Author Archives: Rhona

A Vancouver weekend long in the planning looks like it’s going to get a tiny bit longer, since my car gave up the ghost in the centre lane of a busy North Van street last night. I was on my … Continue reading →

Blustery is one word for the weather on Good Friday, much of which I spent at Haliburton Farm. While we were inside potting a few tomatoes, there was a noise, and this turned out to be what it was: the … Continue reading →

And now, a message from CBAN, which is campaigning for Bill C-474 (Seeds Regulation Act), which aims to protects Canadian farmers who grow crops for our export (and organic) markets, by requiring Canada to perform proper analysis of potential harm … Continue reading →

Last Saturday I attended the final Vancouver Island Seedy Saturday of the season, in Duncan. Lots of people wandered through, looking for seeds, seedlings and advice; there was a seed swap table and a workshop series, as well as a … Continue reading →

Last week was a busy one for Vancouver Island’s food security community, with two significant meetings and a last Seedy Saturday on top. Tuesday about 50 of us gathered at the university for Sharing Food and Knowledge, a meeting of … Continue reading →