by Admin | Aug 13, 2020 | 2020 CSA, Co-op Report
OUR ECOVILLAGE Cooperative Report: Well the days of COVID19 have changed OUR world yet again….. here we are mid August and had hoped that we would be ramping up for the fall and a season of school children and in person programming by now. We all know that this...
by Admin | Aug 13, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Kitchen Exploration:Reclaiming Your Zucchinis! As farmers we are well aware that so many years have been spent with the fun games of ‘hide the zucchini/squash’….hanging a bag on a friend/family members front door, ringing the doorbell, and running...
by Admin | Aug 13, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Mint’s (Mentha) stimulating, refreshing and uplifting properties have been valued around the world since healing in the classical antiquity period. The genus name Mentha comes from Roman Mythology. Minthe was a lovely young nymph who caught the eye of Pluto, the ruler...
by Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | 2020 CSA
In this week’s lifestyle box, we have a very special treat –Freya’s Apple Pie! For today’s dessert in OUR Lifestyle Boxes, we have made Freya’s Apple Pie! Made with Transparent Apples from OUR farm and a buttery pate sucree (aka a sugary...
by Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Oh Basil (Ocimum basilcum)… one of my favourite culinary herbs! I have a weak spot for italian food so having a supply of fresh, pungent basil around is a dream. We currently have it growing as a companion plant to our tomatoes because it supposedly enhances their...
by Admin | Aug 6, 2020 | 2020 CSA
One of OUR interns, Angelica Fisher, is creating weekly kombucha brews and experimenting with fruit juices and medicinal herbs from OUR farm. If you would like to purchase some from us the options are either 1 litre or 480mL of kombucha in bottles that you would bring...
by Admin | Jul 30, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Kitchen Exploration:Creatively Catching and Storing Energy in the Kitchen There are so many amazing foods that are coming in this week’s box that it’s hard to pick which to write about this week! We gleaned apples and plums from a friendly neighbor’s garden. We are...
by Admin | Jul 30, 2020 | 2020 CSA
This week you have been given a little potted Nasturtium plant (Tropaeolum majus). These are the spicy orange flowers you have been receiving in your salad mix each week, so I thought it’s about time we talk about them! Nasturtium flowers have a peppery taste, and as...
by Admin | Jul 23, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Kitchen Exploration:Using and Valuing Diversity by Cooking for Each Person’s Needs One of the Big Ideas in the BC Curriculum for English Language Arts is that “people understand text differently depending on their worldviews and perspectives.” When I...
by Admin | Jul 23, 2020 | 2020 CSA
Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is beloved for its luscious red berries and is native to many parts of Europe. The leaves of the raspberry plant are used in classic herbal preparations to support a woman’s health tonically (meaning it can be taken regularly) and especially...
