Breaking news: five invasive plant species are on the run in Pemberton. The Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council(SSISC) is requesting the public's help to report sightings of these offenders. Your reward? Ecological justice.  Many of you may know that weedy invasive plants can cause a great deal of ecological and economic damage to the local … Continue reading Offenders on the Loose: Pemberton’s Five Worst Weeds

https://www.youtube.com/embed/GIWsNpCefRw In the second installment of Tourism Pemberton's Slow Food Cycle Sunday video series, visit North Arm Farm, where you can discover what a carrot looks like, when it's in the ground. The more you know, the more connected you'll feel.

The Pemberton Butterflyway project is an initiative from resident Dr Joti Samra to create pollinator gardens around her neighbourhood, to create a flyway for butterflies. As part of her project, she's also sharing tips via newsletter, including this most recent encouragement, that will horrify several of my snake-averse friends, to create snake habitat on your … Continue reading Project: Build a hibernaculum

Since I first met her, before Slow Food Cycle Sunday was even a gleam in our eyes, Anna Helmer has been the most vocal advocate for farmland, for honouring and protecting it, for preventing it from development, because, how could you not want to eat food that is grown in such a beautiful place? It … Continue reading Slow Food Cycle Sunday – the documentary series

Last week, the IPCC's sixth assessment of climate change was released, and it's frankly terrifying. Which honestly just feels like a lot to take in, after living with COVID-19 for almost two years, and a summer of heat domes and wildfires, residential school revelations, Afghanistan, insurgencies, police brutality, all the upheaval. It's like, really, MORE? … Continue reading Wading through the waste, and the despair

Some people swear that a hot cup of tea is actually cooling on a hot day. I say to them, enjoy that. I would rather stand in front of the freezer, myself. (Moment of silence to acknowledge the genius of Stella Turner, who put her full face helmet in the fridge to cool it off, … Continue reading Zero in on a heatwave with frozen awesomeness

Friday is Pemberton's Market Day, so do what Line Gillespie does, to help further your Zero Waste lifestyle and shop the Farmers Market! This is what I purchased from the farmers market today. I only buy food that isn’t in plastic. I also handed back the cardboard container that housed the tomatoes so they could … Continue reading Zero Waste tip from Line Gillespie: shop the Farmers Market!

There is literally no area of my life where I feel qualified or competent enough to tell someone else what to do. I sat in on several sessions as a trainee lawyer, that made it apparent that that career path, advising people with a combination of common sense and legal know-how, was not for me. … Continue reading Zero Waste tips – why I almost didn’t share my summer heat wave survival treats

Thanks to Vanessa LaFontaine at the SLRD for sharing waste reduction tips as part of this week's Zero Waste focus... For more, follow the Zero in on Waste SLRD Facebook page, where she constantly shares inspiration and ideas. "If zero waste is intimidating to you, if it sounds like more a chore, start with achievable … Continue reading Don’t reach so high… little steps towards Zero Waste

Thanks to Line Gillespie for sharing this tip on living a Zero Waste lifestyle. Check out Grounded Groceries in Squamish! (Anyone else got great sources for buying naked or uppackaged groceries?)I now shop for my dried goods at Grounded groceries in Squamish. No garbage packaging  waste. I buy only veggies and fruits not in bags. … Continue reading Zero Waste tip from Line Gillespie: connect your health with the health of the planet