When I used to think about permaculture, I thought of it more like the “old way of gardening”. Less intensive, lots of diversity, a closed loop system that tries to reduce our impact on the earth. A systems thinking that …
Counting Points – Banana and Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins
It had to be done. Well, something had to change, and so on 1st April I re-joined Weight Watchers Online. No joke! My goal is to lose 10% of my starting weight and then see what happens from there. One …
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A Bee Journey Vol. 1
I’m very good at multi-tasking. I’m writing this while at a three day craft market in Vancouver selling my handcrafted shrubs (Thirsty Whale Elixirs – small batch cocktail mixers made with organic apple cider vinegar, fruit, and cane sugar) and …
Dad’s Cabin
Boy, oh boy, Dad was mad that night. He arrived home in the dark as per his MO. He was back early from his trip because a Grizzly had damaged his trapper's cabin. He spent a week down in the basement …
Blank Canvas
The summer I turned 11, my family packed our camper and set off on a massive adventure that lasted over a month. The leg of our trip that resonated the most with me was the coast of BC. There was …
Taking the Sting
I am one of those weird and fantastic people who get really excited about the plants nobody likes. The wild ones, the weeds. The FLOWERS OF TREES. The pesky dandelions old men spend hours picking out of their lawns. The …
Don’t date a farmer if you want to lose weight
Riley doesn’t know this, but when we first met, I thought dating a farmer would help me lose weight. I didn’t really need to lose weight, at the time, but I thought, “Oh yeah, this is going to be great…I’ll …
