I met this little gem by the river yesterday. I joined a Facebook group where I could ask for help identifying insects, and this little guy is potentially a Dark Fishing Spider. A spider that stalks their prey instead of catching it in a web. They hunt near the water, where they can walk on … Continue reading Another Lil’ Spidey and Foraging Adventure
On November 9 the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre is hosting a very special dinner. Below is a couple of excerpts from the SLCC blog and the link for the Facebook event, the blog post with a Q&A, and where to buy the tickets and more information. 23 Oct A Q&A with SLCC’s In-House Catering Department … Continue reading Spo7ez Table at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
I found out about four or five years ago that I have hypothyroidism, meaning that I have an under active thyroid. Which isn't really a serious condition, but it does impact my daily life. I was on Synthroid for a while but I haven't been on it in a long time and I seemed to … Continue reading Revitalization of Plant Medicines and Foods
Thanksgiving is a bit of a touchy subject for Indigenous people, and for good reason. Personally, I don't want to get into that subject online and I feel I still have some learning to do. However, I believe this time of year is one for celebration of the harvest. At least that's how I sometimes … Continue reading Celebrating the Harvest and Prayers for the Harvests to Come
Over at the new local website Traced Elements, a host of food-loving folk are sharing the ways in which food (growing it, cooking it, foraging for it, sharing it...) grounds and empowers them. We repost Meesh Moran's piece, on making your own wild rose jam, here. by Meesh Moran For me the art of slowing … Continue reading Meesh Moran’s recipe for Nootka Rose Jelly
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdvfmznBbX3/?taken-by=annalengstrand Anna Lengstrand was an instagrammer for us back in February 2017, and recently shared this on her personal channel, which inspired me to ask the same question of myself. What have you picked up along the way? What a fun list to make... as a reminder to yourself that, as much as you might … Continue reading You’re a work in progress. So what have you worked out so far? Anna Lengstrand’s list inspires me to ask
After they cooked up my taco dinner last Friday from their newly acquired food truck, at the Pemberton Farmers Market, I asked Snowline Catering's Angela Bradbury and Matt Prescott if they would be our guestagram team this week. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZfmE7ggUgT/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac Mostly, because, they are two of the chefs who have agreed to cook soups with amazing … Continue reading There’s a Chef Battle underway over the soup pots of Pemberton. Tomorrow, you be the judge over who prevails at the $10 Stone Soup Celebration at the Farmers Market
I've been reading this book, Stone Soup, with my 4 year old, and feeling what a profound story it is, how much the world needs those travellers to trick us into being kinder, into sharing what we have, into realizing that if we combine all our own little bits of goodness, we come up with … Continue reading Stone Soup Celebration at the Farmers’ Market, September 29, for $10
Can we say no to disposable plastic this year? Guest post by Kathy Jenkins and the SLRD's Zero in on Waste team As with the start of each school year, there are always so many things to organise. Shoes, pants, shirts - check. Backpacks, crayons, markers - check. Lunch kits, healthy snacks, water - check. … Continue reading The zero waste lunchbox challenge
Delores Los brings out a little mason jar of light golden honey. She dips in the stir stick, swirls it around and offers me a taste. Time stops. Seriously, stops. I’ve eaten flowers before. There’s no mouthful of petals that tastes like this. Bees, what wickedly wonderful alchemy do you do? “What is it?” I … Continue reading Thank you, Bee Keepers
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