I have a PNE hangover. I started off my annual evening of pacific national exhibition-ism with a big plate of perogies from the incredible Hunk […] Read More
Author: Spring Gillard
Here in BC we are already feeling the effects of climate change. One example, mountain pine beetles are devastating BC’s pine forests; the beetle larvae […] Read More
The local rats have picked my balcony as their bathroom. I have no idea why. It started a couple years ago after I created a […] Read More
This morning I ate the Ultimate Whole Breakfast. It’s a whole grain mix of organic oats, buckwheat, golden flax, barley, spelt and lentils. Fieldstone Granary […] Read More
As part of our effort to strengthen our neighbourhood food system and create a thriving food hub, we have launched another initiative. Thanks to a […] Read More
I am an instructor for this SFU certificate program. My colleague Nina Winham and I developed and deliver the Applications Course – essentially a three […] Read More
My Green Roofs and Living Walls tour this past Wed night turned out to be a real treat on a summer evening. Wanted to share […] Read More
I belong to the Kits Neighbourhood House community garden. It is not a typical community garden, if there is such a thing. Atypical because it’s […] Read More
Wrote this one back in 2004 when I was doing the regular radio bit on CBC’s North by Northwest. The Green Streets program is still […] Read More
This tour was inspired by a chapter in my new book called A Little Left of Garden Centre. A kind of “alternative” gardens tour. So […] Read More