Tomorrow is the Slow Food Cycle which, for 10 years, has celebrated Pemberton's agricultural story and its producers, the families living on the land, as stewards and growers.It was founded with a desire to help bridge the gap between town folk and country folk, growers and consumers, people and the land, and bring us all into … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Wind Drying Salmon at the Bridge River
Here's an intriguing opportunity from the Village of Pemberton, requesting input from locals and community groups who are interested in improving agriculturally suitable lands for the purposes of farming, to develop a plan for community agricultural parks.Details below from the August 1 press release:The Village has secured tenure on several parcels of land with the … Continue reading Input: What does Community Agriculture look like?
Did you know that Emily Carr was haunted by Mt Currie?In mid-May 1933, Carr journeyed by rail from Brackendale to Pemberton, past Anderson and Seton Lakes and on to Lillooet, on a working expedition. She wrote of her obsession to capture the mountains at close range: “mountains towering – snow mountains, blue mountains, green mountains, … Continue reading Emily Carr’s love-hate relationship with Pemberton, 7pm tonight at the Library
It's a good week for insomniacs. The night sky is playing some amazing shows this week, although they're somewhat in competition with each other. Still, that's one of the benefits of living in the mountains - when the moon ducks behind Mt Currie, the Perseids meteor shower, (ranked by NASA as one of the top meteor shows … Continue reading Supermoon and a Perseid Meteor shower chaser
When Gary offered this image as his photo of the week contribution, I was tempted to make a joke about birds of prey circling over IRONMAN racers waiting for them to collapse, but Gary completed his first IRONMAN earlier this month in a mind-blowing time of 11 hours 18 minutes and 56 seconds, coming 29th … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Gary Martin
As of noon on Aug. 1, 2014, campfires are prohibited in the Coastal Fire Centre.It's hot, dry and there's no rain in sight. And there was that little issue of a long weekend.The prohibition remains in effect this weekend, in order to reduce human-caused fires, and keep crews available to respond to naturally occurring wildfires.That … Continue reading Rethink the s’mores: Campfire Ban in Effect through the Weekend
It's kind of hard to resist an invitation that involves pizza, drinks and dystopian greatness. Alas, teens only.
On Tuesday, as I listened to the news about the breach and spill from the Mount Polley Mine tailings pond, one quote stayed with me. It was Xat'sull Chief Bev Sellars. (Sellars is also the author of the book They Called Me Number One, which was reviewed on the Wellness Almanac last year.)Sellars told CBC, "Our … Continue reading Inspiration: A habit worth breaking
When I interviewed Nidhi Raina back in 2011, I asked her the secret to an amazing dish."Love and service," was her answer.(As if her treats could be any yummier, they also come with a great whopping of soul medicine too.)If you like that as much as I did, you can officially Like Nidhi's Cuisine on … Continue reading Faces of the Farmers Market: Nidhi’s Cuisine
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