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The VMS acknowledges we gather on the unceded and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and has been stewarded by them since time immemorial. Our members hope to learn from these examples, to deepen our relationships to this...
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Useful apps, info and books to help you find and identify edibles. Search for specific plants/fungi/organisms here on… https://www.inaturalist.org/ Backroads map book (app) forest service roads and topographic info: https://www.backroadmapbooks.com/ with offline access to maps and info on crown land boundaries Land rights information… https://www.bcafn.ca/first-nations-bc/interactive-map Recommended Foraging Resources: Plant/Fungi Books:...
North Vancouver City Library Adult book club May book Driven- The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers by Marcello Di Cintio NVCL Book Club Reading Guide About the book ““The taxi,” writes Marcello Di Cintio, “is a border.” Occupying the space between public and private, a cab brings together people who might...
North Vancouver City Library Adult book club April book Excerpts “Every man you ever meet in nothing but the product of what was withheld from him, what he feels owed.” “Today you are the only boy in the world and tomorrow it will be as though you never existed.” “Amir took...
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We owe women of color for the foods we love to eat For this week's episode, we talked to a food historian and three cookbook authors about the influence cooks who are people of color — especially women— have on what and how we eat today. NPR Code Switch It's...
Podcast: Liberation Ecotherapy with Phoenix Smith (Upstream) Ecosystems can be restored, but we have to do the work we have to do the repair we have to do the reciprocity we have to change our consciousness and relationships can be restored as well. restoring our relationship with ourself. Right to...
[envira-gallery id='14278'] Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) A herald of spring, the snowdrop grows up to around 7 to 15 cm tall. Sprouting from bulbs, the drooping bell-shaped white flowers are accompanied by two slender, erect leaves. These flowers have been noted throughout history, with references going as far back as the...