online resources
Beginner Growing Tips
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Lifespace Gardens -
Sign up for their newsletter to get regular lessons on growing food in urban gardens -
Click here and scroll to the bottom of the page
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Oregon State University -
Free Intro to Master Gardener Program -
Free for the duration of the pandemic
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Permaculture Principles
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The Victoria Master Gardeners Association of BC -
They are here to mentor new and seasoned gardeners. Contact them at info@msvmga.org -
Find out more here!
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Novice Growing Tips
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The Victoria Master Gardeners Association of BC -
They are here to mentor new and seasoned gardeners. Contact them at info@msvmga.org -
Find out more here!
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Ongoing Help / Weekly Lessons
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Compost Education Centre -
A Hotline for Your Burning Questions 250-386-WORM (9676)
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Grow the Food You Love Facebook Page -
Weekly Q & As and great information posted regularly
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The Victoria Master Gardeners Association of BC -
They are here to mentor new and seasoned gardeners. Contact them at info@msvmga.org -
Find out more here!
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Where to Get Your Materials & Support Local
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Food Eco District (FED) -
Discover up to date information on how to support local farms & nurseries, food banks, grocers, farmers markets and more here
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Growing Together -
Find where to buy local seeds here
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Urban Agriculture
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City of Victoria Resources for Urban Gardening -
Boulevard Gardening -
Keeping Bees and Hens -
Rooftop Greenhouses -
The Capital Region Beekeepers’ Association offers online and in-person resources for new and experienced beekeepers -
The LifeCycles Project Society helps people to grow their own food and have better access to fresh local foods -
Haliburton Farm is an incubator farm in Saanich that provides educational opportunities related to small-scale organic farming -
The Guide for Planting, Growing and Harvesting Fresh Produce to Reduce Health Risks, made available by the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Coastal Health, provides resources to prevent produce and soil contamination
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Gardening with Kids
- Farm to School BC
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Fresh Roots -
Ideas for at Home Learning -
Some good COVID-19 ideas from a local group
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Kids Gardening
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Life Lab
Fact Sheets
- Compost Education Centre
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Backyard Composting -
Best Practices for Urban Gardens -
Bokashi -
Compost Ecology -
Compost Tea -
CRD Multi Family Dwelling Composting Options -
Hot Composting -
How to Build a 3-Bin Pallet Composter -
How to Build a DIY Greenhouse -
Mulching -
Pollinator Stewardship -
Tumbler Composters -
Understanding and Addressing Soil Contamination -
Understanding Compostable Plastics -
Urban Leaves -
Vermicomposting -
Vermin Resistance -
Winter Gardening
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Supporting Local Indigenous Food
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Farm to School BC -
Harvest4Knowledge: an Indigenous plant and traditional knowledge project taking place on the homeland of the Lekwungen people, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. The project set out to bring Indigenous plants and traditional knowledge into schools
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Saanich Native Plants -
Click here to find native plants
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SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project -
Find out more here
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Pollinators
Land Access Map
- Young Agrarians - UMap
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Check out their mapping resource for new entrants into sustainable agriculture here!
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