When is coffee not “just coffee?” For over 20 years I’ve looked at coffee differently than most. I really watch people’s faces when they sip it and how they handle their cup. Everyone’s face changes depending on who they are talking to whether it’s a parent, friend … and then there’s the “lover look” over […]
by Craig Campbell – I well remember when I fell in love with food and its companion, drink; it was the day I was born, thus out of necessity a combination meal at the time being both food and drink. “Great Demeter, goddess of food,” I thought, “this is the most wonderful moment of my
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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
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by Valerie Green – Today, it is hard to imagine that the busy intersection at West Saanich Road and Wilkinson Road was once farmland with a mere trail connecting the history of two houses in that area. The history also connects five pioneer families of considerable note: the Yales, the Mansons, the Peers, the Grants
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Owner / Publisher Sue Hodgson Chats with Sheri and George Braun, Owners of The Olive Farm on Salt Spring Island There are very few locations in Canada that could even begin to provide the growing needs for good quality and high quantities of olive fruit. What makes Salt Spring Island a desirable place to launch your
by Deborah Rogers – I’ve been out in boats before and always find myself feeling anxious about my total lack of control! So an adult beginner lesson was just what I needed to show me that you can teach an old dog new tricks, and that sailing a boat under wind is a truly exhilarating
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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
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by Gillian Crowley – Susan Aglukark Enjoy a special evening with Susan Aglukark, a Juno Award-winning Inuk singer and songwriter. Her blend of country, world music and easy-listening pop is distinguished by her gentle voice, upbeat melodies and inspirational lyrics sung in English and Inuktitut. The past 25 years have seen Susan travel a path
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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
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by Tara Logan, Lotus Village Yoga – Fall brings the return to school and the end of holidays and we may notice our minds are not quite ready to follow us on our quest to invite change. Our minds naturally resist change; nervousness begins about starting something new, worry stirs and pretty soon we may
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