Category Archives: food festivals

 

Oysters, Abattoir, perennial food crops and Eco-Fair

Apr 14

All blissfully quiet at my end of the Gorge these days, now that Craigflower Bridge has been closed for rebuilding and traffic re-routed. I was gratified to learn that not only were there viable oyster beds in the Gorge, but … Continue reading →

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Meeting one’s maker – an act of exceptional good taste

Mar 17

Life in the salad bowl continued last Monday when I was privileged to spend a day volunteering in the kitchen for the Meet Your Maker Vancouver Island event. Organized by Farm Folk City Folk, it was the first time it … Continue reading →

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Long lost blogger: farmers & food

Mar 16

It has been quite the delicious craziness over the past couple of weeks which has kept me away from this blog and out in the edible world enjoying lots of food and food talk. Here’s one of the events I … Continue reading →

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Stones in your Soup

Dec 14

I was thrilled to be among those invited to present at Victoria’s Stone Soup event back on December 2: much like the story it grew in a few short weeks from nothing to a sold out celebration of food and … Continue reading →

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Food & mood, sleep & diabetes

Nov 14

Having kicked off my conference by hearing from the magnificent Sandor Katz, I wondered how the rest would compare. My second session, Depression & Anxiety Epidemic: How, why & what works better than anti-depressant drugs, though interesting, was a little … Continue reading →

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