Monthly Archives: June 2010

 

Sunday Dinners on a Saturday

Jun 23

Had a great launch of my chapbook Sunday Dinners last Saturday, thanks to JackPine Press and Open Space Gallery and a lovely audience. Here’s Elise, of JackPine, showing off her natty tights during the intros: Have no pics of myself, … Continue reading →

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Sooke community garden

Jun 22

This month’s CR-FAIR meeting was held out at Sooke, where we got a look at Sunriver Community Garden, officially unveiled a week ago, and already thriving. It was created with the energy and guidance of Sooke Food CHI, who are … Continue reading →

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Why it’s a good idea to grow and cook as much of your own food as humanly possible

Jun 22

Latest notices from the Canadian Food Inspection website May 25, 2010 – June 18, 2010 HEALTH HAZARD ALERT – Consumers Cautioned To Avoid Recalled Meat Products Consumer Advisory – United States’ “SpaghettiOs” With Meatballs Recall HEALTH HAZARD ALERT – Certain … Continue reading →

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Lovely lavender and scourge of the wireworm

Jun 18

The Canadian Organic Growers, with chapters across the country, has a lively membership on Vancouver Island, which includes summer farm tours in the area. Yesterday’s tour took us to Cobble Hill to see a lavender farm, and on to Cowichan … Continue reading →

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Farms & gardens

Jun 17

Sooke’s Sunriver Allotment Garden opens properly with a garden dedication this weekend. I won’t be there for that but hope to have a look round soon. There’s been a lot of buzz about Chinese organics, since this article about dodgy … Continue reading →

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