Dear Friends and Community Group Members,

We we have been working hard to get a pot luck organized for November 25th from 6:00pm - 9:30 pm at the Mission Community Hall (2201 Cliff Street SW). We want to get a feel for where you (the membership) wants to see this group go! For example what sort of events do you want the executive to organize, what sort of benefits would you like to see, how often would you like to meet ect. The evening is going to go like this;

 Project Summary: This is a food woodland containing mainly dwarf prairie hardy fruit bushes and a 6-graft apple tree. The system also includes in-ground garden beds for perennial and annual vegetables/ Thee are two herb spirals as well as well-drained beds for prairie and culinary herbs. Other garden beds are positioned in semi shade ideal for some medicinal woodland plants. There is a berm n basin below an existing spruce tree designed to capture water and create the conditions for a series of blueberries to fruit. The system also includes a pergola to revitalize and add structure to an under utilized area as well as provide vertical growing space for sun-loving food producing vines including hardy kiwi and grape. Structures for rainwater capture and storage have been build including elevated rain tanks totalling in 2000 litres of water storage, and a wicking bed - a raised garden bed with its own built in 3000 litre rain-water reservoir. The existing patio on site has been removed and all bricks re-used for garden elements. The space created from the patio was used for garden beds, but some space has been kept for patio but will be planted with a walkable ground cover. 

Take a look at some of the permablitz's coming up below that we are facilitating. These are all very different kind of projects, and there's going to be a lot's of learning opportunities!

See you there!