Category Archives: permaculture

 

Laughing oysters, food forests and a trip to Bellingham

Feb 3

Last weekend I happened upon this rather lovely book display in the window of the Laughing Oyster book store in Courtenay. I’m keeping good company! This afternoon I go head-to-head with the Superbowl, whatever that might be, giving a book … Continue reading →

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Ecovillage tour & Canada Day

Jul 7

Another place I’d long wanted to see was O.U.R. Ecovillage, near Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island. A haven for green builders, permaculture designers, and people in search of collaborative and sustainable lifestyles, it’s a half-finished dream with a population that … Continue reading →

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Clay, cordyceps, clams and cucumbers

Apr 18

Last weekend’s permaculture course covered soil (with Christina Nikolic of Gaia College, SOUL and The Organic Gardener’s Pantry), fungi and animal husbandry. We started things off with a bit of digging in the garden to collect our soil samples, which … Continue reading →

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Spring on the wing

Apr 4

Spring is erupting in all directions. The Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) nest that graces my fence has very recently produced three newborns and I’m looking forward to watching their progress (and seeing how they all squeeze into a space that’s … Continue reading →

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Permaculture & poetry

Mar 22

The last couple of weeks have swung past in a mainly permacultural haze. The first screening at a new permaculture film night series was Anima Mundi, a bit of a collective disappointment for the 20-odd souls who crowded into the … Continue reading →

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