News from the Gabriola Commons
Gabriolans sure love the Commons Fall Fair!
Over a thousand people turned up on Sunday, Sept. 17 To wow over the giant beet and other produce in the exhibition area To show off their dogs in the hugely popular dog show (where 100 or more dogs strutted their stuff) To browse and buy stuff at the many vendors’ stalls. To cheer on the variously decorated and wheeled squashes in the ever-popular Squash races. To eat the great food on offer ....
South Gardeners’ Social
The Commons South Gardeners hosted a gathering of all the allotment gardeners associated with the Commons last Thursday, with Pollen Heath of Watercliff Farm as guest speaker to share best practices for growing tomatoes.
Commons in the Summer
The Commons in summer is many things. First, there’s the joy of gardening and harvesting the first...
Getting involved in the Commons – becoming a Commoner
When someone comes to the Gabriola Commons to participate in an event, they are starting to become a Commoner. If they stay to help clean up, they’ve gone one step further. They’re entering a relationship of caring for this common ground that extends beyond the clocked time of the event itself, into the ecological time of sustainability.
Being a Commons & Relating to the Land
Being a commons requires more than just ‘build it and they’ll come.’ It requires clearing space in the community’s imagination to revive commons ways of being. The commons’ roots lie in a community’s shared relationship with land that sustains them, culturally as well as economically, generation after generation.
Gabriola Commons Bookings Team Call for Participant(s)
Are you interested in this Stewardship role with the Commons? The Bookings Team is looking for 1...
2020 AGM Thursday Nov 5
Join the Commons Annual General Meeting on Thursday, Nov 5 at 7 pm. You can attend in one of two...
Gabriola Commons COVID-19 Phase 3 Plan
Gabriola Commons COVID-19 Phase 3 Plan (Now to October 8, 2020) The Gabriola Commons is committed...
Solar Installations
Our 10 kilowatt solar power installations are a source of pride—not just to those involved in the...
Solar Panel Project on the Gabriola Commons
Callout for volunteers to form a Project Task Force for a 10 kW Solar Panel project on the...
FALL FAIR | Categories for Agricultural Exhibition
Note: Bring entries from 8to 9:30 am to the west side of the goat barn (follow signs) CLASSES...
Restoration of Native Species
The Gabriola Commons property (26 acres) includes agricultural land, meadows and forests. Like...
Community Kitchen
The first major building project on the Gabriola Commons was the Commons Community Kitchen. Once...
The Commons Community Kitchen
Why a community kitchen? Don’t we already have restaurants? The answer, of course, is that this is...
Winners of the 2014 Gabriola Fall Fair Agricultural Entries
FLOWERS Miniature garden (youth 1st Tansi Robinson 2nd Aylan Vincent Hon. Mention: Moira Wishinski...
Labyrinth
The Labyrinth is a beautiful, peaceful sanctuary located near the blueberry field. Everyone is...
“Bring out the best in humans”: a tribute to Elinor Ostrom
The Gabriola Commons offers our grateful tribute to Elinor Ostrom, who died age 78 on June 12,...
Elder Eco-Village
As a result of the community input session in September 2005 and again in June 2011, many...
Official Recognition in BC of a “Commons”
Something amazing has just happened! The concept of a "commons" has just been formally signed into...
Notes on IASC 2010 Regional Conference
Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 30-Oct.2/10 By Heather Menzies I am still digesting what I learned at the...
Dialogue with the Land: The Gabriola Commons
Presentation to the IACS By: Heather Menzies (Note: I wish to thank Judith Roux, board member with...