We did come and enjoy the music, food, people and the festival this weekend. It was awesome! The music was great, food was incredible and we left with a fistful of information and a gratifying feeling about being part of something good.
Planet Organic Store Manager Chris Allen hides amongst the fresh vegetables Saturday at Organic Fest held at Glendale Gardens.
Reporter Travis Peterson of Black Press reported on how the festival is promoting sustainable change in what we grow and eat. Here is an excerpt:
Glendale Gardens was busy, hot and sustainable on the weekend.
Thousands visited the Saanich horticulture centre for the Organic Islands festival annual celebration for sustainable living. With 150 stands strewn about the multi-level gardens, organic and/or alternative food samples were plentiful.
But the theme which stood out the most was how to create sustainable change on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, notably the Vancouver Island Diet.
Oak Bay MLA Ida Chong … Read more here – click here on blue text to read entire article
