Back at home after most of the summer on the coast, I am now blanching and freezing veggies from my in-laws' garden. Chard and zucchini. The chard is a welcome addition to my chilli recipe, as well as the deer …
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Kitchen conjuring: why jam making makes me melancholy
Much is conjured in the kitchen, over the steam and bubble of a jam pot - sweet anticipation, yes, I am bottling summer, but also, curiously, a deep lament, for the fact that I am learning this out of a …
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Zero Waste Chef is my jar-hoarding alibi, and she could be your next favourite kitchen accomplice too
I am a jar hoarder. And the Zero Waste Chef is my alibi. I have a weird inability to throw old jars into the recycling bin. Instead, I tuck them in the drawer, for future use. (And every now and …
People, Perogies and a Potato Podcast
I recently spoke, appropriately distanced and outdoors, with Anna Helmer. Anna mentioned (with a teasing tone), that @Therocketnarcissist and I should share a recipe on The Farm Story Podcast. I don't think she expected a "Yes!" with such enthusiasm. Anyway, …
Silly Gardening Mistakes
Trial and error is a necessary and inevitable part of the learning curve for all gardeners.There are so many variables it's impossible to always have 100% success, no matter the experience. Even when you think you have something figured out, …
Chicken Casserole for these Dark Times
Yes, it has been a weird year. And these are the shortest and darkest days of the year to boot. Right now I am craving calorie-laden stodgy food and damn the consequences. Lighter fare will appeal when the days brighten …
Gardening in the time of Covid: local Feasting for Change programs reflect on this year’s harvest
Thanks to Belinda Geisler, the program coordinator for Stewardship Pemberton's Feasting for Change initiative, for putting together this reflection of this year. This spring I was so nervous, wondering if it would be possible to run any of the Feasting …
Amazing Pemberton Apple Muffins (and healthy too)
This is the time of year when the freezer can be very full (a good problem to have). If there is deer meat to go in, something must come out. In my case, the many bags of apples I peeled …
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The apples of our eyes
Longtime champion of local food, Glenda Bartosh, turned her attention to apples this week, and discovered that our very own Traced Elements regular, Mike Roger, is quite the apple man. Glenda gave us permission to repost her column here. Photo …
Working Hard
The hard work of farming is even harder when the weather turns. John Alpaugh comes to the end of his first season farming, and ponders the nature of work and the reward of satisfaction.
