I attended a Vancouver Food Policy Council meeting this week. The topic was food scraps, so I was motivated to attend on a warm summer […] Read More
Author: Spring Gillard
One of my neighbours and fellow Village Vancouver member is into bees. Mary Bennett is also into art and has found a way to marry […] Read More
I fell off my bike yesterday. A big white Samoyed leaped into my path suddenly in pursuit of another dog. I hit the dog, barely, […] Read More
I don’t own a cell phone. Mostly because I don’t want to become one of those people who can’t even walk their dog without checking […] Read More
I’m on a mission to install rodent resistant bins at every community garden in my neighbourhood. Last year, we built a wood and wire bin […] Read More
I was living in Quebec City during the first referendum to decide whether or not the province of Quebec would separate from Canada. It wasn’t […] 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
A couple weeks ago, I was planning to get together with friends for dinner. I suggested they come west as I’d been to the eastside […] Read More
Many years ago, sculptor Davide Pan breathed life into a very rough concept I had for a garden gate at City Farmer. The gate used […] Read More
In 2006 I was hired by the BC Ministry of Economic Development to develop and deliver a green building tour for a visiting delegation from […] Read More