Category Archives: Community

bouquet of flour

This summer I signed on to participate in a community supported fishery (CSF) and two community supported agriculture (CSA) endeavours. The CSF provided amazing fresh salmon for the past several months, supports local small scale fishermen, offered filleting classes, and helped … Continue reading

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Urban harvest

As summer enters full bloom it has become apparent that this home is surrounded by beautiful and nourishing items.

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Landing!

For the first time since April I have an address. Our wonderful friend Colleen is going to Ghana for six months and we have sublet her place beginning today. It comes with a closet, a bed, a kitchen, a mailbox, … Continue reading

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Savage

Picked up this Salmon from the CSF yesterday. Today we feasted. Alex did a marvellous wrapping job. Then Hazel found it. And this happened.

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Spruce Tip Ale

Last night I arrived chez Kevin to discover the beer that he and Tess started some weeks ago had been kegged and tapped. Inspired by many batches of tasty U-Brew while living in Queen Charlotte City, there was plenty of … Continue reading

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Another tree

After the enthusiastic response to the last time I posed arboreally inclined questions here, I am inclined to crowdsource answers again. (Last time it was an immature Sitka Spruce, or Picea sitchensis.) Can anyone name this tree? It was growing … Continue reading

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something fishy

I just joined a Community Supported Fishery. Skipper Otto will be hunting Sockeye on my behalf these next few months. Stoked.  

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