I like a recipe that's low-maintenance - ie that I can abandon early on, and go do laundry, work at the computer, talk on the phone and generally be distracted, without risking burning my house down or ruining the entire project... Hence, my new favourite find: Maple Baked Beans from Whistler chef, Karen Kay. Her … Continue reading Recipe: Maple Baked Beans
What makes the Winds of Change such a ground-breaking initiative is that it brings together a broad representation of social service providers, policy makers, local governments and law enforcement, enabling communication across jurisdictions and specific service interests that is quite unique in a First Nations/non FN collaboration. (The Winds of Change Steering Committee has representation … Continue reading On the Frontlines: Q+A with Sgt Eric Rochette
Guess what? You can now find us on Instagram. Follow us at thewellnessalmanac. Thanks to our Instagram Curator, photographer and Pemberton-based graphic designer Gary Martin, our Instagram gallery is slowly populating with (sun-soaked) shots of the neighbourhood. As introduced on our Contributors Page, Gary helped launch the Wellness Almanac’s recipe series and in 2013, will … Continue reading A Year in the Life: the Instagram project, comes to Winds of Change
Yesterday, we had the auspicious-sounding honour of having 111 friends of the Winds of Change facebook page, so we asked everyone to double-down... Refer a friend, recommend, tell someone you love how healthy/inspiring/helpful the Winds of Change page is... So a big shout-out to Bettina, Thomas, Johnny and Lisa for spreading the love. And a … Continue reading Shout-Out: Our new facebook friends!
Tired of turkey? Feeling a post-Christmas energy lull? Collard greens might be the solution! The Wellness Almanac is excited to welcome, Geneviève Blanchet, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, and recent arrival in Pemberton, as a regular contributor to our site. She blends Asian tradition and modern western nutritional science with the wisdom of healing herbs. She is … Continue reading Discover Collard! A new recipe from a new contributor, nutrionist Geneviève Blanchet
This year, the Winds of Change Wellness Awards recognises Henry McDermott for his work Strengthening Individuals or Community Resilience through the Provision of Community Services. Henry has the very unique (and cool) distinction of doing puppet shows that share and teach children lessons about taking care of themselves, such as: brushing their teeth, washing their … Continue reading Wellness Champion, Henry McDermott
Congratulations to Lindsay May, Pemberton & District Library (represented by Marnie Simon & Shannon Ellis), and Henry McDermot, the recipients of the 2012 Winds of Change Wellness Recognition Awards. And thank you to all the nominees and nominators, who are championing wellness in our communities.
Spotted on a Thanksgiving walk in the woods - beautiful clusters of mushrooms. Edible? Inedible? The only thing to do when you don't know the answer to that is take only photographs and keep on strolling. Of course, you would always check out the Whistler Naturalists' Fungus Amongst Us Mushroom Festival, this weekend.
The one month countdown commences today to the 3rd annual Winds of Change Wellness Gathering. SAVE THE DATE! Tell your friends. Follow the details here at TheWellnessAlmanac.com or on facebook.
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