For the past year, I have been mapping all of the community engagement (CE) in the Faculty of Education at UBC. As the lead researcher for our faculty working group, I was responsible for ferreting out the projects, gathering the information, then writing them up in story-like fashion. With our […] Read More
A friend shared this photo with me on Facebook this week. It’s the community garden at the Eden Project, St Blazey, Cornwall, England. The photo is by franieK. That’s all the info that was provided. But the post was paired with this lovely quote, which I will now share with […] Read More
I switched my Mac computer over to a new operating system this week and I soon discovered that I am no maverick. I do not like this new system. It’s like learning a whole new language. Nothing is familiar. Apple Mail on my lovely large screen desktop computer looked like […] Read More
The SFU Centre for Dialogue and Carbon Talks team have been working on Metro Vancouver transportation issues for a number of months now. They are currently gathering information in order to develop a campaign that will succeed in securing sustainable funding for transportation in the region. They developed a survey […] Read More
Received this lovely message in an electronic postcard from the Blue Mountain Centre of Meditation. Wise words from Eknath Easwaran on the power of being gentle. You can watch the short video clip here. In my vocabulary, gentle is a very beautiful word. I find gentle people so beautiful, so […] Read More
They haven’t found the Malaysian Airlines plane yet, but they have found a lot of garbage during the search. Several large whirlpools in the Indian ocean trap the trash. Read more on the CBC News post here.
This vine produces tiny little watermelons that taste like lime infused cucumbers. I wasn’t able to find the seeds online at West Coast Seeds, my usual seed outlet. They are available at Rare Seeds though. I saw that someone had successfully grown them in Washington state, so assume we can […] Read More
Thanks again to Green Renaissance on Facebook for another fabulous photo. This is the Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera). A strangely beautiful and exotic way to say Happy Easter!
Saw this on Facebook this week. Will Burrard-Lucas is a wildlife photographer. He was shooting meerkats in Botswana when one decided it needed a better vantage point. Check out this photographer’s website. He’s got some great shots, a wonderful blog post and video of these curious critters.
Here’s a great offer for landlords and property managers who want to green up their buildings. Spotted this item in the Greenest City newsletter this week. Here it is in full. There is now a convenient way for even more landlords to increase the value of their properties while reducing […] Read More