October 1st, 2013 | Events, Gardens, Photo Galleries, BC, Cedar cottage, chow down, community garden, dinner, equinox, garden, skytrain, urban, Vancouver
On the evening of the Fall Equinox 2013 we joined local urban gardeners from Cedar Cottage Community Garden in a delightful meal in the middle of the lovely garden under the skytrain. It was a rainy night but the sun did show itself just long enough for me to get some beautiful photos of the kitchen tent and the tasty food that was being prepared on the grill that had been set up there.
Much of the vegetables, herbs and fruits used in the meal were harvested from the overflowing green plots around us. On the tables were asian pears from the food forest.
Chef Mike Preston of La Quercia created a raft of dishes, and we were particularly pleased as most of the meal was fine for us on our grain-free diet (GAPS/SCD).
The evening kicked off with delicious Sorrel Soup served in mason jars. As folks began to take their seats platters of Heirloom Tomato Salad with Bruschetta were laid out on the tables. The platters included carmelized onions and a light balsamic dressing. A chorus of moans of delight rose from everyone at the table as the tomatoes were sampled.
February 27th, 2013
Images - various flowers (left: Geranium magnificum; middle: Gerbera hybrida; right: Clematis armandii) showing a composite of immediately before and after application of charged powder paint. The pattern of powder deposition reveals the shape of the electric field. Images by Dominic Cla ...
August 4th, 2012
What a great documentary! It is so amazing to see all the footage of Detroit and the urban farms scattered among the decomposing buildings. This is a really inspiring movement. Get involved. More info at www.urbanrootsamerica.com Produced by Leila Conners (The 11th Hour) and Mathew Sc ...
July 17th, 2012
The technique for creating seed balls was developed by Japanese natural farming pioneer Masanobu Fukuoka. Seed balls or seed bombs are very easy to make. The secret ingredient is clay, this holds the seeds and fertilizer together and makes it difficult for birds to eat the seeds before they get ...
January 30th, 2012
This amazing article by Liz Blake, guest writer for Wake Up World lays out in 11 points just how different the idea and act of eating is in a world full of respect, companionship, symbiosis, transmogrification, love, sharing and co-creation. What a contrast this world is to the one of manipulati ...
January 24th, 2012
The following article is reposted from www.gaia-health.com and details this latest attack on food freedoms under the name of Codex Alimentarius. Sign the petition here to put a stop to this insanity. In the latest update on this issue from www.nzfoodsecurity.org an analysis of the food bill is given ...
September 24th, 2011
I read about sunflowers being able to clean up radiation a few months ago, but only now stumbled upon this project in Japan which is involving the whole country in growing and planting sunflowers near Fukushima to help remove radiation from the soil. What a beautiful cheerful flower to have growing ...
September 17th, 2011
It's been a while since I did a general update -- things have been pretty crazy so there is a lot to tell. We just got back from a trip to the Catskills where Hella Delicious was born four years ago and most of my cooking videos were shot. It's always great to go back--so nice to only have the sound ...
September 5th, 2011
Kiwi's rise up and sign this petition to protect your right to do what you choose with your own home-grown food! This is a bill that has been pushed through all around the world and we are already seeing small local real food lovin' folks being targeted in North America and in UK. Join the global fi ...
July 27th, 2011
Little Mikko and Amaia come for a visit and help me pick the diakons from my boulevard garden. According to Masanobu Fukuoka who wrote One Straw Revolution, diakons are a good plant to help you dig up hard, stony soil. I dug up the area outside our apartment this year and decided to try an ex ...
