I'd just finished reading The Culture Code,a book by Daniel Coyle about the culture of great groups, when I drove through the night, blasting Mofro, up the snowy winding pass to Crystal Mountain in Washington. Pemberton skier Susan Medville, a freeskier and mountain woman originally based in Crested Butte, had invited me to join a … Continue reading Think less like a gladiator, more like a problem solver

The best way to grow our community's food sovereignty and sustainability is to grow our base of farmers. And a key to that is connecting keen growers with arable land. Land-linking workshops have become an amazing tool to do this - a kind of speed-dating to get the right people in the same room, and … Continue reading New Year Land-Linking Workshop looks to connect farmers with farmland

    I read a recent post that suggested the ending of the year is a great opportunity to quietly reflect on what some of your personal or professional highlights were. What about your wellness highlights? That might be a nice lens to look through. What did you do for your own personal wellness in … Continue reading Best Nine meme is an invitation to reflect

Jessie McNaught is a local photographer and stylist who captured an entire gallery of amazing photos with Santa, at the 2018 Santa PAWS event. Check them out, here. I'm not even a dog lover (I know, stone me now), but these "family" photos are so heartwhelming. As was the amazing volunteer effort in putting this event … Continue reading Magic, by Jessie McNaught

Last week, the Village of Pemberton announced it's newest street banners along Portage Road would feature the work of Lil'wat artist, Levi Nelson. We've featured Levi on the Wellness Almanac over the years, and he did one of my favourite takeovers the instagram account. I wrestled a little bit to put into words why this … Continue reading Downtown Pemberton gets new street banners

As Christmas neared, I thought about ways to make the season a little more special for my dad, who is in residential care in Squamish. Home baking is always a treat for him but I knew one item in particular would be most welcome: lefse. A Norwegian flatbread made with several variations, lefse was something Mom used … Continue reading L is for Lefse

And, sigh.

It happened again. Someone paid me a compliment. To my face. A friend was by my side in that exquisitely excruciating moment and she laughed and ordered me to “take it! I can literally see you cringing away,” she said. “It’s true. You deserve this.” I was grateful for her. Grateful for the kind words someone … Continue reading The Humble Art of Showing Up