The little bulb on my mini Maglite finally burnt out. I couldn’t find any shopkeepers in the neighbourhood who knew how to change the bulb, […] Read More
Category: sustainability
My community garden is having its 2nd annual plant sale this Saturday from 11 to 2. We’ll be selling fresh garden veggies, herbs, dried lavender, […] Read More
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
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
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
I had lunch with a friend from Dunbar this week. She was very upset about a beautiful old home that was coming down two doors […] Read More