Well, the gardening season is more or less over. Some of our fruit trees have been in the ground for over a year, and it’s time for us to look back and see how far we’ve come. Have a look at the short film above (it takes a couple of minutes to load) and you’ll remember where we were at in 2009. Now in 2010 we’ve added more fruit trees, had a huge harvest festival, renovated our perennial bed and there’s lots more to look forward to in the years to come. Thanks to all the amazing volunteers who helped make our project happen. And thank you to Chris Martin and Brian Green of Parks Forestry and Recreation and to our wonderful city councillor Joe Mihevc. You guys rock!
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Harvest Festival attracts 400 visitors
Our little Ben Nobleman Park looks great with people in it. Over 400 people from our community and beyond flocked to our park for our harvest festival last week and it was a huge success.
The food we supplied….pears, plums and apples from Bizjak Farms, finger sandwiches from Nortown Foods and Allen’s Apple Juice, disappeared in the first hour. Pine Villa Retirement Residence’s signature chocolate chip cookies lasted about 15 minutes.
Loving Hut kept replenishing their fantastic vegan snacks from 5.00 pm till 6.30 pm then we had Mamma’s Pizza to share around. Thank you to both of those businesses for their incredibly generous contributions. Folks, if you like the food…go and visit the restaurants and support our wonderful local businesses! Continue reading