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...
Traditional land of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation The Naa’Waya’Sum Coastal Indigenous Gardens (formerly the Tofino Botanical Gardens) provide a space for humans to learn from nature in both natural and landscaped environments. The majority of the beautiful 10-acre site is home to coastal rainforest and its many living species. An...
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September is here and we're harvesting some veggies that are finally ready! Was a slow start to the growing season, but it's encouraging to have some stuff to harvest (albeit small, but still a win!) [envira-gallery id='7096'] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQagmgYQBu8 Harvests - some more successful than others... [envira-gallery id='7076'] Overview of the...
Lots of mint at the house garden that we harvested to dry for tea. Pluck the leaves off of the stalks, rinse in a bowl of cold water and dry on the racks until ready to store in jars. [envira-gallery id='7054']
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A few snapshots of some garden to kitchen delights. Not an extensive overview, but these were a couple meals or nutritious yummies that were grown in our home soil. Garden salad including lettuce, tomatoes & cucumbers or capers salad with tomatoes and basil Herbs like rosemary, chives & oregano Green...
Transition time as we move from August to September and going from heatwave with AC to cold and rainy almost overnight. The garden is still thriving and we've seen the best progress and growth this last month of heat in August. We did a walk-through before the rain and cool...
Brought delicious fresh fruit from the Okanagan on a recent trip to Penticton. With other trips, we didn't have time to do anything with the fruit before it would've gone bad. We bought 20lbs each of apricot and plums; however we both shared some and ate a few ourselves, so...
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