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  1. I'm super happy that former #BCGreens MLA opted to go into helping #Indigenous #Wsanec peoples - instead of trying to beat dead set for fascism-neoliberal asses with #BCNDP corporate lobbyist loyal sellouts.
    Especially with people in that party who have #racism & ableism issues.

    FYI - I asked a public direct question about how much unmasked Greens are normalizing #ableism & Emily - their new BC Greens leader - never responded. She has an active account here too. Their federal leader, Elizabeth May - is #disabled & chose to stop masking a long time ago too.

    No political party in BC or Canada really care about #PeopleWithDisabilities.

    #BCpoli #CDNpoli #DisabledLivesMatter

  2. How #Indigenous #FoodSovereignty can improve #FoodSecurity

    Sustainable Bites: Food and Our Future What can we do to help make our food systems more sustainable? UBC researchers share small steps that can make a big collective impact. 

    March 24, 2025

    "Indigenous households experience food insecurity at rates two to three times higher than non-Indigenous households in Canada. #Agroecologist Dr. #JenniferGrenz, an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Forestry and Faculty of Land and Food Systems, studies Indigenous food sovereignty and food systems, and how to revitalize them.

    Did you know?

    #Kwetlal, or #camas, a lily-like plant with a starchy bulb, was an important staple for #IndigenousPeoples along the #SalishSea.
    Kwetlal was cultivated in Garry oak #ecosystems by #W̱SÁNEĆ and Quw’utsun Peoples, until #colonization nearly destroyed these unique food systems.

    What does Indigenous food sovereignty mean?

    " 'Indigenous food sovereignty is the reclamation and revitalization of our food systems,' says Dr. Grenz, who is Nlaka’pamux of mixed ancestry, whose family comes from the #Lytton First Nation. She grew up and lives on the coast of BC.

    "The lands across #BritishColumbia, Dr. Grenz explains, were purposefully shaped since time immemorial for foods, medicines and technologies by the Indigenous Peoples who lived there until colonial settlers dispossessed them of their lands, culture and traditions.

    " 'Indigenous food sovereignty is also about #CulturalResurgence: being able to access those foods and medicines again and find new ones as we face a changing climate,' said Dr. Grenz. 'Heal the people, heal the land. Heal the land, heal the people. I think that’s really what food sovereignty is about.'

    "Revitalizing Indigenous food systems can help diversify and localize food systems in ways that could buffer against #FoodInsecurity in a changing climate.

    "Dr. Grenz’s research team is working alongside Indigenous communities impacted by the 2021 heat dome and wildfires to understand the effects on culturally important plants.

    " 'If you think of land as just vegetation and an aesthetic notion of what belongs, you’re going to have very different approaches and different outcomes to recovery than if you see that land as a food system, not just for humans, but for our animal, bird, fish and insect relations,' says Dr. Grenz. 'We’re working alongside communities to develop those Indigenized processes around wildfire recovery that honour Indigenous food systems, sustainability and resiliency.”'

    How can #Settlers support the revitalization of Indigenous food systems?

    "Learn about the histories of the lands you live on and what the traditional food systems were, what they are now and what they could be, says Dr. Grenz.

    "Incorporating reciprocity into your relationship with the land is also important. 'Learn about the plants of those lands and find a way to invite them into your life. How can you take care of them, nurture them and steward them?' asks Dr. Grenz.

    "One way might be to Indigenize your own back yard or community garden. Or learn about Indigenous food system protocols and the concept of '#HonourableHarvest.'

    How can land-based learning support Indigenous food sovereignty?

    "Land-based learning is an opportunity to get students and people out on the land—and start taking steps to give back while they are learning.

    "At #UBCFarm, Dr. Grenz and students are starting two different Indigenous food systems to work as part of the agrarian food system that exists there — 'essentially bridging two food systems, #decolonizing and #Indigenizing our understandings of what foods are and how those two systems work together to benefit both.'

    "In one, they are establishing a Garry oak ecosystem and growing camas, which is a traditional food system of the W̱SÁNEĆ  and Quw’utsun Peoples. Another type of #ForestGarden, similar to other Coast #Salish, #Tsimshian or #Haida food systems, will see the forest shaped by different plants like beaked #hazelnut, #elderberry, #salmonberry and #thimbleberry.

    The students will be able to practice how to care for plants ordinarily thought of as forest plants, and 'learn how to reclaim traditional #LandStewardship practices to actually increase the production of those berries.' "

    Source [includes video links]:
    beyond.ubc.ca/how-indigenous-f

    #SolarPunkSunday #FirstNations #Quwutsun #ClimateChange #Resilience #DecolonizeYourDiet #HonorIndigenousFoodSystems #LandBasedLearning #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #IndigenousFoods #BuildingCommunity #CommunityGardens #FoodForests

  3. A local Indigenous artist/jewelry maker friend is teaching this workshop with Oasis Society. Please pre-register if you're interested.

    Join Oasis Society and Sara Santana to learn about different #feathers and their meanings while we decorate and take home our own feather.

    eventbrite.ca/e/craft-connect-?

    #IndigenousCrafts #FeatherSymbolism #ArtsAndCulture #CommunityWorkshop #HandsOnLearning #NativeCrafts #IndigenousCulture #CulturalConnecting #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #CoastSalish

  4. Benefits of work from home days, harvesting from my garden on lunch break 👩‍🌾🍈

    My first #galia #cantaloupe #harvest 🥰
    It's super juicy, sweet & delicious!

    Galia is a type of cantaloupe that's a cross between a cantaloupe & a honeydew. The fruit is light green on the inside, when ripened.

    #BackyardHarvest #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #GrowItEatIt #VancouverIsland #fruit #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #Melons #PNW #botanical #Wsanec #FoodGarden #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #GrowFood #EdibleGardening #GreenLiving #GrowFruits #YouGrowGirl #GrownFromSeed #iGrewThis #food #FoodSecurity #homegrown

  5. Telling my friend about DOC #surfactant in creek. He was worried at first sight but it's not pollution. It is a #natural occurrence. It's an essential part of a healthy & functioning #forest #ecosystem.

    Naturally occurring stream foam can be off-white, light tan, or brown. Formed by dissolved organic matter/dissolved #organic carbon (DOC). DOC results from the breakdown of organic debris, tannins & #watershed soils rich in organic materials.

    #creek #water #nature #Educational #Wsanec #HighlandsBC #Saanich #YYJ #NatureVideo #NatureNerd #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #PNW #Cascadia #NiftyNature #ecological #environment

  6. #Cucamelons aka #MouseMelon aka #Pepquinos are easy to grow & do well in PNW areas. Fruits are size of large grapes & they taste like sour cucumbers. Good for pickling. You can eat them raw, like cucumbers. I like dipping them raw into sea salt with some chopped red chili peppers.

    It's native range goes from Mexico to Venezuela. Many people grow it in different areas of the world as a food crop.

    #harvest #Cucurbit #GardenHarvest #BackyardHarvest #Saanich #Gardeners #GardeningMastodon #Zone8 #YYJ #GrowItEatIt #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #EdiblePlants #PNW #botanical #Wsanec #FoodGarden #SimpleJoys #DisabledGardeners #GrowFood #EdibleGarden #GreenLiving #GrowVegetables #YouGrowGirl #GrownFromSeed #Vegetables #food #FoodSecurity

  7. Back on the ocean, in a few hours! My 2nd #AdaptiveSailing session is this morning.
    Working with Mom in gardens after.
    We're going to 4th annual Indigenous Music Festival, this evening:
    timescolonist.com/entertainmen

    Tomorrow, I'm going back to the Indigenous music festival in evening. Saturday morning & afternoon, I'm attending free ArtisTree festival on Government House grounds. I may attend on Sunday too - it's a weekend festival:
    artistreefestival.com/home

    I also signed up for another fun creative community workshop at the #WellandCommunityOrchard legacy park & taking my friend, Cassidy, to it.
    #Printmaking in the orchard 😊 On Aug. 11th.
    We'll learn how to design, carve & use #linocut stamps & how to use natural materials from some of the wonderful fruit species around the orchard to make #collagraph prints. We will get to #design & #create our own #stamps based on inspiration from the orchard & then use it in combination with collagraph techniques to print a pretty tote bag to take home.

    #WeekendPlans #FreeFrugalFun #SummerFestivals #ArtsAndMusic #Wsanec #LekwungenTerritory #Saanich #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #VancouverIsland #FamilyFriendly #AllAges #FreeCommunityEvents #PNW #SummerFun #AccessibleEvents #FreeAdmission #CulturalEvents #YYJevents