Author Archives: Rhona

 

Spring greens, crackling and tuna

Now that I’m harvesting just about a meal’s worth of greens every day, at least those I can wrest from the appetites of the resident slugs, I am starting to think about what to do with them. It’s mostly rocket/arugula/rucola, … Continue reading

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Green market, home-made butter and studies in sustainability and food policy

There is so much happening in food nowadays that when you hear the latest cool idea, it’s hard to resist the urge to feel you should up sticks and move wherever it is. Halifax is one such place, where the … Continue reading

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Jamie TV

I don’t have a television, but I do (obviously) have an internet connection. And it gave me some pleasure to come across one of Jamie Oliver‘s programs (in 8 pieces): Jamie Oliver – Eat To Save Your Life will show … Continue reading

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Salmon, meat, sourdough, Lorri at PEP and the Hali garage sale

There’s a lot of buzz around the salmon walk (Alexandra Morton’s Get Out Migration) which has involved a land-based migration of activists travelling by foot from Sointula, on Malcom Island, down Vancouver Island, raising awareness about the risks to wild … Continue reading

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Nettles to Earth Day

It’s been a busy busy week! Seven days ago, I started off up a murky old Malahat to spend the day taking tickets at lovely Fairburn Farm, home of Vancouver Island’s famous herd of water buffalo, where Mara Jernigan and … Continue reading

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