[envira-gallery id='7641'] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmMnvPGXvZw [envira-gallery id='7627'] September 14 blooms Black-eyed susan Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta The black-eyed susan is a flowering black and yellow plant with curving leaves. It is culturally important in the Southern U.S., and is often used to attract butterflies to gardens. It long ago spread throughout North...
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What happens when you bridge the experience, education, and expertise of elders with the curiosity, energy, and innate wisdom of the youth? It’s simple. Everyone grows and the world changes for the better — one conversation, one connection, one collaboration at a time.Listen in and learn from people of all...
It Could Happen Here Podcast - Permaculture with Andrew September 5, 2022 • 38 min Andrew explains the principles of permaculture to Chris and James Permaculture with Andrew (on Youtube as Andrewism) Ways that we can enhance our food autonomy Permaculture was first coined in the 70s as a portmanteau...
Summer 2022 Highlights - Top 20 highlights Working together with S as a team to build raised planters and grow a food garden for the shelter in our community.Work-life integration through the whole season and doing meaningful work around the exploration schedule, and the ability to rest and regenerate when...
On our trips to Tofino, we’ve fallen in love with the Mermaid Tales Book shop which has always lovely curated collection of books, and I always leave there with a little more debt racked up on my credit card (but knowledge is priceless, am I right?!) This time, one of the...
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Forest fires brought smoke to the skies today. Visibility was really low and couldn’t see the mountains for most of the day. [envira-gallery id='7534'] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIsTbF5P3H0
[envira-gallery id='7512'] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqYh3KBtqFw [envira-gallery id='7663'] Garden blooms Wax begonia Begonia cucullata Begonia cucullata is a native of South America. It is often used as a ground cover and also does well in containers. The blossoms of wax begonia can be red, white, or pink. In some states like Florida and...
Summer is coming to an end and today I harvest some things to give to the kitchen. Carrots and lettuce! [envira-gallery id='7447']
Our first corn "harvest" ever! We only took one corn ear off to try it out and it was DELICIOUS! We also pulled a bunch of the beets, and Mom will harvest the green beans and blanch them to freeze (as we have way too many to use right now)....
Traditional land of the Tla-o-qui-hat First Nations. Tla-o-qui-aht people have occupied the area of Meares Island, Tofino, Long Beach and beyond as far as Sutton Pass what is now known as highway 4 west of Port Alberni. Our history tells us that our nation was one of the strongest nations...