A big thank you to all those who came out to the BBQ on July 28th and a HUGE thank you to all those who helped with the event! Thank you Laura from Bloom Yoga Victoria for the amazing "gentle fun yoga" session in the park under the sun; Thank you Luz Mary and Vivian from Little Genius Academy for keeping the kids busy; thank you Juan, Jeremy and Corey for playing throughout the event; thank you Shannon from Greater Victoria Compost Ed. Centre for accepting food donations; and thank you Country Grocer Esquimalt for your generous contribution to fund this event!

We are looking forward to see all the old and new faces at our fourth annual summer BBQ next year, in the meantime take a look at some of the photos :) 

For the past two months we have been working on our community based research project with the aim of highlighting the voices and experiences of those living in the margins with access to healthy nutritious food. As our first step in examining food security in the CRD, we engaged in a discussion about food aid programs that are available for single mothers. We would like to thank all the local organizations and businesses that have supported our project and stay tuned for other upcoming discussions and events!

Cheers,
Olga and Jasmine

We Now Have a Garden Library!

We started our "Free Little Library" project and we now have gardening magazines for plot members to borrow. We are hoping that this project will grow and we are looking for volunteers to help us move it forward.. here's the website for more information: http://www.littlefreelibrary.org/

In the meantime, you will find magazines in a blue box that is in the small tool shed with the following blurb: "Welcome to your community garden library! Inside the library you will find gardening magazines for your reading pleasure. The library will run on the honour system, no due dates, just return the magazines when you are done."

Feel free to add magazines (as long as they fit in the blue box).

Enjoy!

BC is one of the last provinces left without a poverty reduction plan. This is concerning especially because poverty in BC is on a rise. This is a great project that is aimed at highlighting the voices of those who experienced poverty. 

A big thank you to all who came out yesterday to help us clean the garden. 

Now is the day we have all been waiting for... our annual BBQ event on July 28th 2-4pm! We hope to see you all there. 

Please help us plan better and confirm your attendance on our facebook event page or email us.

Please confirm your attendance on our facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/340103659405151/

or email us. 

Wondering what to do this summer?

Look no more! 

If anyone is looking for volunteer opportunities, this seems like a good cause and a great way to get involved. 


Speaking of volunteer opportunities, Esquimalt Community Gardens Society is looking for motivated volunteers to run the community garden. Both administrative and garden maintenance positions are available. Contact us for more information!  

Two women, Many projects

Join Olga and Jasmine, two local women passionate about human rights and social justice, for a conversation on local food security. Please see poster attached for more details.