Is that all you’re going to plant? Aren’t you planting more stuff? Haven’t you planted anything yet? I survived the many questions from well-meaning friends […] Read More
Month: July 2013
I spotted a Worm Wigwam up at UBC this week. A couple years ago when I was doing the Metro Vancouver On-Site Composting Technology Review […] Read More
Peru is harnessing the power of the sun to provide two million of its poorest citizens with electricity, free of charge. The project started as […] Read More
I saw this beautiful photo first in a friend’s Facebook post. She got it from Green Renaissance, but the photo and words below are from […] Read More
The compost committee at my community garden welcomed a new member today, “Chip.” Our new shredder made fast work of some of the larger woodier […] Read More
I’ve been taking an appreciative inquiry course for the last three weeks. The whole idea of “AI,” as it’s called, is to build on strengths […] Read More
Yesterday morning, I heard a CBC Radio piece on the Trayvon Martin case in the wake of the not guilty verdict. I tuned in during […] Read More
You can probably tell by the name of the orchard, that Harry Burton is crazy about apples. He thinks his obsession may have started back […] Read More
A few years ago, Nathan Edelson, former city planner and an instructor at the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), approached me to […] Read More
The little retail produce store at the Penticton packing house is closing. The store is operated by the BC Fruit Packers Cooperative (BCFPC). The co-op […] Read More