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
Category: food security
Fall festival season is upon us. I wrote about the Moon Festival coming up on Saturday, September 29th hosted by the Still Moon Arts Society. […] Read More
Walmart has a commercial running right now that features a young boy at a kitchen table with a giant box of frosted flakey cereal in […] Read More
In the mid-1990s, I became interested in what was then a relatively new phenomenon, genetically modified foods, an industry ripe with politics. Although it was […] Read More
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
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
I went to my first community kitchen Wednesday night. It was held at a church right across the street from me, very convenient. Every two […] Read More
You may have noticed a person selling flowers outside a movie theatre or somewhere else in your neighbourhood. I have bought a pink gerbera from […] Read More
My friend Linda just returned from Germany. She was there for an outsider art exhibit, which you can read all about on her blog called […] Read More
After I left City Farmer, I thought I might develop a small green tours business. I began to shop the idea around. A colleague encouraged […] Read More