Posts Tagged ‘Local’
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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Powered by the Sun
By Ingrid Sorensen
July 9th, 2010
 With the popularization of many alternative forms of energy, the number of solar-powered gadgets ranging from those cute little gardens lamps to even potentially solar powered cameras is not surprising. What may be unbeknownst to you is that with the help of Kevin Pegg and EA Energy Alternatives Ltd, the Organic Islands Festival has its very own solar power plant. This miniature power plant will produce 6 – 8 kWh over the weekend. That’s enough to power over 7 laptops, a cash machine, several blenders, a cooler, a gelato cart and plenty more, all present in the village at the festival.
Tags: energy, Local, sustainability
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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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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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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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A Green Victory – Madrona Farm
By Ingrid Sorensen
May 22nd, 2010
If you haven’t heard yet, after a two-year campaign with nearly 3000 donors, the Land Conservancy of British Columbia has raised 1.7 million dollars to save Madrona Farm. The Farm comprises 27-acres wedged between Blenkinsop Rd. and Mount Douglas and is a paradigm for sustainable agriculture. The farm was threatened when the owners decided to sell the property, leaving the farmers, David and Nathalie, in a sort of limbo. If the new owners didn’t want to maintain the property as an organic fruits and vegetable farm, then there would have been little holding them back. As of May 14, the area exists in a land trust that will preserve the ecological and agricultural value of the area indefinitely.
After doing a bit of reading, I realized that I was alarmingly ignorant of just how much was at stake. Not only…
Tags: Farming, Food, Local, Organic, Sustainable
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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.
