One of Pemberton's signature events is on this weekend - Slow Food Cycle Sunday! August 19, 2012 - 8am-3pm Jump on your bike and enjoy a leisurely cruise up the Meadows to meet local growers and sample produce fresh from the fields; as well as, take in the beautiful scenery of the valley. … Continue reading Slow Food Cycle Sunday – August 19, 2012 – 8am to 3pm
Recipe of the Week: Creamy Broccoli and White Bean Soup
I am a huge fan of broccoli and really look forward to it's arrival in our veggie box. So I set out to find a recipe that uses this wonderful Brassica, which is high in both vitamin C and dietary fibre. Having always wanted to try and make Broccoli and Stilton Soup (but not being very … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Creamy Broccoli and White Bean Soup
Event: Family Fun Night at the Community Centre, August 14
Pull out your best beach wear and head to the Pemberton Community Centre for an early evening of fun, food and games at the Family Fun Night, Tuesday, August 14, 4pm - 8pm.
Sighted: Cottonwood Trees
by Dawn Johnson Black cottonwood trees (Populus balsamifera ssp.) release their seeds during times when the rivers and waterways are at their highest. This is to ensure that the water surrounding them will carry their seeds into the far reaches of the riparian areas that sustain so much life. The banks are so ripe for … Continue reading Sighted: Cottonwood Trees
Recipe of the Week: Rootdown Organics’ MidSummer Vegetable Stew
If you want to know what to feed a farmer, visit Rootdown Organics' blog this week, where they've posted a great recipe for the stew that is sustaining them during this busy period on the farm. It's a freestyling kind of recipe. If you want more, visit them at http://rootdownfarm.net/ or stop by and say hello … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Rootdown Organics’ MidSummer Vegetable Stew
Event: Pemberton BMX Bike Race, Wed Aug 8, 6pm. All ages!
Inspiration: Keep learning
Sighted: Ghost Flower
I'd wondered what this flower? fungus? forest spook? was whenever I passed it in the forest around Pemberton/Mt Currie, until photographer Jordan Manley solved the mystery for me by posting this shot on his facebook page. Sometimes called Indian-Pipe or Corpse Plant, the Ghost Flower (Monotropa uniflora) is scarce in occurrence, and does not actually … Continue reading Sighted: Ghost Flower
Q+A: Pemberton Skate Park founders Annikka Snow and Jeff Clarke
What can we learn from the effort behind the Pemberton Skate Park? If you want something done, then you can do it, as long as you don't give up... Check out an extract from a recent interview with Annika Snow and Jeff Clarke, the driving energy behind the Park. What did you know about a. … Continue reading Q+A: Pemberton Skate Park founders Annikka Snow and Jeff Clarke
In the News: Winds of Change
The Winds of Change Committee is featured in this week's edition of the Pemberton Page. Pick up a copy of the Question to check it out for yourself or or read a more detailed interview with Winds of Change Steering Committee Chair, Sheldon Tetreault at Choose Pemberton.
The Wellness Almanac 