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TD Bank Group at Farm at RRU

The Farm at RRU’s land-based learning grows with TD Bank Group support

The Farm at RRU expands land-based learning activities through generous financial support from TD Bank Group (TD).
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The Farm at RRU: A bridge between people and plants

Sustainable agriculture, food education and sovereignty, and community connection at the Farm at RRU
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36% More Food, 69% More Learning: The Farm at RRU’s Remarkable Year

Discover how the Farm at RRU boosted food yield and expanded learning opportunities in its impactful 2024–25 growing season.
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Experience Chadō – Japanese Tea Ceremonies – at Hatley Park this summer

Visit Hatley Park's hand-crafted Teahouse in the Japanese Gardens and have matcha tea prepared by Urasenke Tankōkai Victoria Association.
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Gardens as teachers

RRU Master's student develops campus farm for produce, community and learning.
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New Japanese Teahouse enriches cultural representation in RRU Gardens

Hand-crafted Japanese teahouse at Hatley Park unveiled where formal tea ceremonies and special gatherings can occur.
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A powerful space: Indigenous Medicine Garden grows more than food

The newly planted Indigenous Medicine Garden at the Farm at RRU will serve as classroom, teacher and cultural connection.
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Bridge in Japanese Garden

$250K donation supports building of Japanese Teahouse in RRU Gardens

Alum Eve Martin and her spouse Paul help bring teahouse within the 100-year old Japanese gardens to life.
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Celebrating a successful year of growth at the Farm at RRU

It’s been a BIG year at the Farm at RRU! What was once a fallow, underused lawn is being transformed into a 5.26-acre edible and medicinal greenspace.
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Surrounded by nature: Anni’s bench the perfect place for memories

In honour of their mother who loved peace and flowers, a Victoria family dedicated a bench to her in the Royal Roads Italian garden.
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Feeding the future: RRU researchers explore uncertainty in food supply

The Farm at RRU helps address food insecurity in our region. SSHRC-funded research pairs Royal Roads researchers with Revelstoke community group to examine food systems in the future.
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Indigenous Medicine Garden takes root

Our recently established Indigenous Medicine Garden is now home to dozens of native plants, thanks to the guidance of Indigenous Elders, ethnobotanists, staff, volunteers and donors.
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Thoughtful design and carefully selected wood shapes teahouse

Japanese teahouse on RRU campus is product of three years of design and preparations, and it all starts with the wood.
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Garden lessons: planting the seeds of leadership

MGM students learn from former RRU head gardener, Paul Allison, to approach leadership from the lens of nature, science and sustainability.
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Growing a community: The Farm at RRU celebrates successful harvest

The Farm at RRU held a fall harvest event to celebrate a tripled crop yield for produce donations to community partners.
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Growing resilience and cultural exchange

Community collards workshop a recipe for success.
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RRU gardener Emma Lansdowne digs into history and colonialism

Her PhD research focuses on the “entanglement of gardens and imperial enterprise in the 18th and early 19th centuries.”
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How a teahouse is bringing a piece of Japanese culture to Royal Roads

Thanks to a lead donation, a teahouse is part of the plans for RRU’s Japanese gardens
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The Farm at Royal Roads blooms bigger with TD Bank Group support

The sunshine – and a generous gift from TD Bank Group – is growing the Farm at Royal Roads University (RRU). Today, TD announced a $196,000 donation to RRU’s annual grounds and gardens fundraising…
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Plant starts next to a yellow watering can.

Local food leaves little carbon footprint

Solara Goldwynn, food systems manager for Royal Roads University's Giving Garden, speaks on Conversations Live with Stuart McNish about the university's local solution to address food insecurity. In…
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