Category Archives: Victoria

 

Playing catch-up

Feb 19

Time has got away from me, but here are a few highlights of my doings since November. Christmas came and went – abbreviated by pandemic restrictions, but enlivened by snow, which after a couple of days of heavy shovelling became … Continue reading →

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Full steam ahead: a week of talks!

Mar 19

Lots going on this week. If you’re in town I hope you can make it to one or more of these different events! On Tuesday evening, March 19, look for me in Fernwood, where I’m talking urban agriculture at Fernwood … Continue reading →

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Farewell to 2012

Jan 1

Tis the season to look back over a busy year at the Iambic Cafe, as I wish you all a happy, healthy and sustainable 2013! January… Copenhagen, mostly in the rain, and then some Cambridge…           … 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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Back in Victoria… just in time for winter

Jan 17

Before I left Vancouver we took a spin around a newish supermarket in West Vancouver: Osaka (the nineteenth store to be opened by T&T Supermarkets) is huge with a mind-boggling selection of just about anything Asian – from soya sauce … Continue reading →

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