I went to a wonderful event last spring called, Weaving the Chains: Heritage Grains and CSAs. It was put on by Farm Folk City Folk […] Read More
Author: Spring Gillard
On Christmas morning, I eat their chocolate cherry panettone. That herald of the season. It is tradition. At Easter this year, I was surprised by […] Read More
“I will be in town and therefore near a phone this Tuesday between 9 & 5,” wrote Lynda Dixon in an email, replying to my […] Read More
I am leading a tour to the University of British Columbia (UBC) Farm on Hallowe’en. Some of you may know the long struggle that has […] Read More
Today is my birthday. It is also National Boss Day, a coincidence not lost on my close friends and colleagues or my mother who used […] Read More
I am speaking about food security at an event in Langley on Saturday hosted by the Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) and the Township of […] Read More
I am not sure if we’re gaining ground. It doesn’t look like it from so many angles. But perhaps the stellar line up of speakers […] Read More
There is a fabulous celebration of food going on in Vancouver until World Food Day (October 16th). Sustenance: Feasting on Art and Culture is presented […] Read More
Tom Stearns is coming to Vernon, BC. He’s one of my heroes. If you don’t know him, you’re about to hear who he is. He’s […] Read More
Just back from the Okanagan. I spent nearly two weeks of the summer “at home”. I still call it that because my folks and now […] Read More