Weekly #SolarPunk update. Did my usual #FoodRescue ride on Saturday, then stopped by the community bike repair garage to help organize and sort donated bikes and clean stuff up for painting. We're getting towards the end of the active season and want to get as many bikes processed as possible before snow falls on them all. Having the space clean and organized makes that easier and safer.

Sunday morning was the final farm day for the #UrbanGarden, where we packed up the cold frames and cleared out the beds and fed the compost. We also had a meeting to elect a new garden coordinator and programming coordinator, which went well. After that it was back to the bike garage, where I did some final tuning of my own bike and helped out a few folks. I've really enjoyed working at the women, transgender, and non-binary hours on Sundays, and I'll keep doing that as long as it remains warm enough for me to work outside (and people keep coming). Sadly I suspect the season for that is also drawing to a close.

After we were done fixing bikes, I went to dinner with the two other volunteers who were working with me. We talked about building strong communities, how things had changed, what we like about the neighbourhood, and got to know each other a little better. It was good food and good company. I will try to find ways to keep investing in those relationships even if I don't get to see them every week.