At first, there was capital investment to create a fruit growing industry in British Columbia that could supply England and such colonies as Hong Kong and Australia with a homesick-for-England product: apples […]
The Sun Rises on a New Farming Year
A Celebration of Pollination
The coriander is beautiful today. Do you see the bee hiding there? Bees and wasps everywhere. People are asking, “Where are the bees and the wasps and the pollinators this year?” Here. […]
Let the Life Go On
For 10 days, my quince was the beloved haunt of both a Rufus and a Calliope hummingbird. Rockscaping will not keep the planet alive. Saving water? Funny, the words we use. Nor […]
Spiritual Painting with Light
Given that it’s not possible to make an image of a red dogwood… Sadly, a photograph, not an image of a red dogwood. There’s a lot of camera in that thing. … […]
3,000 Posts. The Past and Future of Okanagan Okanogan
This blog started in 2011 as a research tool for writing about the environment of the Intermontane Grasslands of Cascadia, especially in terms of demonstrating the power of the landscape to harvest, […]
Rewilding Sunflowers
So, the climate is changing. Time to up our game. We could buy some sunflowers, each the same as its sister, and continue to have neat rows of flowers. Each the same. […]
Nature is Political Says Rebecca Solnit
Just ask this Western Tanager, negotiating a perch without being hassled by a man in a kayak with a camera. Sheesh. No, seriously. Rebecca Solnit says so in her new book: See? […]
Rewilding Vineyards and Orchards in the Okanagan
The best intentions don’t always lead to the best results. Placing a vineyard or orchard next to a wild environment so that both farmed and non-farmed environments can exist and the farm […]
Some of Us Are Small
Very small, really. But, yes, us. That’s the important thing.
Big or Small, There’s Room for All
It’s like a Cessna and a Boeing competing for the same landing space! But in the end, it’s all sorted. You might not like the look of twigs, though. That’s ok.
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