Owls (OWLS)

Sarah is a barn owl. You can see these birds if you travel the farm roads in Delta, usually at night or in the early morning.

Today we held the grand opening of the WCS retail shop in Ladner, and it was pretty fun. Beautiful, unexpectedly nice weather shone down on a whole lot of [...]

Herbert

Camouflaged to perfection in the shade of an eggplant leaf.

The greenhouse tomato, pepper, eggplant, and melon trials have pretty much wrapped up, although there are still melons coming. Today was the day to cut down the last of the peppers and eggplants – I’m keeping the Thai Dragon chilies because they dry so well, [...]

Developing strawberries are worth a closer look

Strawberries beginning to develop fruit

We’re on the brink of May, and in the Lower Mainland there are zillions of strawberry plants in bloom, or just beginning to develop fruit. We tend to notice strawberry flowers, and we notice the small white berries when they appear, and we wait impatiently for them to swell and [...]

Living off the grid in Clayoquot Sound

Catherine King sent us this photo of the floathome & floating gardens where she lives with her husband, Wayne, and their son. I have to say – this is the sort of thing that really makes me proud of the West Coast. Determination and clarity of mind have led this artist couple to develop an [...]

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