Adapting to a New Climate Reality Water required for agriculture is becoming a major concern for water and food security across the province of British Columbia. This issue will only get worse over the coming decade as the climate dries and warms. Many parts of BC will face significant water shortages with growing conflicts in allocation between groundwater and stream flows and between supporting irrigated agriculture and meeting the environmental needs for salmon and resident fish. Consequently, the BC government is tackling this major risk to water security with a newly crafted strategy supported by a Watershed Security Fund. A key part of this strategy will be to make more efficient use of water used in the agricultural sector. There are many farmers who have secured more water than they need through historic water licensing. There are even more farmers who cannot secure water required for expansion to meet the growing demands for food. Learn how a new approach to reallocate water can resolve these conflicts and gain insight into a variety of resources and information relating to regenerative farming, Wednesday, February 24th, from 11 am to noon PST. |
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Ted van der Gulik is an agricultural water specialist who has spent 35 years as an innovator in irrigation and water management. He has won four BC Premier’s Awards for finding creative solutions to water use in the agricultural sector. |
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He has devised a water calculator model which can accurately predict the precise amount of water required for a wide range of crops and soil types throughout the province. You will be able to see this model in action in this webinar and witness how it will contribute to greater water security under the continuing changing climate. |
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Dr. Jim Schaefer is the founder, chairman and president of Soil Technologies Corp., a company that develops, manufactures and internationally distributes a family of natural technologies to serve eco agriculture with sustainable regenerative solutions. |
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He is also a Senior Research Scholar at Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa, home to one of the first Master Degrees dedicated 100% to regenerative organic agriculture, and one of the founding Founding Advisory Board Members of the Vedic Organic Agriculture Institute. Dr. Schaefer is also the president and board member of Partners for World Peace, a non-profit corporation engaged in philanthropic work worldwide to support the improvement in the quality of life for all people on earth. He resides in Fairfield, Iowa. |
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Seeing Beyond the Obvious Last week, we featured three incredibly talented and well-established visual artists: Roy Henry Vickers, Roberta Pyx Sutherland and David Ellingsen for an insightful look beyond the obvious, hosted by multi-media artist Frances Litman. Through their expressive talents, these artists have been shifting cultural narratives and inspiring new ways of seeing that are central, not peripheral, to social change. Learn more about the transformative power of art and the role artists play in creating solutions for a new world where life can be lived to its fullest and richest potential by seeing beyond the obvious. |
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Hornby Island Getaway Valentine's Day may be over but this precious 49-acre forest ecosystem still needs our support. The Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT), with support from Creatively United, is appealing for donations to see this wildlife corridor and intact ecosystem, complete with second growth forests and a fresh water stream, be protected from development. Animals, trees, birds and bees, and future generations are counting on public stewardship to raise $1 million by Earth Day, April 22, 2021 to see this area become safeguarded as a park. To help this cause, we have put together a special Hornby Island getaway, complete with a three night stay for four people in a fabulous home with picture-perfect ocean views from every window of beautiful Little Tribune Bay, a large deck and access to one of the best beaches on the island; a studio tour and piece of original art by international award-winning, Hornby Island artist Roberta Pyx Sutherland; a symbolic deed for the forest you have saved; plus memories to last a lifetime. Value: Priceless! To find out more about this fundraising opportunity and leave a lasting legacy (complete with a tax receipt), please contact the Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) |
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Roberta Pyx Sutherland is a contemporary Canadian artist who works from Victoria and Hornby Island. From her first solo show at the Victoria Art Gallery in the 80’s her work has continued to focus on the environment and the interconnectivity of all life forms. Her work has been collected by the Canada Council for the Arts, Burnaby Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Toronto Public Library, University of British Columbia, Concordia University Library, and the Bibliothèque de Genève. Sutherland particularly enjoys creating site-specific installations. In 2012, she painted an Andy Warhol tribute for the Hornby Island Arts Council. Magazines and e-journals regularly include her images.
After decades of practice Sutherland continues to be inspired by our connections to cosmic patterning and divine intelligence. |
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About Creatively United & Our Community Partners |
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The Creatively United for the Planet Society is a registered non-profit society. Since 2012, we have brought together more than 10,000 people from throughout the region who care about happy, healthy, and resilient communities. We have done so through eight zero-waste sustainability showcases, numerous community events and educational talks, collaborative partnerships, a video series, and the CreativelyUnited.org free community information network, resource and solutions sharing hub. The Gail O'Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Fund, supported by The Victoria Foundation, is dedicated to changing human consciousness towards global environmental change by combining science with the creativity of the performing arts. Creatively United and Climate and the Arts both appreciate the support of the Polis Foundation for its assistance in the production of these webinars. Under the Distinguished Patronage of:
Her Honour,
The Honourable Janet Austin, OBC
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia |
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