OK, go ahead. Eat the apple too. Both will keep the doctor away. Especially if the treat is organic.
I know of the controversy: organic vs. non-organic. I also know that many studies out there are skewed in favor of the…
A good friend of mine recently linked this article about food dyes on Facebook and it was so interesting that I wanted to talk about it's content here too.
I feel really good about the food my kids and I eat. And why not.…
I recently caught Dr. Mercola (on Dr. OZ) talking about the miracle food, astaxanthin ( asta-ZAN-thin), Luckily, I ws able to salvage the last bottle from our local health food store.…
Don’t you love September? The kids (or grandkids) are back in school. The leaves are starting to tease us with change. The air is cool and fresh with the scents of fall.
Not time yet to think of winter tires or heating bills.…
This was our first and most successful visit to the Filberg Festival. (Comox, Vancouver Island) Thank you Vancouver Islanders. We loved our booth in the woods and who could not love you?
At this fabulous festival I heard a ‘first…
Growing and drying garlic is an art. The growing part takes a little bit of patience (and love) but how it is dried, I think that that's where its deliciousness lies. Flavor, intensity, clove size and shelf life vary from…
Water Wise Gardening
Here in Eastern Canada (Montreal) we are fully immersed in the dog days of summer. After a cool, damp spring that left most of the region water-logged and flooding, we have shifted to the extreme…
One thing that I love to revel in, getting those CSA baskets every week, is eating in season. The year started off with greens: kale, chard, spinach, mesclun, lettuces. Though green is most definitely the dominating color in the…