Royal Roads University has had another successful fall harvest at The Farm, and that means even more food is going to community organizations in need.

At its harvest celebration Wednesday (Oct. 4), the school announced more than 3,000 pounds of produce has been collected so far, and there is still some harvesting to do.

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Work to restore and sustain the schoolB次元官网网址檚 historic gardens is funded in part by its annual Vision in Bloom fundraising appeal, which was announced to have raised more than $250,000 this year.

The schoolB次元官网网址檚 gardens continue to grow, with the next phase set to include an Indigenous medicine garden, a market garden to help fund ongoing food production, and expansions to the Polyculture Orchard and Giving Garden.

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