New Klahoose Wilderness Resort in BC’s Desolation Sound is set to open in May 2021
We gratefully acknowledge that Hollyhock on Cortes Island is located in the traditional and ancestral territories of the toq qaymɩxʷ…
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SVI Partner Spotlight: Vancity
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union or Vancity, as it is commonly called, has been a longtime partner of Social Venture…
Recipe: Fresh Thai Green Curry with Butternut Squash and Roasted Cashews
A fresh mix of Thai flavors is the answer to all our taste buds’ desires. A fresh blend of Thai spices…
Virtual Connection
One of the most inspiring parts of my job is connecting regularly with our brilliant presenters at Hollyhock. A conversation…
Leading the Way: The Birth of SVI Women
Apply now to SVI Women 2023! You’re never too old to join a revolution. At the ripe old age of…
SVI Partner Spotlight: Genus Capital Management
Genus Capital Management Inc. has been offering innovative investment solutions for more than a quarter century. Now, Genus is championing…
SVI Partner Spotlight: BDC
Getting funding as an entrepreneur is not always easy, but luckily The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) prides itself…
The Long Game
It was August 15th. That was the day that the full reality of the pandemic hit me full force. It…
SVI Partner Spotlight: Horizon Distributors
Horizon Distributors has been supporting SVI and its community for over a decade. We sat down (virtually) with Vice President…
Garden Tip: How to Put Your Garden to Bed
In this Garden Tip video, Hollyhock Gardener Dana shares a few basic practices that you should do to make sure…
Changing the Nature of Business: 25 Years of Social Venture Institute
25 years ago, Hollyhock saw a need. Business and entrepreneurship was clearly ready for a major refresh. The age of…
Recipe: Bazaar Buttercream Spice Cake
By popular demand from our guests and for anyone who may have enjoyed the Bazaar Buttercream Spice Cake that we…
Recipe: Salmon Burger
We’ve been so delighted to feed a few hungry bellies every weekend with our take-out dinners this summer. On Fridays…
Thinking on the Work Ahead….
Hollyhock’s garden was magnificent as ever when I visited campus in July, despite the changes and many program cancelations this…
Garden Tip: Wasabi Replanting
Did you know that you can actually grow wasabi and that it’s a root? Hollyhock Gardener Dana shows us how…
Theres Always Growth
The Hollyhock Garden continues to be a source of inspiration and meaningful nourishment through the pandemic. This beautiful video was…
Discovering the Capacity for Resilience
Here we are, more than halfway through the year 2020. Earlier this year, as the fires waged in Australia and…
Garden Tip: Tomato Pruning
Hollyhock Gardener Dana shows us how to prune tomatoes. Pruning your tomato plants helps them direct energy towards producing fruit,…
Garden Tip: How to Sow Seeds for Maximum Harvest
We use succession planting in the Hollyhock garden, planting greens every two weeks, to maximize our harvest throughout the season. Hollyhock…
Black Lives Matter
George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Ahmaud Arbery. Nina Pop. These are the names of five human beings who, in…
Edible Flowers
[mk_image src=”https://hollyhock.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/37161939942_b14703d24a_o.jpg” image_size=”full”]Decorating your foods with edible flowers can turn a plain looking meal into a spectacularly beautiful visual feast.…
Garden Tip: How To Dig up Tulips and Store them to Maximize Garden Space
Tulips are perennial, meaning that they can come back every year from their underground bullbs. However, tulip season runs from…
Leadership in These Times
The pace of change through this pandemic is startling. I know each one of you have been navigating your own…
Keeping the Garden Gates Open
Hollyhock may be closed for at least another month or more during the COVID-19 pandemic, but our garden is staying…
Garden Tip: How to Make a Soil Mix
Gem, one of our stellar gardeners, demonstrates how to make a soil mix with compost, peat moss, vermiculite, lime, and…
Practice in Grace
As Hollyhock’s Development Director, I have the privilege of learning from many of our amazing presenters. A couple weeks ago,…
Garden Tip: Tomato Grafting
Tomato grafting became popular in the 1960s as a way to reduce certain diseases caused by soil-borne plant pathogens. Grafting…
Brownie Pudding Cake
During times of stress and uncertainty, simple comforts can go a long way. Luckily, you don’t always have to hold…
Optimism, Generosity, Community
A month ago today, we were gearing up for our 2020 season. We were using the tag line “Make 2020…
The Path We Choose in Uncertain Times
“Relax, everything is out of control” Dr. Gabor Mate shared these words, quoting a Buddhist teacher, in a recent interview…