RRPAG

Let’s Grow Together- Victory Gardens for Climate Resilience

Let’s Grow Together Follow up chat and links from our TSS event June 9th 2021 (Sincere apologies but the video recording of this event has disappeared into the ethers. The questions below give a good summary of the topics covered.) Thank you to all for your participation in this incredibly informative event on Growing together…
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Water Conservation – Small Island Solutions

Learn about Rainbow Road Allotment Gardens and the water conservation, catchment and irrigation systems that make this project a success! View Powerpoint Presentation Here
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RRPAG – Rainbow Road Park Allotment Garden Updates

Jan 29th 2021 RRPAG Garden fees are due on February 15. Plot rentals continue to be an affordable $25.00 a year, plus $27.00 for our water.  Thanks to the water conservation efforts of our members, and our three tanks that collect rain water, these water fees have remained the same as last year. Fees can…
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Rainbow Rd. Park Allotment Gardens Update and Plots Available!

Thanks to a $500.00 Small Neighbourhood Grant from the Salt Spring Foundation, we have levelled the floor of our gathering shelter. The smooth gravel surface will allow us to hold open houses on water conservation, organic gardening, pollinator plants, and more. We are starting the 2019 gardening season with several plots available for rent. Gardeners…
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Rainbow Rd. Park Allotment Grant update and Gardens Plots Available!

Thanks to a $500 grant from the Neighbourhood Small Grants Program from the Salt Spring Foundation, we have levelled the floor of our gathering shelter. The smooth gravel surface will allow us to hold open houses on water conservation, organic gardening, pollinator plants, and more. The new gravel floor was also an opportunity to add a…
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RRPAG Summer Potluck-at-the-Garden

Come mix and mingle with the community of gardeners at the Rainbow Road Allotment Garden located behind the parking lot by the Rainbow Road pool.  Friday, June 24 from 5:00-7:00pm. Garden members will be happy to show you around the garden and answer your questions. Come hungry for good organic locally-prepared food, and come curious…
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Have a peek at the Transition Rainbow Road Park Allotment Gardens!

View a gallery of some of the wonderful people and produce that make up the Transition Rainbow Road Pool Allotment Gardens!
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“Friend” Your Local Bees

Safe Nests for Orchard Mason Bees (Osmia Spp.) Most gardeners have heard of the benefits of our native mason bees as pollinators for fruit trees and that putting up nests can attract them to your garden. You may also have read (darn that internet!) that all you need to do is drill the right sized…
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