Street Farm - Growing Food, Jobs and Hope on the Urban Frontier By: Michael Ableman Chelsea Green Publishing, 2016 Paperback, 256 pages $41.95 Fragility and strength. In Michael Ableman’s latest book, Street Farm - Growing Food, Jobs and Hope on the Urban Frontier,...
Fifty-five bunches of chard, 75 heads of lettuce, 110 bunches of kale, 18 kg (40 pounds) of salad mix, 13.6 kg (30 pounds) of spinach, and many more items are assigned, and we set off to harvest. I finish harvesting my last bunch of kale and starting walk back to the...
Langdon Hall is known as a luxurious retreat. Just one hour from Toronto, the Cambridge, Ontario, property boasts plush, Hollywood-worthy suites and an afternoon tea service fit for a princess. And yet, with chef Jason Bangerter at the helm, Langdon’s dining room has...
It’s often what you accidentally stumble upon that ends up being the highlight of a vacation. Even the most rigidly researched trip might overlook a pop-up selling duck tacos, a live painting competition or a one-time cask night at a microbrewery. Whenever I...
Your name? Carol Bruneau. Home (or adopted) town? Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Population? In 2001, the town proper had 7,312 people, down from about 9,000 in the 1960s and 10,000 in the 1930s, when coal was truly king. Recent StatsCan...
As a young girl growing up in the country, I couldn’t wait to leave my parents’ home and move to the city. I had never understood the lure of the countryside. On the farm, my life consisted of going to school, cutting grass, and helping out in the family garden. I was...
The winter was especially long — deeply cold days with lots of wind and interjections of ice and snow. It’s only once we think the bad weather has passed that we begin again, stacking wood, planting, trimming, and cleaning the layers of dust that have accumulated in...
Winemakers are finding themselves smack dab in the middle of curious times. Wine drinkers are becoming more proactive in their choices and brand dedication. Sure, we’re all prone to fun labels with dancing hippos and frisky zebras, but when all is said and done (and...
Most of us cannot wait until the warmer weather arrives, there is so much to look forward to: watching for signs of new growth, going outside wearing fewer layers, and hearing the peepers. The peepers are a sure sign things are about to change – for the better! Also...
Your name? Amber Holland What will you be up to in 2017? 2016 was a year of change and new for me. I stepped down from my long-time job (20 years) at CURLSASK to move to my partner’s farm in Loreburn, Saskatchewan, and back to my roots of living on a farm. I will...
Today, Earth Day means more than just recycling pop cans
Your name? Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne. Home (or adopted) town? Kelowna, B.C. (Originally, New Orleans.) Population? 200,000 in Kelowna. (New Orleans: 380,000.) Years in residence? Two years. Where do you live now? Kelowna, B.C. Local jobs held? Lifetime musician....
by Phil Norton Calling all gardening divas and fashionistas to the Toronto Botanical Gardens’ annual Blossom Party. This green-carpet affair is not only a celebration of May flowers in bloom, but an upscale fund-raising event complete with fashion,...
Take a few moments to think about what constitutes your ideal home. Now, before you’re contemplating gilded door handles, marble floors and a front door that would put the gates of Babylon to shame, I implore you to think about the things that make it a home as...
Heating a drafty farm house entirely with wood is nearly impossible. It can be done, but parts of the house will be cozy and lovely, while other parts, well... Our family has spent many a night, reading and chatting with our feet in the open door of the wood...