What makes a plant a plant is not its growth. It’s not that it’s a “growing” thing. Neither is it that it spreads. Branching is popular, but not all plants branch. Similarly, […]
The Rivers of the Sun
Environmental Problems are Political Problems
So, what benefit are orchards? I mean to the Earth. A great place for a coyote to hunt birds in the winter, as you can see from the tracks, so that’s useful. […]
The Dangers of Voodoo Farming
There’s something about chemical agriculture that is so pervasively attractive to the modern mind that it looks for its cultural properties even in organic farming methods. A sustainable organic farming method balances […]
Time to Get Gardening
Don’t let that snow stop you. Gardening culture might be out of fashion in the Okanagan, but, hey. No need to give up too quickly. If you kick through that snow, you […]
Skating Day on Okanagan Lake!
Some winters, Canim Bay freezes. This is one of those winters. A desire for social distance has increased the number of skating rinks, though. Everyone together apart!
The New Year Washes Ashore
Well, our future is here now. That’s the Okanagan Lake shore at Ellison Park. You can see the ground up sand brought in to make a comfy sunbathing beach of it, and, […]
Back to the Fire
The west shore of Okanagan Lake burnt last summer, amidst the burns of years before. It was a terrible time last summer, but now that the year is in its last hours, […]
Sun and Earth at Balance in the Winter Snow
The human eye is gifted at reading scenes in colour, like the pool of water and ice in the snow below. Such blues and purples, it tells us! Such golds and dazzling […]
Where the Deer Go in the Cold
It’s been cold. 26 Below Celsius. Temperatures like that. The deer have it covered, though. Here they are! The perimeter deer fencing for this orchard cost something approaching $50,000. To keep the […]
Pop Up Recording Studios in the North Okanagan
Bunchgrass writes on grass in a couple of ways. First, by providing shelter to the small people and encouraging them to write their stories. An, second, by listening to the wind. And […]
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