St Mary’s church is again hosting the Metchosin Challenge. A challenge to the community to live in a sustainable way, respecting our environment and the people who live in it.
This year the content is particularly relevant to the work of the Metchosin Biodiversity Project and include several people who have been part of our Talk and Walk series. We thought that you might like to know more about the event.
The sessions happen at the New St Mary’s church at 7 PM on Thursdays. The speakers are for this year are:
Feb 27th Paige Erickson-McGee – Invasive plants in your Garden and how to conquer them
March 5th Rich McCue – Conserving energy One Home at a time
March 12th Claudia Copley -Wild about Gardening – How to garden to preserve native insects
March 19th – Derek Wullf – Grafting fruit trees to preserve historic genetic stock and citrus farming
March 26th — Dave Lovekin – The practicalities of renewable (solar) power
April 2nd – Fiona Hammersley Chambers -Preserving our genetic heritage by preserving Seeds