Some great programming coming up from Stewardship Pemberton. Earth Day Garden Jam - April 22, Tuesday, 4pm-7pm, Pemberton Creek Community Garden. Plant the fenceline, move soil, renew your garden plot, and learn about lasagne gardening. Go Play Outside After School Club - April 23-June 25, Mondays and Wednesdays, 3pm-5pm, Grades K-5, $18 per session. Speaker Series … Continue reading Earth Day and other news from Stewardship Pemberton
Snake-watcher, Dr Leslie Anthony, has been sighting lots of snakes in Pemberton this month. We repost this "heads-up" from his Instagram account (which is pretty cool.) The elusive, completely harmless but preternaturally beautiful rubber boa is emerging from winter dens. These ancient creatures live 50+ years but only have a few babies—much like turtles—so killing … Continue reading Snakewatch: Swerve for Rubber Boas!
I am not a columnist. I prefer asking questions to offering opinions (unless I'm at a dinner party and a little sauced.) And my skin isn't thick enough to put my unfootnoted thinking all naked out into the world on a regular basis. And I'm not funny (like my favourite columnists are - to wit: … Continue reading The Wellness Almanac In Print: This Week in the Question
The Pemberton Lions Club will host their annual Community Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 20th at 1pm at Pioneer Park. Bring your own baskets! Meet at the Gazebo.
We featured Polek's inspiring Photo A Day practice last month, and are stoked that he has agreed to share his choice of image once a month, as part of our new Sunday column.
Shawn Wallace, Healthy Lifestyles Manager for the Lil'wat Nation, has been working on the Lil'wat Community garden project since 2008. She was asked last year what she liked about the garden. “What I like about the garden is that it’s not only a place to plant seeds and harvest food. The garden is made in … Continue reading Lil’wat Community Garden, More Than A Veggie Patch: VIDEO
You might have heard the news? The Pemberton Music Festival is coming to town, July 18-20, and the line-up is as eclectic and awesome as Pemberton is. Founders Passes sold out in a blink of an eye, but organisers have created a Locals Only ticket (that doesn't charge for camping or commuter … Continue reading Locals Ticket Available for Pemberton Festival, 10am Friday April 11 Until All Gone
When I asked Tanya Richman to share her thoughts on vitality with me, way back in the depths of winter, she was basically too busy to do it, but she still stopped in the middle of her life and fired this back in my direction. Which was awesome. Also awesome is the way Tanya pushed … Continue reading The Vitality Project: Tanya Richman
An update from John Tschopp: Spring is here. Wherever you are in our valley, you can see and hear the Trumpeter Swans on their way North. The Pemberton valley seems to be a popular stop for them. Last year's potato fields, some fallow grain fields present a tasty snack along the way. What a flying … Continue reading BirdWatch: Trumpeter Swans
