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OUR ECOVILLAGE Volunteers: Ardell
Ardell has been volunteering with O.U.R. Ecovillage since September of 2019, helping with garden and farming work, as well as with grant writing. The first of July she and her 14-year-old daughter became on-land residents. Ardell is self-employed, coaching graduate students in completing their dissertations in education, social sciences, and leadership programs, including methodology critique […]
OUR Educational CSA – Week #6
A Note From OUR Team: WHAT IS A CSA? If you’re unfamiliar with what a CSA is, it stands for “Community Supported Agriculture.” The function of a CSA stays true to its name. It’s a farm in which individuals purchase a “crop share” during the winter and early spring, before the season begins. Then, throughout the […]
Let’s Get Wild: Go Into the Dark – CSA Week #5
This week I invite you to explore the world in the dark at night, using your night vision and bringing more awareness to your other senses. If it’s available to you, see if you can explore a natural area such as a hiking trail. If there are no natural areas nearby, you can still explore […]
Kitchen Exploration: Obtaining a Yield with Garlic Scapes – CSA Week #5
Here at OUR ECOVILLAGE we grow garlic every year. School groups come in the fall and plant garlic and then at this time of year, after the school year is over, they usually come again to harvest the tops of the garlic plant called scapes. It is one way that we empower young people to […]
Healing Herbs: Lemon Balm – CSA Week #5
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) is a wonderful botanical for these challenging times. It is a member of the mint family, which is why it can be hard to distinguish until you get close and breathe in its potent lemony aroma. We love walking past this fresh herb in the garden because its invigorating scent is […]
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Land acknowledgment
OUR ECOVILLAGE is situated on unceded Indigenous lands. The Coast Salish Peoples are the guardians of these lands and waters where we live, work, pray, and play. Quw’utsun (Cowichan) is a historical place of gathering and Na’tsa’ maht Shqwaluwun/”one-heart one-mind” for many Indigenous peoples.
OUR ECOVILLAGE is committed to regenerate land and all ecosystems while acknowledging and respecting Indigenous knowledge that ensures thriving for all beings; we call this Permaculture.
OUR ECOVILLAGE is dedicated to continuously educating ourselves and our communities about the history and peoples of OUR bio-region, to assist in decolonization and re-villaging as a path towards peacemaking, from local to global.