One of the stops on this yearB次元官网网址檚 Urban Food-Garden Tour on Saturday is at the home of a former farmer, Derek Powell, whoB次元官网网址檚 now maximizing about 600 square feet in front of his residence on Broadway Street in Saanich.
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Powell, whoB次元官网网址檚 also a local hip hop artist, is now investing in garlic with hopes of cross breeding the bulbs, a new trend in food sales.
The makes 14 stops across Greater Victoria on Saturday. Tickets are $15 and support Haliburton Community FarmB次元官网网址檚 food box program and rain-collecting roof, the 1-UP Single Parent Resource Centre B次元官网网址� summer organic food boxes (delivered to low-income families) B次元官网网址� and the Hleketani Community Garden in Limpopo, South Africa.
Nearly 400 people attended the inaugural Urban Food-Garden Tour in 2015. About half of the garden stops on this yearB次元官网网址檚 tour are in Saanich. The tour visits back yards, front yards, allotments and boulevards. Participants get a chance to talk with the gardeners, who are experts in year-round food production, veggies, bees, berries, soil, fowl, design, irrigation and more.
There are also four free educational stops, including the Indigenous gardens in Beacon Hill Park.
Tickets are available at GardenWorks locations, Dig This, , and at garden entrances on Saturday while supplies last.
