Camas Books & Infoshop is embarking on a number of community initiatives that we are very excited to share with our supporters. More information will be added here as we develop them.

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The People’s Apothecary

Working in conjunction with the Quadra Village Community Centre Community Gardens Coordinator, Camas Books & Infoshop is grateful to receive a Growing in the City grant from the City of Victoria to help maintain the People’s Apothecary.

The People’s Apothecary is a herbal commons; it is a living, changing, alternative to the dominant ways our lives are organized in a colonial state capitalist society. The Garden aims to create, strengthen and connect alternatives to the exploitative systems where we can remember how our ancestors would have lived: self-reliance, relationships with nature, and community resilience through healing herbs, gardening, and sharing space together.

This project was facilitated by the Green Tongue Collective on the grounds of what is now the former Vancouver Island School of Art building at 2549 Quadra St. This project relies on ongoing community mobilization for ongoing maintenance and development. The garden has hosted a diverse series of workshops, skill-shares and learning opportunities. All herbs grown in the space are available to use by members of the community.

The project is community-based and includes work parties, social events, skill-shares and other happenings exploring permaculture and herbalism as practical skills, artistic expressions and methods of alternative community building.

Anyone interested in volunteering at the People’s Apothecary should reach out to Garden Coordinator Jarret: gardens@quadravillagecc.com.

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