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Allium seed head macro

Covid 19

policies and protocols at Moonhill

Moonhill strives to stay abreast of Covid19 news and corresponding restrictions across BC. We also comply with Air BnB protocols and ask visitors to do the same. People coming to Moonhill are requested to bring their own masks, and the guesthouse provides items such as soaps, hand sanitiser and disinfectants. … read more

Moonhill yellow house front

Moonhill Garden Turns 11

Over a decade of growth

The start of the second decade of the ten-year plan feels like a good time for a retrospective. Somehow all of those ideas and all of that stuff got moved, dug, chopped. built or planted, and somehow it added up to something pretty fantastic. Over the years I’ve woven in … read more

Red Clover blossoms

Cover Crops

Cultivating plant community

Cover-cropping enhances soil health and is an important part of most no-till systems. Moonhill utilizes cover cropping methods throughout the year,

Mansons Hall Archive Pic

Beyond Its Doors

Why I’ll Be Voting Yes For The Hall Tax; I live on Cortes Island. I don’t have kids in play school. I don’t have a market stall, nor am part of the pottery guild. I seldom attend dances or dinners at either hall. And mainly for me, Mansons Hall is … read more

Leap Forum group sitting at a table

LEAP Conversations

LEAP Conversation Cafe Cortes LEAP (Local Economic Action Plan) is an initiative of the Cortes Island Business and Tourism Association (CIBATA) with support of Island Coastal Economic Trust and the Strathcona Regional District. The LEAP goal is to foster community economic development through community engagement and planning. The LEAP Conversation Cafe allowed community members an … read more