Community Engagement Sessions Recently, Seeds of Change Surrey held a community stakeholders event in the Guildford area of Surrey. The next one in planned for January in the Newton area. Why Guildford and Newton you might ask? Where do we begin ? We felt food security should be approached using a place-based, neighbourhood level approach. We decided […]
Read MoreWhat I learned on Galiano Island
By Rick Ketcheson, Nov, 2015 In October 2015, I attended a five day workshop on Food Forestry on Galiano Island. I have an interest in food security, local food and permaculture, so I want to share what I learned. Not all of this is new to me, nor will it be to you but there is […]
Read MoreUpcoming Workshops 2016!
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien Well, is that time of the year when we assess what we have accomplished and start making plans for the New Year… For those who have been asking whether I’ll be teaching more Food […]
Read MoreUpcoming Workshop: The Secrets of Healthy Soils
“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves” ~ Mahatma K. Ghandi All the food we eat comes from plants as they are the base of the food and life cycle. Healthy food depends on healthy soil, as that’s where plants get their nutrients from… In Partnership […]
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