We were surprised by the young geese urgently knocking at the front door. They had a great deal to tell us. A moment later, a delivery van pulled up to the farmhouse. A rare event. They’d raced to the front door to tell us the news! What kind creatures. If we listen well, all of […]
green walnut nocino
If there is art in an agrarian practice, it’s in humble solutions that close the loop. Allow the freshly clasped jar of nocino to illustrate. Nocino is the infusion of young, green walnuts in alcohol, hull and all, plucked, sliced and submerged before any evidence of a shell forms within. The young walnut is more […]
making biochar
As carbon sequestration goes, charcoal-making has extraordinary potential. Last year we had the good fortune to spend a day learning to make charcoal with a local historian and tried out the basics of this ancient practice. From Terra-preta in the Amazonian rainforests, stone kilns in Japan (and all over these islands, which our friend has […]
the apple festival
The 21st Annual Salt Spring Island Apple Festival, Sunday, October 4, 2020, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Salt Spring Island grows over 450 varieties of apples organically, with an apple history dating back to 1860. Buy your ticket at Fulford Hall or the Ganges Tourist Information Centre and get the Festival map, released at 9a.m. There will be […]