I have to admit, I don’t love composting. As a gardener, I’ve learned to enjoy most aspects of prep, tending, and harvest – but the one thing I just can’t get on board with? Compost. I know, it’s great for the environment…but when you live in Bear Country and the earth is frozen solid six months a year, it’s not […]
The easiest way to reimagine your favourite fruits + storage for months.
As a kid, I loved to grocery shop with my mom. I’d giddily wander the aisles adding sweets and treats to the cart, which my kind mother would secretly replace on the shelves without my knowledge – saving my teeth (and her wallet) extra pain. Once I’d satisfied my craving for retail therapy and we were back in the car, […]
Going crazy yet? Me too. Here are a few mood-boosting, smile-inducing, gripe-ending tips I’ve found myself going back to again and again. Invest in Essential Oils There are so many scientific studies that link scent therapy to improved mood, focus, productivity, sleep, energy and more & since high-quality essential oils are plant-based and completely natural there’s no reason not to […]
Wouldn’t it be nice to know you never had to buy groceries again?
After last week’s Foraging Fail, I was discouraged, but my desire for delicious and luxurious DIY foods was still burning hot. The delectable smell of fresh lilac flowers is starting to fill the air in my neighbourhood now that the sun is out and the cold has receded back into the mountains. While most of the purple varieties have yet […]
The sun has finally come to the Kootenays & at the same time as restrictions have been slightly lifted meaning we’re allowed to venture out a little further and explore safe, local trails to see what’s growing deep in the woods. One of the things I’d really like to explore and learn more about this year is wild-foraging, specifically for […]
It’s been an odd start to springtime here in the Kootenays. COVID meant the abrupt end to our ski season, which really throws things for a loop when you live in a resort town. March usually means random snowstorms and spring days on the ski hill, but this year March was all about garden prep & planting things as soon […]
Hydroponic? Ultra-supersonic? Or does it grow naturally slow? It’s uncertain times in the world right now and we’ve only just begun to see how COVID-19 will affect our food security and the need to shop & grow locally. Covid hit my family hard. On March 13 I filled a wholesale order for Geti Cosmetics and by March 15 my husband […]