Food

by Dan Adair, Branch Manager, Island Savings Brentwood Bay –  If there’s an easy way to constantly blow your household budget, it’s the grocery bill. Because eating is a necessity, it’s easy to overlook it in terms of money management. But it’s also undeniably one of life’s pleasures – and that creates a lot of […]

by Tina Kelly –  Long, long before your fruit and veggie waste digested into soil in the back yard, and long before the curbside kitchen scrap program, there were traditional compost heaps among us. These ancient kitchen heaps, or middens, are now considered archaeological sites; there are 5,700 known midden sites in British Columbia with

by Dr. Kristen Bovee –  Having practiced on the Peninsula for over 15 years, changes to our community have been significant. Even the way we eat has been changing. Soy milk and probiotics were difficult to find in a local grocery, and organic foods were thought a waste of money. Today, organic foods have taken

by Dr. Kristen Bovee, Peninsula Naturopathic Clinic –  As a mother and naturopathic physician, I believe one of the most essential gifts we can give to our children is the gift of health. When a child reaches toddler and childhood ages, things like sight, taste and texture directly influences what they will agree to eat

by Solara Goldwynn, Hatchet & Seed –  The height of summer: abundance in the gardens, in the fields and at the farmer’s markets. What a wonderful time of year for local food. Working at the North Saanich Farm Market is such a rewarding experience for me. Every Saturday between June and October I chat with