Stewardship Pemberton Society is going to be at the Pemberton Farmers Market the coming Fridays, on August 27, and September 3rd, giving away FREE CRABAPPLES and showcasing all of the Feasting For Change Programs. Be sure to bring a bag or box to take some apples and go get creative in the kitchen. These tangy … Continue reading Celebrate Crabapples

There hasn't been much opportunity to host in-person events or to celebrate what's been accomplished or to get-together since COVID-19 appeared on scene... but that doesn't mean that the team at Zero Ceiling went on vacation. They doubled-down on their efforts to provide support, housing security, work opportunities, to young people who have experienced homelessness … Continue reading Par-Tee time! Zero Ceiling’s first in-person event since 2019 is September 23

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSxE88GJImu/ My teacher Natalie Rousseau offers workshops, courses and inspiration on earth based wisdom, embodied practice and everyday magic. She shared this recently, and gave me permission to repost it here. I think that any of us who have lived in the Sea to Sky corridor for any length of time have known some period … Continue reading Coming home to the body – wisdom from Natalie Rousseau

So, I spent the summer trying to grow my resilience. (Or maybe, I was trying to drop the workload/expectations by about 100%, and let my Resilience Button take a nap, given I had broken the glass and pressed that thing so often through the course of the year that the letters printed on top were … Continue reading Resilience is not a solo mission

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lTQpGHqoFQ0 "Though it may not look that way to the untrained eye, our forests are in fact indigenous food forests, with medicine, food and technology. Saopalaz (Lucille Joseph) of the Lil'wat Nation is one of our few elders that still holds our teaching and traditions when it comes to our forest. Discover the knowledge that … Continue reading Take a walking plant tour with Saopalaz

Thank you to Talaysay Tours for putting words to our feelings of relief, rejoicing, appreciation, when it rained on Monday. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rkq556r8H_s Let these words rain on you... and maybe you can offer them, as well, to the rain, in thanks. "Let it rain. Thank you Mother Nature for this rain today. Thank you for the … Continue reading Thanks for the rain

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