I first met Matt and Molly Thurston in 2007 at a talk I gave on food security for the Central Okanagan Community Gardens Society (COCGS) […] Read More
Category: Farming
Many of the courses and tours I’ve designed and delivered have included UBC Farm. In the past, I have enlisted one of the UBC Farm […] Read More
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
The land that Earthwise Farm sits on has a long and turbulent history. For decades, developers have tried to do what developers do, develop the […] Read More
It was the sign that caught my attention. An urban farmer is not a common sight at the Penticton Farmers Market. The vocation isn’t as […] Read More
In memory of a loving mother and grandmother Hou Ma Mei-Jen 1920-2012 Jules Hou and his family, including his parents, immigrated to Canada from Taiwan […] Read More
A few summers ago, on a visit to my hometown of Penticton, I met Eva Durance, author of Cultivating the Wild, Gardening with Native Plants […] Read More
Just back from the Okanagan. I spent nearly two weeks of the summer “at home”. I still call it that because my folks and now […] Read More