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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 […]
A Note from Freya – CSA Treats!
In this week’s lifestyle box, we have a very special treat —Freya’s Mini Cherry Cheesecakes! Freya is an amazing chef and if you are interested in purchasing extra desserts and breads you can purchase them directly from her! The ones below will be available for next Thursday, to be picked up when you pick up […]
OUR COOPERATIVE Report – July 2, 2020
These days they are a changing…” (certainly a song which is playing repeatedly in my mind these days) — and so is OUR team! This year has been a year of letting go of so much. OUR general Newsletter is arriving to you here in this form, which we will do once per month, with […]
OUR Educational CSA – Week #5
As the season progresses the garden is beginning to get more and more lush with so many plants and fruits on the brink of ripening! It is a beautiful sight to behold and it fills us with a deep sense of gratitude as we put our hands to the earth and see the magic that is being woven through our interactions with nature. It is a gift to be on this land and experience the deep connection that can exist between food and the people who nurture and cultivate it. This connection has been deepened through OUR permaculture practices and is a constantly evolving learning process. The food we share with you is a labour of love, and we hope you are feeling the difference of what you’re consuming deep within.
A Note from Freya: Profiteroles
Today’s dessert treat for the Lifestyle boxes are profiteroles! Pronounced pro•fit•e•roles, they are made of choux pastry, a mixture of milk, butter, sugar, flour, eggs and water. When put into the oven, they rise up to make a very fluffy pastry. Then comes the vanilla cream, which is swirled in between layers of the pastry. […]
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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.