News from the Gabriola Commons

Gabriolans sure love the Commons Fall Fair!

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 ....

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South Gardeners’ Social

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.

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Getting involved in the Commons – becoming a Commoner

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.

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Being a Commons & Relating to the Land

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.

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Solar Installations

Solar Installations

Our 10 kilowatt solar power installations are a source of pride—not just to those involved in the...

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Community Kitchen

Community Kitchen

The first major building project on the Gabriola Commons was the Commons Community Kitchen. Once...

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Labyrinth

Labyrinth

The Labyrinth is a beautiful, peaceful sanctuary located near the blueberry field. Everyone is...

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Elder Eco-Village

Elder Eco-Village

As a result of the community input session in September 2005 and again in June 2011, many...

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