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Getting to GNOME Your Gardeners
You’re invited into OUR shared journey and new newsletter segment: “Getting to Gnome Your Gardeners” through the eyes of newest intern and gnome: Rootz. It’s bright and early Thursday morning at OUR (One United Resource) ECOVILLAGE, and all OUR on-land hands are actively preparing for your arrival as participant in OUR Educational CSA (Community Supported […]
Kitchen Exploration: Foodsafe
One of the many ways to define Permaculture is by describing its three ethics: Care of the Earth, Care of People, and Fair Share. I’d like to tell you about how OUR ECOVILLAGE follows the ethic of People Care. One of these ways is by creating a culture of food safety. The first day I […]
Healing Herbs: Stinging Nettle
This week’s healing herb which you are receiving as a tea is the notorious and plentiful Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica). What are some of your first thoughts when you hear the plant’s name? That prickly little rascal? I don’t even want to get close to those things! Well, interestingly enough these plants are PACKED with […]
OUR Educational CSA Box 2020 – Week #4
One of the most exciting things about a garden is the anticipation of what beauty and bounty is to come. So this week we want to tease you with what will be finding itself in your boxes later in the season … TOMATOES! The greenhouses are filled with little tomato plants from West Coast Seeds […]
Kitchen Exploration: Plant your own potato!
Here at OUR ECOVILLAGE we practice a no waste ethic, even though sometimes we seem to find ourselves with too much of a good thing. We had some potatoes that we couldn’t cook, so instead of tossing them in the compost bucket, we saved them so you can plant your very own potato plant! This […]
Healing Herbs: Oregano
This week’s healing herb addition to your box is Oregano (Origanum vulgare)! Oregano is a beautifully aromatic herb that originated in the mountains of Greece. Most of the culinary herbs that we eat also have medicinal and healing properties. Oregano is quite high in antioxidants, due to a high content of phenolic acids and flavonoids. It […]
A Note from Freya: The mastermind behind all the baking at OUR ECOVILLAGE
Do you enjoy the baking in your Lifestyle box each week? I also do custom orders! Whether you have an upcoming social distancing event or your simply craving cinnamon buns, I can bake it for you! I am also taking orders for Father’s Day desserts, just place your order beforehand by messaging me on Instagram […]
Let’s Get Wild: Sense Meditation
This week I invite you to expand and deepen your sensory awareness with a sense meditation. Find a comfortable place to sit outside and begin with your eyes closed, focusing on your breath. Bring all of your awareness to the surface of your skin. How does the air feel? Is it humid or dry? Can […]
Let’s Get Wild: Fox Walking – CSA Week #2
Let’s Get Wild! Fox Walking This week we invite you to take ‘earthing’, the practice of having your bare feet on the ground to the next level with a practice called fox walking. We learned this practice from the Kamana Wilderness Awareness School. Fox walking is a way of moving that will help you become […]
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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.