Every year I pick a theme. It’s always amazing to me how the second I choose the lens through which I will view my life, the lessons rush in. This year it’s middle path. I tend to be a fast or binge type in many areas of my life. So […] Read More
Although I am very actively engaged in food security work at the local, regional and sometime provincial level, I have paid little attention to what’s happening federally. So while I did file away the emails I was getting from Food Secure Canada about the national food policy that they were […] Read More
On Friday, Tamara and I were setting up displays at community centres and neighbourhood houses in our three backyard composting pilot neighbourhoods. In between sites, we made a pit stop at her place. In addition to needing some water, she wanted me to meet the girls. Lemon, Puff (the one […] Read More
I’m (happy, happy) working with a team from EBA Engineering to conduct three backyard composting pilots for the City of Vancouver. Vancouver now allows residents living in single family dwellings to put food scraps into their yard waste bins, but they don’t want everyone to stop composting. In fact, they […] Read More
I was in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a couple of weeks during the winter of 1987. Every morning I bought a delicious, fresh fruit cup from the street vendor outside my little hotel in the the centre of what was then a small fishing village. A trip to the […] Read More
I stayed at the conference hotel while in Portland, called the DoubleTree. I noticed the compost bin in the lobby right away and realized this was no ordinary hotel. In my room the little garbage cans were split in two, one side for recyclables, the other for non. Tying in […] Read More
Sorting out from my trip to Portland. I’ll be writing about the many highlights of the Community Food Security Coalition Food Policy conference in the coming weeks. Here are a few reasons why Portland is giving Vancouver (BC, not the one across the river from Portland) a run for our […] Read More
Heading to Portland. Car 7. Conversations about regional food strategy with Theresa from Metro Van. The latest on the Vancouver Food Policy Council from Joanne. About twenty Canadians registered for this Community Food Security Coalition Conference (From Neighborhood to Nation). Six hundred coming from all over North America. Musical chairs. […] Read More
Yesterday I walked over to my community garden plot. I had planted it up a couple weeks ago and was anticipating a lot of growth. I was disappointed to see very little activity, except for all the grass around the plot that I’m supposed to keep mowed. Beans, lettuce, radishes, […] Read More
Look what I came across on Commercial Drive in Vancouver last week! Stopped me in my tracks. At first glance I thought it was community public art – a functional art piece similar to my Bike Tree. Then when I looked closer, bike rack cozy came to mind. Way to dress […] Read More