Please, may I plant this seed for you now... it will have a few months to compost in your brain, and hopefully take root by the fall, when action is required. Grow garlic. If you grow nothing else for yourself, grow garlic. Because: 1. It's easy. (If I actually had to feed myself, I would … Continue reading How to Cure Garlic
A few pretty blooms have been proliferating in my yard of late, but this year, instead of saying, oh, how lovely, I've been saying, "No! No! Don't eat that!" (to the toddler) and "don't think you can trick me with your innocent face" (to the daisies). I've been tearing a few of them up, because … Continue reading Of Good Flowers and Bad Flowers, an Invasive Species Hunt
Just in time for strawberry season, Stewardship Pemberton is hosting a canning workshop that will teach you everything you need to know to can jams and preserves without giving your loved ones a nasty case of botulism. (I'm guessing all cases of botulism are nasty...) SPS's Dawn Johnson shared a favourite family recipe and the … Continue reading Free Canning Workshop, Saturday June 21, 9am-1pm
Locally grown flowers. In hanging baskets. Delivered to your door. Proceeds support Rotary's Pemberton Secondary School bursary program. Not to mention the boost of colour and fragrance the entire community, and downtown, gain. Order before May 6 and your flower basket will arrive May 28. Magic.
The Women’s Institute’s annual Plant and Bake Sale takes place Saturday, May 3, from 9am until noon, in the Pemberton Legion parking lot. For those in the know, it is the best place to pick up Pemberton-tested plants and seeds, and then to recover from the frenzy at the baking and concession stand inside the … Continue reading Event: Women’s Institute Plant and Bake Sale, May 3
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
The Community Garden Annual Renewal & Fundraiser is happening this Monday April 7th from 6-8pm at Black Bird Bakery with Pizza & Beer with proceeds going to the Garden and raffle tickets for sale. So come out and renew your plot, support a great community event and meet awesome gardeners. We once again have an … Continue reading Pemberton Creek Community Garden Get-together, Apr 7
Note to self: Farmers Market, today, 4 - 7pm. Take reusable bag. And food scraps. All the better to close the loop... Do your grocery shopping, support local growers and makers, and drop off your compost and recycling, all in one hit. (Better still, ride your bike, and get a mega-boost of planet-lovin' karma points.) … Continue reading Wellness: Close the loop at the Farmers Market
Here it comes, whether we want it to arrive or not... Fall. It seems like not so long ago I was trying to figure out how to fit the planting of my garden in between the sorting, shipping and planting of potatoes on the farm. Spring is always a frantic scramble to get things done. … Continue reading Green Thumbs: Ready or Not Here It Comes
Moldy's Salmon Cycle is a literal combination of two local examples of the "cycle" of life. Following in the same theme, here's a phenology wheel, developed by Kootenay based designer and art director of Coast Mountain Culture magazine, Chris Rowat, to illustrate a story about what farmers and skiers have in common.
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