Yearly Archives: 2010

 

Leverage at Haliburton

Haliburton Farm includes a wetlands area, which is co-managed by the university, and there was a major project last summer to renovate it. It’s coming along nicely; the plants are growing and visiting ducks seem happy. In the summer the … Continue reading

Comments Off on Leverage at Haliburton
 
 

It’s all in the ingredients: molecular gastronomy and the onward march of genetics

Preferring as I do the simplicity of cooking with ingredients that are easy and relatively inexpensive to lay my hands on, I am suspicious of molecular gastronomy. It strikes me as an unsustainable novelty, requiring specialized equipment and highly processed … Continue reading

Comments Off on It’s all in the ingredients: molecular gastronomy and the onward march of genetics
 
 

Transitioning

I’ve been to a few meetings of Transition Town Victoria now, including its first birthday party at the end of January and some momentum seems to be building. The group, descended from its grandparent in Totnes, addresses the community concerns … Continue reading

Comments Off on Transitioning
 
 

Levenson & Cockburn at PEP; First work party at Haliburton Farm

Friday night’s PEP reading featured Vancouverian Christopher Levenson and Victorian Grace Cockburn. Saturday was the first work party of 2010 at Haliburton Community Organic Farm. There was work to be done and workers to do it Apple trees to be … Continue reading

Comments Off on Levenson & Cockburn at PEP; First work party at Haliburton Farm
 
 

Seedy Saturday

My first Seedy Saturday last weekend! The convention centre in Victoria was mobbed by earlybirds who arrived to browse the stands for seeds and information about all aspects of growing food and flowers. Food was big, of course, and some … Continue reading

Comments Off on Seedy Saturday