When my kindergartener began concocting a little dirt-pile offering for the tree, to say thanks for the fallen branch he had harvested to be a sword, I wondered if maybe I’ve gone a bit far with my semi-pagan ramblings. I …
Author: Lisa Richardson
Literary Locavores: when Pembertonians head to the Whistler Writers Festival in 2018, talk turns (obviously) to food
Two Pembertonians will take to the stage at the 2018 Whistler Writers Festival on Friday, October 12, from 6:15pm, for the reading event Cooks with Books: Passionate Locavore Edition. Traced Elements contributor Nidhi Raina’s samosas and chutney have become famous …
Tory Pearson explains where Pemberton’s first “community supported homestead” experiment began
This is a story about the founding of the Wamhily CSH (Community Supported Homestead). What that is and why, is held in the story below. I hope this tale speaks to you and reminds you, as Field of Dreams profoundly …
How does the Pemberton Seed Library work
Photo by Marjorie Bertrand on Unsplash If Catherine Karpman's post, from earlier last week, got you excited about seed-saving, here is what the Pemberton Seed Library is all about, in a nutshell. Why not try saving seed from your …
Nidhi Raina’s Collard Greens and Cottage Cheese
Collard Greens and Cottage Cheese Serves 4 If you had a chance to try this at the Pemberton Farmers market this month, you will bookmark this page. Visit Nidhi under the Downtown Community Barn on Friday, between 3pm and 6:30pm, and …
How do you explain a seed to a three year old?
“Tell me more about seeds,” asked my three year old, way back when. It was spring. We’d been mucking about in the dirt all morning, depositing tiny treasures in the warming earth. Now 5, even more helpful on the seed …
Cookbook Club to reconvene, after summer hiatus, on September 20, with a freestyle celebration of your own garden
Cookbook Club goes freestyle. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to grow your next dish for Cookbook Club's next gathering, at Stay Wild Natural Health, on Thursday, September 20. No specific cookbook needed, when the real recipe …
