Thirty years ago, it was said only a fool would have tried to grow grapes on Vancouver Island. Today there are almost 30 wineries on the Island. Fools rushed in, I suppose. And now, we have a ...

Vancouver Island has a tea-growing pioneer. Tea Farm is operated by Victor Vesely and Margit Nellemann, who expect their first tea harvest in a couple of years, five years after they got their 200 tea ...

The eyes of the tea world are on the Cowichan Valley and Canada’s first commercial tea harvest. Four years ago, Victor Vesely and Margit Nellemann planted 200 tea trees — Camellia sinensis — on their ...

In this talk, Alexander Vesely, grandson of the legendary psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, provides an illuminating exploration of his grandfather’s profound legacy. Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor and ...

Tea growers Victor Vesely and Margit Nellemann are the personification of the slow food movement in Vancouver Island’s stunning Cowichan Valley, 45 minutes north of Victoria and known to foodies for ...

Kenneth D. Vesely, 83, formerly of South Barrington, was born on December 8, 1936 to Victor and Blanche Vesely. He passed away on February 26, 2020. Kenneth was the beloved husband of the late Nancy ...