by OceanColleen | Sep 1, 2017 | Community, Food Security, News
Note: Bring entries from 8to 9:30 am to the west side of the goat barn (follow signs) CLASSES CLASS: SCARECROW The Originality, Beauty, Humour, and Scariness of the entries will all figure in the judges’ appreciation. Note that some Gabriola scarecrows live on after... 
by OceanColleen | Aug 18, 2017 | News, Projects
The Gabriola Commons property (26 acres) includes agricultural land, meadows and forests. Like many other properties on the Gulf Islands, non-native plant species (such as Daphne, Broom and Gorse) are prevalent and often take over a local ecosystem. In many cases,... 
by OceanColleen | Jun 2, 2016 | News, Projects
The first major building project on the Gabriola Commons was the Commons Community Kitchen. Once the extensive community gardens, orchard and farm team gardens were fenced, irrigated and planted, the logical next step in our agricultural planning was to create the... 
by OceanColleen | May 24, 2016 | News, Projects
Why a community kitchen? Don’t we already have restaurants? The answer, of course, is that this is to compare apples and oranges. Restaurants are for dining out, whether alone or in company. But for islanders coming together, especially in large numbers, to share a... by OceanColleen | Sep 25, 2014 | Community, Food Security, News
FLOWERS Miniature garden (youth 1st Tansi Robinson 2nd Aylan Vincent Hon. Mention: Moira Wishinski adn Annie Wishinski Fair Day mixed arrangement 1st Veronica Hartman 2nd Sue Boulton 3rd Dee Perkins Hon. Mention: Jackie Hexley 3 diff. varieties of same 1st Dee Perkins...
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