To do agriculture right means that the ecosystem you are applying to it must benefit and sustain people, planet, animals and community. Or put another way, it is to look Mother Nature squarely in the eye and not blink. It means cooperation with, and constant observation of, our natural resources from soil to sky. It…
Maintaining—and harvesting—a patch of common milkweed can help monarch butterflies survive while providing us foraged food as well. The monarch butterfly—Danaus plexippus, if you prefer its scientific name—is in a very vulnerable place right now. These butterflies have a delicate existence in which their reproduction depends upon the milkweeds. There are 73 distinct species of…
A pile of #2’s says summertime, unrushed afternoons, and a morning spent with dipnet in hand. There’s just something uninspired—something ostentatious—about ordering jumbos. Demanding the biggest crabs the Bay has to offer, hulking battle-scarred survivors who have bypassed a billion crab pots only to end up savaged by your Carvel Hall knife. Go to any…
Walk into any health or wellness store today and be prepared for a big dose of CBD marketing. It’s been the focus of New York Times articles, national TV news stories and more. In areas around the country, CBD products ranging from infused honey to lotion have popped up at stand-alone stores, festivals and local…
Alex McNaughton puts B.C.’s forest bounty on the best restaurant tables. Even as a kid growing up in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, Alexander McNaughton knew how to find wild edible treasure. “I probably picked chanterelles before I was 10 years old,” says McNaughton, whose childhood pastime grew into a career as a professional…
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