Edge Westshore
Sunday July 27, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke. Executive Lead, UFRIS Two raised garden beds at Porcher Park Community Garden (PPCG) are used for growing veggies that get donated to the community. The gardeners at PPCG have come to know the boxes as 32 and 33. Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS)…
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Midsummer gardens are growing
Saturday July 12, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead – UFRIS Gardens are growing at Porcher Park Community Garden in Langford. Over 31 local households have invested their time, gardening skills and care to grow edible foods in raised garden beds. The range of plants includes lettuce, carrots, potatoes, beans,…
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Happy Canada Day to fellow gardeners!
Tuesday July 1, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Happy Canada Day, fellow gardeners! Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) is happy about the warm weather which helps our gardens grow! Watering gardens on a regular basis is so important in hot dry weather. South Vancouver Island has experienced…