Upcoming Events

Coffee and Strategy Session re: Agriculture and the Provincial Elections
Wednesday February 25, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Ken’s Café West Saanich Road (at Prospect Lake & West Saanich)
The Provincial Elections are May 12. The parties are announcing the candidates over the next few weeks. It’s time to get going now. If you are not registered to vote in the Provincial election, please registerhttp://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/voting/online-voter-registration/and vote for the candidate who supports agriculture.
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LifeCycles’ Fruit Tree Project is offering the following Seed Planting Workshop:
Saturday February 28, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Ave.
Cost: $20Presented by: Amy Crook certified Master Gardener in conjunction with the Fruit Tree Project
Bring a few of your favourite seeds. We will discuss successful seed planting techniques for our local area. Participants will then plant some seeds and take home various plantings.Workshop proceeds go to support LifeCycles Fruit Tree Project.
Please contact fruittree@lifecyclesproject.ca or 250-479-5475 for more information and/or to register for workshops.PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED as space is limited.
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Announcement: Langford Council will hear about applications for ALR exclusions March 2, to get the latest information, visit: http://www.insidelangford.ca/
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“Mobilizing Community Assets to Create Vibrant Neighborhoods and a Caring City”
A presentation and interactive workshop with Jim Diers
Monday, March 2, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Antechamber #1, Centennial Square
Co-sponsored by the City of VictoriaCity of Victoria
Everyone welcome

“Asset-based Community Development Skills and Methods”
A community-based research workshop with Jim Diers
Tuesday, March 3, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Campus View Room, Commons Building, UVic
Registration required: ocbr@uvic.ca

“Building on the Obama Momentum: Mobilizing Hope and Power for Civil Society”
Insights, stories and strategies from Jim Diers
Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Room 105, Harry Hickman Building, UVic
Co-sponsored by UVic’s Departments of Sociology and Political Science

For details on other workshops in the spring series, visit http://web.uvic.ca/ocbr/events.html.
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Food Matters! Annual Regional Food Forum hosted by CR-FAIR
Theme: "What’s in our regional food basket?"
Friday March 13, 2009, 2:00 – 7:00 pm

Afternoon workshop topics include:
Increasing access to food for households living on low income
Year round public markets in BC’s Capital Region
Hooking up! Potential in community-university partnerships on food issues

The event will end with a potluck supper – we’ll provide the soup and salad; your contribution adds to the flavour and the fun
Registration - $15 (Subsidies available on request) RSVP to info@communitycouncil.ca or tel 250-383-6166 More detail at: http://www.communitycouncil.ca/initiatives/crfair/index.html

Seedy Saturday "exseeds" expectations

The Victoria Conference Centre was packed this past Saturday, Feb 21 at the annual Seedy Saturday event. Sandwiched between the lily bulb booth (who knew there are so many types of lilies??) and the free coffee by Level Ground Trading, LifeCycles chatted it up with the seedy crowd. Thanks to board members David Reid, Tracy James and Carrie Moffatt for manning the booth, it was a fun day and we took down many names for new volunteers and members.

We'll be at Seedy Saturday, please join us!

This is the seediest event of the year, not to be missed!

It's a great way to get out of the winter dolldrums and start thinking about your garden, get new ideas and check out the seed scene.

Details:

Seed & Garden Show

Victoria Conference Centre, 2nd level

720 Douglas St.

Saturday, Feb. 21, 10 am to 4 pm.

Admission: $7, under 12 are free.

Underground parking available.

Check out all the highlights, speaker presentations, here.

We'll be there with a booth, so come by and say hi, renew or purchase your LifeCycles membership for the year!

Eat Local CD launches Feb 7 2009 with proceeds going to LifeCycles

The community is invited to view a team business venture created for the Royal Roads University's Venture Challenge. The team, Live Local, will present their venture, an "Eat Local" CD featuring recipes using local foods. Local restaurants such as The Empress, Canoe Club and Stage have also submitted some local food recipes.
All proceeds from sales of the CD will be donated to LifeCycles.
The trade show is an opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to promote their venture ideas. Above and Beyond Trade Shows (a Venture Challenge creation), in partnership with Mayfair Shopping Centre, is thrilled to provide an event that will boost sales for the RRU Venture Challenge teams as well as promote the concept of creating enterprising ideas with limited resources.

Date: February 7, 2009
Time: 11am-4pm
Location: Centre court in Mayfair Shopping Centre

Please join us in celebrating entrepreneurial spirit and visit their booth at the 1st Annual Entrepreneurship Tradeshow!
Live Local Team Members: Arnold Bernardo, Diana Dinh, Gary Yang, Jennifer Haer, Yulia Victorova
Email: Bernardo_Arnold [at] hotmail.com