The lake is like glass With its lei of lily pads Four fishermen on the dock Are swapping lies from their lawn chairs Off in the distance the high-rise peaks Are encased in the morning mist. Towering woodlands give way To dense bushes and grassy meadows A vee of...
Most people don’t think about water conservation when they live in a wet climate like the West Coast of British Columbia. However, dry summers like 2021 are becoming more prevalent. A recent article in The Narwal, explains how the extreme drought conditions on the...
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard, 2021, Alfred A. Knopf. Distributed in Canada by Penguin Random House Canada Ltd. Suzanne Simard’s awakening to the complexities of plant relationships within the forest, particularly...
Things are getting hotter, wetter, windier and wilder these days. The record-breaking heat wave that we experienced at the end of June showed us what happens when it gets SO HOT. Leaves of berry plants burn; peas stop growing; some crops die or don’t set seeds. On the...
Alive. Diverse. Sustainable. Harmonious. These words come to mind when trying to describe Salt Spring Seeds and my experience working there this summer. Located on one of the southern gulf islands of British Columbia, in a beautiful valley tucked between two mountain...