Those pretty weeds blooming on your property might look innocuous, but they could be particularly harmful to Pemberton farms if they’re not controlled. The Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council (SSISC), along with the Pemberton Farmer’s Institute and the Pemberton Seed Potato Growers Association, have identified the five worst weeds that affect farmers in the … Continue reading Wanted: for crimes against native ecosystems
Based on observations I have made in the course of cleaning my short term rental suite over the past year, I have come to the following brilliant albeit totally unscientific and sweeping conclusions: Nobody knows your personal habits better than your housekeeper. When it comes to nature, Europeans use less and appreciate more. They use … Continue reading Less and More: what a European’s room on check-out reveals about them, us and the place we call home
My little buddy M is starting kindergarten at the Waldorf school next week and just got to show her new teacher all around her house. The teacher visits all the kindy kids, in their own kingdoms, before they head off to the big campus - something I'm sure most teachers would love to have the … Continue reading Preparing for Back to School : Some Helpful Tips for Smoothing the Transition
All summer long, I’ve had water on my mind. The shocking baldness of the mountains as glaciers vanished, the dry creek behind my house, and my parched garden ratcheted up my water stress. Then suddenly, at the end of August, I woke up under a canvass tent in Tyax Adventures’ Bear Paw camp, prepared to … Continue reading Your best insurance for the Apocalypse: a stash of ammo or a block party with your neighbours?
Something about garbage and how much I produce gets to me. I mean, how families become Zero Waste I really want to know. I used to think that we were doing our part with one bag of garbage every week, composting a majority (which, as per a typical family, would account for over 50%, according … Continue reading Getting to (NOT QUITE) Zero Waste
World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10. I can't suggest that we "celebrate" this. In fact, there's a part of me that grapples even with the word "prevention"... because, yes, I lost someone I loved to suicide, and I still wonder if it was preventable, and if I could have done something. Not long after … Continue reading World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10
In an effort to ease symptoms of the concussion healing journey she was on, in March 2014, Wellness Almanac contributor Janet Ouchterlony decided to set a goal of walking to and jumping in a lake for 100 consecutive days. Here's where that adventure took her.
To be honest, I'm still surprised to find myself living in "the country", even if it is country mediated by massive mountains and concomitant snow culture. Any trips to the city these days make me immediately dizzy and homesick, so I think it's a one-way indoctrination, and one of the sweetest places to get that … Continue reading The Country Fair is at the Museum on Sunday, September 13
The Friends of the Pemberton Library host their annual Book Sale on Friday September 11 from 10am to 5pm, in front of Scotiabank. Why stop by? Because Scotiabank match all funds raised. Because cheap books are the best indulgence ever! Because libraries are bad ass and radical.
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