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Recent Posts Tagged With 'sustainability'
Aug 15
Can one have too many peaches? While I may claim to be more veggie than fruit the rest of the year, I definitely can survive on fruit alone during the summer months. What with the glut of berries, tomatoes, and stone fruits, who needs veggies? (Okay, (read full article)
Drink, gardening, garlic, herbs, honey, recipe, stone fruits, suburban sprawl, sustainability, wild mushrooms
Jul 19
It's been a while since I wrote about my musings on the CBC... I reiterate: I love the CBC! And they've got two new radio shows this summer that are particularly interesting. The Bottom Line is David Suzuki's new radio show on, what else?, environmen (read full article)
sustainability, useful tool
May 31
(This one is for you, Almost Mrs Average!)The heatwave has finally come and gone from Montreal! It's hard to believe it's still May, when the mercury is hitting 30 (86'F) daily, and there is nary a cloud in the sky. It was so hot and dry, that there (read full article)
gardening, sustainability
May 18
windowfarm_wsignageOriginally uploaded by WindowfarmsHow cool is this? Now there really is no excuse for not planting a few green things to nibble on! I heard about this initiative on the CBC's show Spark, of all places.If you, or someone you know, a (read full article)
gardening, sustainability
Apr 22
Today is the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day. Things have changed in forty years: the state of the world has considerably worsened, however, the green movement is now mainstream, no longer relegated to fringe groups and back to the landers. Th (read full article)
gardening, suburban sprawl, sustainability
Mar 23
In the professional chef's world, there are those who like and appreciate Jamie Oliver, and there are those who think he is a ponce. I like Jamie Oliver. I don't necessarily like his cooking or his cookbooks, but I have a deep respect for what he is (read full article)
gardening, sustainability
Mar 13
If you live in Canada, you either love or you hate the CBC.I love the CBC. I am especially enjoying the current series of documentaries airing this month on The Nature of Things called One Ocean.If you have access to the CBC, I highly recommend you w (read full article)
fish, sustainability
Dec 19
Soy Beans 2Originally uploaded by La Banane JauneOne early morning, my clock-radio turned on to announce it was time to get ready for work. So I was only half-awake when news of a new genetically modified crop was soon to be made available (foisted o (read full article)
fish, genetic modification, good butcher, sustainability
Nov 12
no golden eggs todayOriginally uploaded by frankieleonI really wish that keeping chickens in Montreal were legal, but then I think about Montrealers' animal rights' record, I think it might be a good thing that we are not allowed to keep the pretty l (read full article)
sustainability, urban chicken