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Over the past year, the #LifeCycles team has been taking a deep dive into reimagining what the #SeedLibrary can be. With the help of many dedicated volunteers, we’ve spent significant time sorting and organizing seeds, and we’re excited to share what’s coming next.
By the end of February, #seed #donation bins will be launched at each of #GreaterVictoriaPublicLibrary branches. The Seed Library at the Broughton branch in downtown Victoria, which will both collect and distribute seeds, is expected to be fully functional by March.
We are also shifting how #seeds are accessed at the #library to make them more #accessible and increase their reach. The Seed Library will function more like a Seed Box - prioritizing ease of access, because we believe that access to seeds—especially amid rising food costs—is an important part of local #foodsecurity.
Alongside this, we are planning to continue the Seed Library’s core work of growing out heirloom and locally adapted varieties so they remain accessible in our region. As these seeds become available, we will put these seeds into rotation in the Broughton Branch Seed Library.
Alongside this, we are planning to continue the Seed Library’s core work of growing out heirloom and locally adapted varieties so they remain accessible in our region. As these seeds become available, we will put these seeds into rotation in the Broughton Branch Seed Library.
We’re also planning two #SeedWorkshops this year — a beginner workshop in the spring and a more advanced workshop in the summer. More details coming soon!
#Volunteer opportunities - come help us!
We have two remaining seed-sorting shifts and we would love your help:
Monday, January 19, 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Monday, January 26, 1:00–3:00 pm
Shifts take place at our Esquimalt office (808 Viewfield Rd, Unit A). Snacks are provided! You can sign up through the Gleaning Hub under Join → Shifts
https://gleaning.lifecyclesproject.ca/#VolunteersNeeded #FreeSeeds #SeedsSharing #SeedsForCommunity #SeedsSovereignty #DonateSeeds #SortSeeds #Nonprofit #VictoriaBC #Saanich #Esquimalt #VicWest #ViewRoyal #OakBay #Langford #Colwood #Metchosin #Sooke #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #SeedsForTheRevolution
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Here's our #LifecyclesProjectSociety numbers for our 2025 season:
Total #harvest: 64,691lbs
Total (A-Grade) donated to 75+ service agencies though the #FoodShare Network: 32,883lbs.
Total kept by pickers and harvest leads: 14,245lbs.
Total kept by stewards: 4,460lbs.
Total used by Lifecycles for fruit processing & pressing: 7,240lbs.
Total compost (none to the landfill!): 5863lbs.
#WorkLife #Teamwork #LifecyclesProjectSociety #FoodSecurity #FruitProcessing #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #nonprofit #RescuedFruit #FoodRescue #FoodEquity #FeedingCommunity #FruitTreeProject #nonprofit
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Thank you to Mustard Seed for allowing us free use of their commercial kitchens. Their distribution centre for their food bank operations is right next door to our office.
#VictoriaBC #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #Foodbank #FeedingCommunity #Esquimalt
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When Mom takes her 2 hours afternoon nap, I'm going to ride out on my mobility scooter to distribute 100 #BoycottIsraeliApartheid stickers & #StopGenocideInGaza info leaflets. I have 500 of each to distribute, locally. I'm aiming for distribution of 100/week until they're all given out to locals around #Saanich #VictoriaBC #Esquimalt #ViewRoyal #Vicwest #Colwood #Langford areas.
Please take some sort of actions to support #PalestineSolidarity ✊️❤️🍉🇵🇸🍉❤️
Everyone can do something to show your solidarity support for #Palestinians suffering starvation #genocide under occupying #Zionazis.#FreePalestine #FeedPalestine #PeaceActivists #IsraelIsATerroristState #ZionismIsACult #SanctionIsrael #OstracizeZionists #LiberationForPalestine #PalestineSovereignty #Decolonization #TakeAction #CitizensUprising #WarSurvivorsForPeace
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About 1.5 hours before we wrapped up for day 1.
https://youtube.com/shorts/srCpeJlUp8E?si=uVPk0X2rzyoCMuXa#CommunityArt #Artists #Esquimalt #ArtHub #CreationStation #YYJArt #CreativeArtistsConnecting #ArtCollaboration
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We got a lot done on day 1 of Esquimalt Lantern Festival art creating preparation 😀👍
#CommunityArt #Artists #Esquimalt #ArtHub #CreationStation #YYJArt #CreativeArtistsConnecting #ArtCollaboration
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Hey folks in the #Saanich #ViewRoyal #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC #Colwood #Langford & surrounding areas around South #VancouverIsland - it's #HarvestSeason at #WellandCommunityOrchard 🍏🍎🍐🫐🍇
The community orchard park is open 24/7 to the public. We encourage locals & tourists to come by for a visit! Take a nice walk through the orchard, bring a picnic(we have tables in the orchard) & pick some fresh fruits to eat while you're there 😃
Please only pick enough fruits for you to eat. We want everyone to be able to enjoy some #FreshFruits from the community orchard! Loads of apples, pears & grapes are ready to pick & eat now. Figs will be ready very soon too!
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/
#FoodSecurity #FruitTrees #orchard #PickAndEat #FreeFood #Fruits #CommunityBuilding #CommunitySharing #FreeFruit
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We are just one week away from Let’s Get Quizzical: Trivia, #Bioblitz & Food by the Gorge, happening on Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 11 AM to 5 PM at #GorgeEsquimaltPark - right outside the Gorge Nature House.
This exciting, #free #FamilyFriendly event is packed with activities for all ages:
🧠 Sustainable Smarts #Trivia – Three rounds of engaging trivia with fantastic #prizes from local favourites like HAVN, Axe & Grind, and Quazar’s Arcade + some of Esquimalt's finest, Warm Gift Shop, Errant Empire, and 4Cats Esquimalt!
🌿 Bioblitz #CommunityScience – Join guided walks and help document local plants, bugs, birds, and more on iNaturalist.
🐞 #BugWalk & #PlantWalks – Led by the #GWAS team to connect you with the biodiversity of our beautiful #GorgeWaterway.
🎟️ Passport to Science Wrap-Up – Explore hands-on science with our friends from Passport to Science, Victoria Bug Zoo, Centre of the Universe, and more!
And, of course… delicious food all day long:
🍦 Hazel’s Ice Cream – Serving cold treats and smiles.
🌯 Greek on the Street – Flavour-packed eats and street-side classics.
🥗 Naked Dressings – Fresh, healthy bites made with love.Whether you are coming for the science, the food, the trivia, or simply to enjoy the community atmosphere, there is something for everyone. So, choose your favourite method of Active Transportation and come get quizzical on Saturday, August 30!
Support Your Local #NatureHouse
This #fundraiser helps support much-needed improvements to the Gorge Nature House, enabling us to continue providing #environmental #education and #CommunityPrograms for years to come.Mark your calendars, bring your friends and family, and come celebrate the Gorge with us!
Learn More →
http://triviabythegorge.eventbrite.comUnable to make the event but still want to support the cause?
No problem – Donate today!
https://www.gorge.ca/donate?link_id=14&can_id=885c887d51f4f2992844bbc18a1523b7&source=email-one-week-until-lets-get-quizzical-trivia-bioblitz-food-by-the-gorge&email_subject=_-one-week-until-lets-get-quizzical-trivia-bioblitz-food-by-the-gorge-_&&#Saanich #VictoriaBC #Esquimalt #YYJ #Songhees #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Nature #HandsOnLearning #CitizenScience #YYJParks #AllAges #InclusiveEvents #AccessibleEvents #FreeEvent #FunAtThePark #Naturalists #LearnAboutNature #CommunityEvent #CommunityBuilding
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Took a friend to the #JapaneseGardens in Esquimalt-Gorge Waterway Park. They'd never been there before & really enjoyed it 😊
#GorgePark #WalkInThePark #YYJ #Lekwungen #Wsanec #Esquimalt #ViewRoyal #YYJparks #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #Saanich #PacificNorthwest #PNW #UrbanParks #VictoriaBC #GardenWalk #waterlily #lilypads #ponds #duckweed #nature #landscaping
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#FootpathFriday
A winding trail, through forest, to a quiet beach spot.#Saanich #VictoriaBC #Esquimalt #YYJ #Songhees #waterfront #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Scenic #Nature #landscape #GorgeTillicum #waterway #watershed #photography #YYJwalks #GetOutside #NatureTrails #footpath
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#Gunnera tinctoria, commonly known as Chilean Rhubarb or Giant Rhubarb. I love their massive #foliage 😍
#Saanich #YYJ #Esquimalt #Songhees #leaves #Garden #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #Summer #botanical #landscaping #Plants #nature #InterestingPlants #VictoriaBC
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#GorgeWaterway Action Society is part of the federal Department of #Fisheries and #Oceans #EuropeanGreenCrab #MonitoringProject.
The local monitoring team caught a few invasive crabs during the Gorge Waterway trapping yesterday. The team is back out, today(Sept. 19) at 10am.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x5-MeifU5FA
This is an ongoing environmental project for our #GorgeWaterwayActionSociety.
https://www.gorge.ca/projects/european-green-crab-monitoringIn association with #DFO - #PacificSalmonFoundation
https://psf.ca/
#PeninsulaStreamsSociety
https://peninsulastreams.ca/
#InvasiveSpeciesCouncilBC
https://bcinvasives.ca/More info on these #invasive #crabs be found here:
https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/profiles-profils/europeangreencrab-crabevert-eng.htmlIf you see any of these invasive green crabs - please report them:
Toll-free: 1-888-356-7525
Email: [email protected]#VictoriaBC #YYJ #Esquimalt #Saanich #marine #BCInvasives #wildlife #ecological #ecosystems #environmental #InvasiveSpeciesProject #MarineBiology #crustaceans #Nature #conservation #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #VanIsle #SalishSea #Songhees #ReportInvasiveSpecies #TrackingInvasives #EnvironmentalImpact #ProtectNativeSpecies #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #Ecology #MarineEnvironment
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Local #invasive #EuropeanGreenCrab monitoring team caught a few invasive #crabs during the #GorgeWaterway trapping yesterday. The team is back out on the waterway, today at 10am.
This is an ongoing environmental project for our #GorgeWaterwayActionSociety. In association with #DFO - #PacificSalmonFoundation - #PeninsulaStreamsSociety - #InvasiveSpeciesCouncilBC.
#VictoriaBC #YYJ #Esquimalt #Saanich #BCInvasives #wildlife #ecological #ecosystems #environmental #InvasiveSpeciesProject #Nature #conservation #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #VanIsle #SalishSea #Songhees #ReportInvasiveSpecies #TrackingInvasives #EnvironmentalImpact #ProtectNativeSpecies #stewardship #Environmentalist
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One of the new Indigenous friends that I made at the ribbon skirt workshop this weekend, Kecia, is a fellow weirdo Aquarian & from Namgis First Nation in Alert Bay. Although we just met, I've met some of her family from her birthplace prior - it was really cool to chat about those unexpected connections.
Kecia brought this bag that her niece, Brianna Dick, made. It's a gorgeous #PurpleCamas #CoastSalish design.
Brianna has an #OnlineStore where you can see/buy some of her #handmade #Indigenous #ArtsAndCrafts
https://briannabearart.bigcartel.com/#BriannaBearArt is an Indigenous - owned and founded, #Canadian #artist store established in 2020 by Brianna Bear. Based in the traditional territory of the #Lekwungen, place to smoke herring lands of the #Songhees and #Esquimalt nations in #VictoriaBC.
Brianna started first as an artist with more than fifteen plus years of experience. She began learning under her grandfather Skip Dicks younger brother, Butch Dick. Afterwards she branched out into discovering her roots and design through her #cultural connections to Songhees & #Namgis formline design.
Today, working as one of a few Indigenous female artist within her traditional territory of the Songhees people, she has worked on murals, logos, small business designs, small event designs and more!
Brianna believes in telling stories through her design as you will see through this site."
#NativeArtists #YYJ #IndigenousArt #SupportIndigenousWomen #BCFirstNations #IndigenousBC #VancouverIsland #Camas #VanIsle #Cascadia #Purse #CanvasBag #Stylish #FloralArt #NativeArt #PacificNorthwest #Botanical #PNW
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Former Esquimalt city councilor & #BCUnited candidate for #Esquimalt #Colwood riding, Meagan Brame, has endorsed #BCGreens candidate, Camille Currie 🍏
Camille Currie will be attending the Esquimalt Lantern Festival on Friday.
I'll update with event photos, evening of & day after.#BCVotes2024 #BCpoli #BritishColumbia #NeverVoteConservative #NeverVoteNeoliberal #ElectionsBC #BCElection2024 #VancouverIsland #Lekwungen #SongheesTerritory #VanIsle #GreenParty #CDNPoli #VoteForGreenFutures
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My first fruit sorting volunteer shift is on August 1st morning. I'm with the LifeCycles Fruit Trees Project team. I signed up as a trees assessor & fruits sorter.
We're always seeking more #volunteers for several different, ongoing, local #FoodSecurity projects.
Please learn more about what we do & how to get involved as a volunteer or how to donate to help us keep doing community food security work.
https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/
#VictoriaBC #Nonprofit #FeedingCommunity #LekwungenTerritory #Wsanec #Esquimalt #Saanich #YYJ #VancouverIsland #Grassroots #MutualAidCommunity
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#Skateboard #ObstacleCourse mastered.
#SkateboardPhotography #SkateboardCompetition #PastWork #FromMyArchive #WorldInMyEyes #MyPerspective #CanonPhotographer #Sports #adrenaline #BoardSports #SkateOrDie #SkaterBoy #Skateboarding #vicwest #esquimalt #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #UrbanSports #Action #movement
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#PastWork Shooting at #VeeDub #skateboarding #competition at #VicWest #SkatePark in #Esquimalt #VictoriaBC
#AdrenalineSports #SkaterBoy #Skateboarders #UrbanSports #AlternativeSports #SkateOrDie #Skateboards #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Flipkick #Action #SportsPhotography #ActionShots #WorldInMyEyes #MyPerspective #CanonPhotographers #YYJPhotographers #SkateboardPhotography #Photography #WomenPhotographers #monochrome #BlackAndWhite
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#MonochromeMonday
#Skateboarder coming off a #jump 👍 Caught them in #midAir 🤘
Past #VeeDubCompetition sponsored by #VansSkateboarding #OffTheWall #CoastlineSurfAndSport & cities of #VictoriaBC & #Esquimalt#SkaterBoy #yyj #AdrenalineSports #Skateboarding #SkateComp #UrbanSports #ActionShot #SportsPhotography #SkateboardPhotography #BoardSports #VicWest #SkatePark #SkateOrDie #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #monochrome #BWPhoto #ActionPhotography #adrenaline #BCSkateboarding
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Shirtless #skateboarder at #VicWest #skatepark in Summer.
#SkaterBoy #VictoriaBC #yyj
#Esquimalt #skateboard #SkateboardPhotography #UrbanSports #monochrome #ActionShot #Summer #VancouverIsland #vanisle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #adrenaline #BoardSports #SportsPhotography #skateordie #WorldInMyEyes #MyPerspective #MyPhotography #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Sports -
Some #skateboarding #rail #action ✌📷
#FromMyArchive #skaters #SkateTricks #aerial #boardSports #ActionPhotography #ActionShots #BlackAndWhite #Adrenaline #SkateboardPhotography #Skateboarding #SkateOrDie #SkaterBoy #CanonPhotographers #MyPerspective #MyPhotography #VicWest #VictoriaBC #yyj #Esquimalt #SkateboardingIsNotACrime #Skaters #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #SkateComp #monochrome #SportsPhotography
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Getting some air in the #Skatebowl ✌
#SkateboardPhotography #skater #Skateboarder #ActionShot #sports #ActionPhotography #CanonPhotographers #FromMyArchive #VicWest #VictoriaBC #yyj #VanIsle #VancouverIsland #Esquimalt #PNW #PacificNorthwest #SkaterBoy #SkateOrDie #SkatePhotog #UrbanSports #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #MyPhotography #WorldInMyEyes #MyPerspective #Canon5d #MonochromeMonday