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Engage the Change!
By Chelsea Falconer
July 10th, 2010
 Today is a day to make some changes! One of the first tables you’ll see set up at the festival is The Change Tent, and it is definitely one you want to visit. Annalea and Brad are there from The Change to tell you all about local companies that are “Greener, Fairer and Truer.
At The Change Tent pick up an Organic Islands GREEN PASSPORT. This baby is basically a scavenger hunt through the festival exhibitors. Stop by the 12 tables listed, find out about that company, get your passport stamped and have a fun day in the sun learning about everything Victoria has to offer the green movement!
Tags: ecofriendly, education, Local, Organic, Sustainable
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Start the “Movement”
By justine leonhardt
July 5th, 2010
 “Once our personal connection to what is wrong becomes clear, we have to choose. We can go on as before, recognizing our dishonesty and living with it the best we can, or we can begin the effort to change the way we think and live.” – Wendell Berry
With “The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year-Round Guide to Growing Organic Food”, Carolyn Herriot’s greatest hope is to kickstart a movement: the “grow your own food” movement.
Tags: education, Food, Local, Organic, Sustainable
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Some Golden Rules
By justine leonhardt
June 28th, 2010
While container and lasagna gardening can make the idea of growing your own vegetables a lot more doable, the amount of knowledge that comes along with even beginning can be overwhelming too! In “The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year-Round Guide to Growing Organic Food”, Carolyn Herriot provides us with 10 of her golden rules for growing great produce. Today, I am going to share a few of those with you.
Tags: education, Food, Organic, Sustainable
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Green Means Go!
By Chelsea Falconer
June 22nd, 2010
 It’s okay to admit that you’ve ignored the big “it.” You thought the green movement was for hippies, or hipsters, tree huggers and environmentalists. It’s not like you don’t recycle. Oh no! You dutifully recycle paper, plastics, tin cans and glass jars just like your mama taught you and wonder what more on earth you could possibly be expected to do. (Of course, in a pinch, you would toss a bottle in the trash can at the park – thinking only die-hards would truck it home, and you certainly don’t consider yourself a die-hard. Besides, you tell yourself, you’ve got too many other things to worry about).
Tags: ecofriendly, education, Local
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What Does Sustainable Mean?
By Ingrid Sorensen
June 22nd, 2010
No really, I’m asking you – what does sustainability really mean?
To some, sustainability means choosing the lesser of two evils. Wikipedia tells me sustainable is “the capacity to endure” (sounds a bit painful, doesn’t it?). It can mean ensuring life for the next seven generations, or indefinitely. To others, it is a word that has a comfortable vagueness allowing for marketability. Conversely, It may be a mathematical calculation of population and greed. The trouble with sustainability today is as much about finding out how it’s done as what it genuinely means.
Tags: sustainability, Sustainable
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Organic Islands Festival Accessibility Information
By Chelsea Falconer
June 21st, 2010
 For your convenience, disabled person parking is provided near the entrance to Glendale Gardens. This lot is accessible from either Beaver Rd or Quayle Rd. It is located on the right hand side of the Garden entrance. Parking in this lot is limited to vehicles that display the disabled person parking permit. This parking lot will also serve as a drop-off location for seniors or any person needing assistance into the gardens.
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A Starting Point
By justine leonhardt
June 21st, 2010
Much of the impetus for Carolyn Herriot’s book, “The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year-Round Guide to Growing Organic Food” was derived from the fact that only 5% of the food that is consumed on Vancouver Island is grown locally. While growing our own plants can protect us against the onslaught of chemically treated food and save money in difficult economic times, it can also help us attain a greater degree of self-sufficiency. Herriot wrote the book in the spirit of doing
Tags: Food, Local, nature, Organic, sustainability
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No plastic bags!
By Guest Author
July 5th, 2009
Interview with attendee Derrek Larson of Shawnigan Lake by Rebecca Kennel
This is Derrek’s first time to come to the Festival – his sister, Andrea Larson, brought him along with her.
Derek was surprised to see no plastic bags. Since seeing a documentary on the harmful effects of plastic on our environment, he has become more aware [...]
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Organic vodka – yes!
By Guest Author
July 5th, 2009
Interview with Ortal Manam, Vancouver by Rebecca Kennel
Ortal came to the Festival to work in one of the booths and was surprised to see the number of organic products available. This is the first time that she has been exposed to the organic lifestyle and has learned lots about the products that are available.
She was [...]
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The price is right (Senior’s discount)
By Guest Author
July 5th, 2009
Interview with David Moss, Sidney by Rebecca Kennel
This is David’s first time to come to the festival. He was pleased to see so much information about water and ways to conserve it. He sees water (or lack of it) to be big concern, now and in the future.
He was also interested in the information on [...]
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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.
Today is a day to make some changes! One of the first tables you’ll see set up at the festival is The Change Tent, and it is definitely one you want to visit. Annalea and Brad are there from The Change to tell you all about local companies that are “Greener, Fairer and Truer.
