I’ve been going through past projects to create a project highlights page for my site. When I was working for the Rivershed Society of BC (RSBC), we launched a campaign that I feel very proud of, called the SalmonTrain. This is how it came about. The Stream of Dreams Murals […] Read More
Tis the season to get the compost hopping. If you’re one of the roughly 50 percent of Metro Vancouverites who haven’t yet learned how to compost, or if you want to brush up on your techniques, there are several opportunities in May with moi. First up, I’m working with Mole […] Read More
A colleague of mine sent out a link to an artist’s website that show’s how powerful the message can be when art and food combine. Mark Menjivar does photographic essays on a variety of subjects including food related topics. In You Are What You Eat he takes a series of […] Read More
In 1992, I formed a group called Kids Compost BC to bid on a contract with the BC Ministry of Environment. The job was to produce a module on composting that would be added to their existing Eco Education Program. The program’s Green Team toured the province conducting workshops on […] Read More
I slept sitting up Monday night, propped up by pillows. The sleep was not great, but it kept me from coughing my head off completely. I developed this dry, hacking cough a week ago on the heels of my new patio door install. At least the cough is dry during […] Read More
Back in the early 1990s, my environmentalist side was just being kindled. I had just started recycling, no easy feat as it was well before blue box years. I was living in Winnipeg at the time and my garden consisted of a few pots of pansies on my balcony. I […] Read More
The file sorting continues. I was astonished at the number of film projects I had undertaken, or rather film proposals I have written. During my years at City Farmer, I was hell bent on getting a TV series or documentary on urban agriculture off the ground. There were many titles […] Read More
I was at a meditation retreat outside of Portland on the weekend. It was held at Queen of Angels Monastery. The Benedictine Sisters who call this place home, are engaged in a number of ministries including an on-site shelter that houses and feeds homeless people. They also support their work […] Read More
In early 1991, some friends of mine from California started a campaign to conserve oil. It was a response to the Persian Gulf War. As the pledge sheet said, whether you were for or against the conflict, it was clear that the need for oil was a central cause. The […] Read More