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Bagged watermelons for protection.
These are 3 of 15 of watermelons that are currently growing on vines.
It's my 2nd year attempting to grow watermelons on Southern Vancouver Island. I'm getting a lot more fruits than last year 🍉👩‍🌾👍
My cantaloupe seeds failed this year.

#iGrowFood #watermelons #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowFruit #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl

A still shot of my gorgeous beetroot seeds 😍
I love seed photos. I love seeds. I love photography. Great, when both lifelong passions are combined.

My amazing #beetroot #seeds.
Tapped & saved from excellent mother plants. Watch/listen to video about the mother plants that I harvested these strong seeds from ✌️💚👩‍🌾

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #beet

A still shot of my gorgeous beetroot seeds 😍
I love seed photos. I love seeds. I love photography. Great, when both lifelong passions are combined.

My amazing #beetroot #seeds.
Tapped & saved from excellent mother plants. Watch/listen to video about the mother plants that I harvested these strong seeds from ✌️💚👩‍🌾

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #beet

A still shot of my gorgeous beetroot seeds 😍
I love seed photos. I love seeds. I love photography. Great, when both lifelong passions are combined.

My amazing #beetroot #seeds.
Tapped & saved from excellent mother plants. Watch/listen to video about the mother plants that I harvested these strong seeds from ✌️💚👩‍🌾

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #beet

A still shot of my gorgeous beetroot seeds 😍
I love seed photos. I love seeds. I love photography. Great, when both lifelong passions are combined.

My amazing #beetroot #seeds.
Tapped & saved from excellent mother plants. Watch/listen to video about the mother plants that I harvested these strong seeds from ✌️💚👩‍🌾

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #beet

A still shot of my gorgeous beetroot seeds 😍
I love seed photos. I love seeds. I love photography. Great, when both lifelong passions are combined.

My amazing #beetroot #seeds.
Tapped & saved from excellent mother plants. Watch/listen to video about the mother plants that I harvested these strong seeds from ✌️💚👩‍🌾

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #beet

My amazing #beetroot #seeds.
Tapped & saved from excellent mother plants. Watch/listen to video about the mother plants that I harvested these strong seeds from ✌️💚👩‍🌾

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #beet

My amazing #beetroot #seeds.
Tapped & saved from excellent mother plants. Watch/listen to video about the mother plants that I harvested these strong seeds from ✌️💚👩‍🌾

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #beet

My amazing #beetroot #seeds.
Tapped & saved from excellent mother plants. Watch/listen to video about the mother plants that I harvested these strong seeds from ✌️💚👩‍🌾

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #beet

My amazing #beetroot #seeds.
Tapped & saved from excellent mother plants. Watch/listen to video about the mother plants that I harvested these strong seeds from ✌️💚👩‍🌾

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #beet

My amazing #beetroot #seeds.
Tapped & saved from excellent mother plants. Watch/listen to video about the mother plants that I harvested these strong seeds from ✌️💚👩‍🌾

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #beet

Winter carrots seeds were sowed. This is two of 8 pots that I sowed with more mini rainbow carrots & some finger carrots. I should be able to harvest these carrots in November/December. I will have round & finger carrots sowed outdoors in pots in October & November, moved indoors over Winter & those should be ready for harvest in January/February 🥕

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #RootVegetables #Carrots #Seeds

First mini rainbow #carrots #harvest from one pot. I'll be planting beans & beets in same pot, next.

#carrots #harvest #iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl

#Strawberries are fruiting again 🍓

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowFruit #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl

I have several baby #watermelons now 👩‍🌾
These are a few of my unripe sugar baby watermelons 😀💦🍉
I do a lot of hand pollination with watermelons. They need extra pollinating help.

#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowFruit #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #melons

Potatoes & carrots are emerging through soil.
Potatoes are true tubers.
Carrots are taproot vegetables.

I grow a variety of small potatoes & rainbow & fingerling carrots.

#FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #Potatoes #Carrots

#tomatoes are fruiting.

#nightshades #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowTomatoes #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #fruits #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle

Finally thinned out my big pot of assorted #carrots 🥕
One of my friends has a bunny. She's picking up what I pulled to feed her bunn.

#RootVegetables #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowCarrots #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #ZeroWaste

It's pouring rain outside. Forecast calls for more rains tomorrow. My rain barrels & buckets will be filled well. Sunshine returns on Wednesday.
I'll thinning out this large pot, full of mixed carrots & some self seeded tomatoes, on Wednesday morning before going to work. I wasn't expecting that many carrot seeds to germinate. I used a bag of 3 year old seeds to sow this pot.
I grow all my root vegetables in big pots for easier harvesting. All my yams & potatoes are growing out of large felted bags. I have beetroot & turnips growing together out of a large Rubbermaid bin.

#seedlings #carrots #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #RootVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #ContainerGardening

#Tomatoes #transplanting.
Ensure that you pile up the soil at base of your plants. Tomato plants are happier, when you mound up the soil & transplant them deep into pots(if you're not putting them into ground). Banana peel & fish head parts are at bottom of every tomato planter to ensure they are constantly fed from the bottom up 👩‍🌾
I'll update in 1-2 weeks on how I use alfalfa feed pellets when my tomato plants start to produce their first fruit babies.

#FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowTomatoes #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle

How unhealthy ultra‑processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them
#UltraProcessedFood #PublicHealth #FoodIndustry #Health #Diabetes #Nutrition #HealthPolicy #Obesity #FoodSystems #CorporatePower #Science #HealthyEating #HeartDisease
https://the-14.com/how-unhealthy-ultra-processed-foods-are-designed-and-marketed-to-make-us-crave-them/

Rainy afternoon, backyard #homegrown #food #harvest.
Mixed #AsianGreens - #chard / #bokchoy / #MustardGreens.
These are Asian greens that we grow & harvest as needed, year round. They are put under light covers in the colder Winter months. I keep their bases well mulched during Winter & they do just fine.

#FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrownFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #Food #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #AsianGreens #FeedingMyFamily

I want everyone to be able to have food/flower plants to nurture. For folks who can't afford to buy plants - it's important for me to give them away. I know how expensive it can get if you have to buy all your seeds/plants. My goal with sharing free plants is to make food/flowers growing more accessible to everyone. I also help fellow disabled folks set up their gardening spaces so it's easier for them to grow plants. I have been doing that for free, for years. #Gardening can be inclusive & accessible to all.

#GardeningEquity #FoodGardening #GardeningIsRevolutionary #IWillHelpYouGrowPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #PeopleHelpingPeople #DisabledGardeners #FoodSystems #FoodEquity #YouCanGrowAGarden #GrowPlants #GrowHumanity #BeTheChange #LeadByExample #SeedsOfChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution

How to keep plant-based foods on the table now that Veganuary is over
#Food #PlantBased #SustainableFood #PublicPolicy #Hospitals #HealthyEating #FoodSystems #ClimateAction #InstitutionalChange #Nutrition #Universities #LowCarbon #Sustainability #Veganuary
https://the-14.com/how-to-keep-plant-based-foods-on-the-table-now-that-veganuary-is-over/

Ruby, our intern community orchard assistant, working on pitchforking compost/mulch.
The big pile was steaming when I had arrived in the morning.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/

#WellandCommunityOrchard #LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #CommunityOrchard #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle

#LifecyclesProjectSociety #FruitTreeProject Update.

This year, we have harvested over 63,000 lbs of fruit! Of that, almost 32,000 lbs of Grade A fruit has been donated to the community, to over 70 community service agencies throughout the Greater Victoria Area. Our tree stewards have kept 4,500 lbs, and our amazing team of 191 Harvest Leads and Pickers have taken 13,000 lbs home. 

What about the other 13,500 lbs you ask? 

Made up of B-Grade, we have processed just over 7500 lbs into juice and jam. Some of the fruit is always C-Grade (compost). To date, we have composted just under 6000 lbs of fruit - while some of this has gone to our friends at Community Composting, the vast majority has gone to a local pig farmer.

We are proud to say no fruit has gone into the landfill!

https://lifecyclesproject.ca

#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #Gleaning #ViewRoyal #VolunteerWithLifecycles #FoodEquity #CultivatingCommunities #ZeroWaste #ReduceFoodWaste #fruit #CommunityWork #harvest

#Wheelbarrows & folks OK working with them are absolutely essential to year-round #community #OrchardCare #stewardship work!

At #WellandCommunityOrchard.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #WorkParty #mulch #ViewRoyal #VolunteerWithLifecycles #CultivatingCommunities

The 2nd fruiting of the #figs. These are just left on the trees for wildlife. We only pick the first flush fruiting of figs.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #WorkParty #ViewRoyal #VolunteerWithLifecycles #CultivatingCommunities #Autumn

We had fun harvesting American #persimmons from the community orchard 😊

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #WorkParty #fruit #harvest #ViewRoyal #VolunteerWithLifecycles #CultivatingCommunities #FreeFood #FreeFruits #Autumn

So many wheelbarrow loads of wood mulch. We got a lot done, together 😀

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #WorkParty #mulch #ViewRoyal #VolunteerWithLifecycles #CultivatingCommunities #Autumn

Volunteers working on mulching at #WellandCommunityOrchard. We got a big pile of fabulous, mostly cedar wood mulch from a local sawmill.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #WorkParty #mulch #ViewRoyal #VolunteerWithLifecycles #CultivatingCommunities

Boiling water to make tea for work party break.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #WorkParty #ViewRoyal #VolunteerWithLifecycles #CultivatingCommunities

American #persimmons harvested.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruitTrees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #WorkParty #fruits #ViewRoyal #VolunteerWithLifecycles #CultivatingCommunities #harvest

Excellent work party at #WellandCommunityOrchard today. Harvesting #persimmons & #mulching the #FruitTrees.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #WorkParty #mulch #ViewRoyal #VolunteerWithLifecycles #CultivatingCommunities #harvest #fruit

#RegenerativeAgriculture Goes Mainstream

by Jan Lee Jul 10th 2025

"The world’s hottest year on record may also mark the beginning of the end for carbon-intensive, conventional farming. Several factors have converged to bring regenerative practices into the mainstream, while a new study demonstrates that farmers can produce just as much food while improving land productivity by transitioning away from conventional practices.

"#RegenerativeFarming first hit headlines as part of '#LivingSystemsThinking' in the 1960s, later gaining interest among health-conscious foodies when the concept was popularized by food author #MichaelPollan. Today, techniques such as #CoverCropping and integrated pest management are being embraced not only by #environmental activists but also by multinational food companies. The difference is that now, this approach is celebrated for its practical effectiveness in maintaining a consistent food supply in an era of #ClimateChange-driven supply shocks."

Read more:
https://earth.org/regenerative-agriculture-trends-and-impacts/

#FoodForAll #SolarPunkSunday
#Agroecology #RegenerativeFarming
#Intercropping #Polyculture #Resiliency #FoodSystems #ClimateChangeFarming

We filled up 11 boxes with freshly picked #GrannySmith #apples yesterday. Me, Hannah & 2 volunteers went out on a small pick(1 tree). An excellent harvest gleaning day - for Hannah's last day with LifeCycles.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/

#photos #slideshow #FruitTreeProject #FoodEquity
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #harvest #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers #CultivatingCommunities #FeedingCommunity

Great harvest pick of #GrannySmith #apples today. Granny Smith apples are currently one of the most expensive apples in local stores with average pricing of $2.99/lb. The apples we gleaned from one tree, were almost all perfect apples - very few with damage on them 🍏😃
These will be greatly appreciated by many food insecure folks around our community 👍💗

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/

#FruitTreeProject
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #FreeFruit #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #harvest #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers

Cleaning up before we packed up & left.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/

#FruitTreeProject
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers

We filled up 11 boxes - from one #GrannySmith #apples tree 🍏😀🍏

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/

#FruitTreeProject
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #harvest #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers #Gleaning

#GrannySmith #apples harvested in the first 20 minutes.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/

#FruitTreeProject
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #harvest #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers

Gorgeous #GrannySmith #apples that we harvested for LifeCycles Project Society. Me, Hannah & 2 volunteers worked together.
Wrapping up & heading back to the office soon.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/

#FruitTreeProject
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #harvest #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers

Excellent apples bounty from one tree. We're still going 🍏✌️🍏 I'm tracking the harvest.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/

#FruitTreeProject
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #harvest #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers #GrannySmith #apples

Really healthy #GrannySmith #apple tree. We're harvesting from it now.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/

#FruitTreeProject
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #harvest #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers

On location for a granny smith apples harvest with LifeCycles Project Society 🍏

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/fruit-tree-project/

#FruitTreeProject
#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #fruit #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #harvest #FoodSharing #Teamwork #FruitPickers

Some of our #VictoriaSeedLibrary work.

#LifecyclesProject #FoodSystems #Nonprofit #FoodSecurity #seeds #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #Volunteers #SeedSaving #SeedSharing #Teamwork

The #VictoriaBC Urban Food Table #UFT is a #volunteer #AdvisoryCommittee dedicated to providing informed support to Victoria City Council in matters related to #FoodSecurity policy & decision making. We meet the second Wednesday of each month. Our members are #FoodSystems & #sustainability professionals and include urban and rural farmers , local businesses, educators, community association and garden representatives, health workers, dietitians & environmental stewardship not-for-profit staff. We view local #FoodProduction as fundamental to a healthy & sustainable food system, and share the common goal of a #FoodSecure region.

Our strategic goals focus on urban farming, community and home gardening, food equity, soil restoration, land and biodiversity stewardship, waste-reduction and composting, pollinator support, First Nations Reconciliation, and celebrating local food.

The Urban Food Table meets in a hybrid/online format on the second Wednesday of every month from 4:30pm - 6pm. If you are interested in joining the UFT, or to learn more - email at [email protected] or through the form below.
https://www.victoriaurbanfoodtable.com/contact-us

#YYJ #Nonprofits #CommunityFood #FoodSystemsPlanning #FoodWasteReduction #Environmental #FeedingCommunity #UrbanFoodTable #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #GetInvolved #SoilRemediation #biodiversity #composting #FoodEquity #WaterReduction #ClimateAction #Stewardship #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEducation

#Philippines #AgroEcology highlight from @AgroecologyMap

"Kuatro Marias' Agroecology Farm, located in San Narciso, Victoria, Oriental Mindoro, is a pioneering model of sustainable agriculture in the Philippines. Established in 1998, the farm operates on the principles of agroecology, focusing on harmonizing agricultural productivity with #environmental #stewardship. With a mission rooted in #biodiversity protection and #sustainable resource use, the farm avoids synthetic chemicals, instead leveraging natural cycles to nurture its crops, livestock, and aquaculture systems. Its name symbolizes balance and sustainability, honoring the four elements and the proprietor’s four daughters.

"The farm showcases an Integrated Diversified Organic Farming System (#IDOFS), where crops, livestock, and aquaculture coexist in a symbiotic relationship. This includes a #FoodForest with diverse trees like #ube and #cinnamon, a pond supporting #tilapia and other fish, and naturally fed chickens and hogs. A unique #SeedBank ensures the preservation of genetic diversity while minimizing waste. These practices not only enhance productivity but also build resilience against climate change and natural disasters, embodying agroecological principles that prioritize soil health, ecological balance, and community well-being."

Learn more:
https://agroecologymap.org/l/kuatro-maria-s-agroecology-farm
#agroecologia #agroécologie #agrarökologie #permaculture #permacultura #permakultur #agroforestry #agrofloresta #agroforesterie #agroforstwirtschaft #sustainability #sustentabilidade #foodsystems #farming #agriculture #regenerative #SolarPunkSunday #PolyCulture

The Fall 2024 Canadian Association for Food Studies Newsletter is out now!

https://foodstudies.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fall-2024-Newsletter.pdf

#JustPublished #FoodStudies #FoodEvents #FoodPolitics #FoodSovereignty #FoodMovement #FoodSystems #Governance #FoodSecurity #ClimateAdaptation #Carework #SchoolLunches #SeedSaving #AgriculturalWorkers #CanAg

#Tropentag2024 is just around the corner!

Today. Friday, Sept. 13th to exchange perspectives and learn about #AgroecologicalTransitions in #Kenya - Pathways & Lessons.

For online participation, visit New Link to the meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87578896609?pwd=gmwBBaITS0IhGaAztRy5JTGl3nE7MQ.1

Don't miss it!
#agroecology #agroecología #agroécologie #agrarökologie #kenya #africa #cgia #permaculture #agroforestry #foodsystems