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Photos #slideshow from day 1 of #signmaking work parties at Welland Community Orchard.
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Some of the many different #fruits & #vegetables that we grow at #WellandCommunityOrchard
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We got through almost the full list for day 1 of #signmaking for #WellandCommunityOrchard. Not too bad for 2 hours & less than 10 people working together 
Bartlett & Anjou #pears will be ready to harvest & eat, soon 
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Nutwasher is one of several hazelnut cultivars. I learned that, this morning.
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More finished #signs for #WellandCommunityOrchard
Baby #hazelnuts growing. There's a few different hazelnut cultivars that are grown at #WellandCommunityOrchard.
#WellandCommunityOrchard #signmaking #WorkParty - day 1 went very well!
Day 2 is this upcoming Sunday 
Here's a short vid from earlier, as the work stations were in full flow 
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A #volunteer using a plum tree branch as a wood sanding base. At #WellandCommunityOrchard #WorkParty this morning.
Whether you are a regular park visitor, or have never heard of #WellandCommunityOrchard before, come out and explore with a guided 1 hour #tour of this incredible community resource. Learn about some of the 100 + heritage apple varieties planted in the orchard, as well as some fruit trees you may have never heard of before such as Plout and Medlar! Plus learn about some of the interesting features on site including rainwater collection, pollinator habitat and native plant gardens.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/welland-orchard-tour-tickets-1133517805269?aff=oddtdtcreator
#GuidedTours of the #CommunityOrchard is by public donation with all funds going back into orchard needs/upkeep/stewardship. We are grassroots nonprofit.
The tour will be followed by a Welland Orchard Work Party from 1pm-3pm. If you plan to attend both, feel free to bring a lunch and enjoy a picnic in the orchard. For more information about the work party or to sign up, please visit the Gleaning Hub at https://gleaning.lifecyclesproject.ca
EventbriteWelland Orchard TourCome on out to Welland Orchard for a fun and educational tour of the park!
Come on out & #volunteer for fun #signmaking at #WellandCommunityOrchard with me & others!
There's 2 days for new signs making work to be done. I'll be there on both days
Monday, July 21st, 10am-12pm.
Sunday, July 27th, 1pm-3pm.
Join in as we start on a new project of creating some beautiful and engaging #signage in the orchard. Together we will be working on sanding, painting and varnishing wooden signs to label each fruit tree in the orchard! Artistic skills are welcome but not required.
You can register for all volunteer shifts on the Gleaning Hub:
https://gleaning.lifecyclesproject.ca/index.php
The Monday sign making #workparty is followed with an afternoon orchard work party - we need help with pruning fruit trees, weeding & general orchard care duties.
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Come & join me & River (organizer/facilitator) for another fun creative workshop in August! At #WellandCommunityOrchard in #Saanich #VictoriaBC.
1st #NaturalDyeing in the Orchard workshop!
Learn how to use locally grown #flowers to #create beautiful patterns on fabric, and create your own flower pounded tote bag to take home.
Welland Legacy Park & Community Orchard
1215 Stancil Lane
Sunday, August 24 · 10am - 12pm.
Free for seniors. By donation for marginalized folks. Regular pricing for all others. All supplies are included.
EventbritePrintmaking in the OrchardLearn a variety of printmaking making techniques including collagraph and lino cut and use them to print your own tote bag!
Come & join me & River (organizer/facilitator) for a fun creative workshop! At #WellandCommunityOrchard in #Saanich #VictoriaBC. *my photo used for event promo*
2nd #Printmaking in the Orchard workshop!
#Learn a variety of printmaking making techniques including #collagraph and #linocut and use them to print your own tote bag!
Welland Legacy Park & Community Orchard
1215 Stancil Lane
Sunday, June 29 · 10am - 12pm.
Free for seniors. By donation for marginalized folks. Regular pricing for all others. All supplies are included.
EventbritePrintmaking in the OrchardLearn a variety of printmaking making techniques including collagraph and lino cut and use them to print your own tote bag!
A fellow fruit trees pruning apprenticeship student, uses pruning saw on a dwarf apple tree. #HandsOnLearning at #WellandCommunityOrchard. The apprenticeship program is funded by #LifecyclesProject #nonprofit #FoodSecurity organization.
Here is River. They are the #WellandCommunityOrchard coordinator/educator for the 2025 Winter #FruitTrees #pruning #apprenticeship program - funded by local #FoodSecurity #nonprofit organization, #LifecyclesProject. Today was day 1 of the hands on apprenticeship learning program which runs for just over a month.
Here, River is giving a pruning saw demo on a dwarf apple tree.
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My friend Cassidy came by & got last juice sample. Good community outreach event at UVic. Met just over a hundred people. Recruited some new volunteers too 
Two of many students who stopped by our #LifecyclesProject booth at #UVic today
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Last task of day. Uploaded my community event coverage vid 
Please enjoy my little musical #video #slideshow of our 2024 #LifecyclesProject #CommunitySharing Day!
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Julia is our midterm executive director & she's been doing a fantastic job.
Meet Julia:
Julia McDougall
Julia (she/her) is passionate about environmentalism and community engagement. Raised in Kamloops, British Columbia on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc territory, Julia spent her childhood hiking with dogs, canoeing through local lakes and rivers, and photographing the wildlife around her. With a camera and backpack in hand, Julia has travelled to six of the world's seven continents to learn as much as she can about different cultures and their connections to nature. Julia completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph in Animal Biology and later pursued a Master's degree in Conservation Research at Oxford Brookes University. She has conducted research on mountain gorillas in Uganda and black bears in Canada, which has shown her the importance of community dedication to local conservation issues. The links between positive environmental health and public engagement are clear, and have paved the way to her connection with Lifecycles Project Society. On her days off, you can often find Julia surfing in Tofino, hiking with her pup, or kayaking around the coast of Vancouver Island.