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Month: August 2012

Art, blog, community, environment Posted onAugust 31, 2012August 31, 2012

Moon Festival

Renfrew Ravine is one of Vancouver’s lush local secrets. If you’ve never walked the forested ravine in the middle of the city, you are missing […] Read More

blog, gardening, tours Posted onAugust 29, 2012

Food Gardening at Canwest

Canwest, the annual BC Landscape and Nursery Association show always has a great line-up of guest speakers and tours. Not to be missed in the […] Read More

blog, sustainability Posted onAugust 26, 2012August 26, 2012

Dear Greyhound…

I took the bus from Vancouver to Westbank a couple weeks ago. We pulled into Merritt at 1:35 pm and the driver told us we […] Read More

blog, food security, gardening Posted onAugust 24, 2012August 24, 2012

Too Many Papas

I’ve just returned from the Okanagan and my fridge is bursting with fresh local fruit and vegetables. Plus the beans at my community garden, barely […] Read More

blog, Farming, food security Posted onAugust 22, 2012August 22, 2012

Corn Dash

In 2003, my first book hit the shelves and City Farmer turned 25. We threw a big party at the garden. The celebration lasted all […] Read More

blog, compost, Garden Heart, sustainability Posted onAugust 18, 2012February 8, 2013

Lesson Plans

  I took the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) at UBC last weekend. The course, hosted by the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT), is […] Read More

blog, Recycling, sustainability Posted onAugust 15, 2012August 22, 2012

Encorporate

I was running along Kits Beach on the weekend when I spotted a well built specimen in my pathway. No it’s not what you’re thinking, it […] Read More

blog, community, Garden Heart, sustainability Posted onAugust 13, 2012August 13, 2012

Sustainability in Tough Times

  I’m beginning to plan for this year’s applied sustainability course at Simon Fraser University (SFU). It’s essentially a two day tour where we go […] Read More

blog, gardening, Recycling Posted onAugust 10, 2012August 10, 2012

Return to Denman

I was visiting a friend on Denman Island this week, part of the northern Gulf Island chain. The last time I was there was June […] Read More

blog, community Posted onAugust 8, 2012August 8, 2012

The Glasgow Guy

My friend Linda invited me to join her and a friend for a little birthday dessert at Casa Gelato last week. She also asked her house guest […] Read More

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