It's almost the end of the year and a natural time to reflect on the year past. Our project (SELRS) really only kicked off in the last 6 months but there is much to consolidate and reflect on. This blog is about just one part of the many insights we've gathered in this short time.
With harvest season behind us and Thanksgiving suppers well digested, hibernation and slumber sound like a natural next step. But alas, Christmas supper and New Year's cheers are just around the corner. AND... seed catalogues are almost in the mail!
Nausea, heart burn, indigestion... upset stomach, diarrhea...! No, it's not just the Pepto Bismol commercial : ). It's the feeling you get when you try to put together and digest the recipe of our global food system.
What do you get when you put a farmers market, local artists, sustainable food enthusiasts, two great guest speakers and a delicious local food supper prepared by community volunteers
Nikki Way and her helpers put on a great Farmers’ Market event in the U of A SUB on Friday, the 21st of October during the University's Sustainability week.
On a rainy weekend in mid-June of this year, my fiance (now husband) and I took off for a few days and nights of planning. Thanks to the rain and a big tent - we were cozy inside, working on our holistic goals for our life together as well as doing some more immediate scheduling for the rest of the year.
I feel the urge to share with you some of what I have learned over the last month that shows things are really happening around food and opportunities across our province. By the end of this month I will have attended or presented at eight different gatherings, celebrations, panels and dinners all about food, and there are more coming up in November!
This past Saturday (October 15th) a group of people got together to do some garlic planting at Steel Pony Farm. This was a root day according to the StellaNatura, and so I decided that it would be a good day to get out there and plant garlic.
Bob Wing, community organizer and writer, is credited with saying, "The only thing you ever really own is your voice." Much our work last week, and in the weeks ahead of us, is about inviting voices to be heard.
