I didn't want to buy Soda Stream cartridges, so I made my own bubbles. It still makes me ridiculously happy. And it's easy, too.
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To be prepared, ask a better question
I've been wrestling with the task of getting a 72 hour emergency preparedness kit together for years now. And still have made no real progress on that grab and go bag. On Thursday, as kids headed off back to school, …
An end to the fits and starts
I recently, well 33 days ago, signed up for a creative workshop that asks that you ship something every day for 100 days. It's hard. I am a "do it when the muse shows up" creative. And, this course teaches …
Thank-you Bees!
From 20 hives, our own Nurture in Nature bees have been busy buzzzyy... Our own honey is now available in our Farm-acy Stand and with the wax caps from the honey combs, came an exciting learning day of rendering the …
Rainy August Day in Pemberton – Make These Cookies!
Torrential rain here in Pemberton today. A good day for baking. These cookies I adapted from a John Bishop recipe from his cookbook At Home. They are great for road trips. I have not had luck with PB cookies lately …
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Picklepalooza: preserving high summer for my Future Self (and friends)
It's not really cost-effective, this pickling and preserving business, I realize, as I empty another $20 bottle of Bragg's apple cider vinegar into a pot. My husband keeps checking in, nervously asking "Are you having fun?" because these evenings are …
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Laughing Crow’s farm monster is alive!
When I interviewed Kerry and Andrew last year, for a story about local farmers, Andrew shared his idea that the farm is a kind of mechanical beast that they build up every year, that eventually lurches to life. I loved …
The Honour stands of Birken
The Birken / D'Arcy corridor is unique to the Sea to Sky Region. Unhurried, non-commercial, safe, sparsely populated and relatively unchanged throughout the nearly 3 decades I've lived here. In fact, there is less here now than there was back …
Chic’weed: A weed so chic you will love it like a flower.
With the botanical name of 'Myosoton aquaticum' it becomes clear that there is more than meets the eye when acquainting oneself with the perennial weed known as 'Chickweed'. These triumphant little wonders that grow in nitrogen rich soil pack a …
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Nature’s Gifts
Nurture in Nature invites you to come into deeper connection with the microseasons and appreciate what's edible and wildly delicious all around you, with a free Zoom webinar on Tuesday June 30 at 6:30pm
