Heritage and Indigenous Foods
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Sep, 17
Okanagan Bitterroot
Photo 1 - Bitterroot in bloom Okanagan Bitterroot This week as part of RespectFEST[i] in Vernon BC, I listened [...]
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Aug, 17
Saskatoons – true Western Canada fruit
Saskatoons - true Western Canada fruit Saskatoons are a true Western Canada fruit; they sustained First Nations over millennia and by [...]
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Jul, 17
Strawberries Native to British Columbia
Strawberries Native to BC When I was young, the highlight of our summer was two weeks at the lake in [...]
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Jun, 17
Food on the Go – 1850s Style
The history of food in BC gives a new meaning to “food on the go”. Ship passenger lists published in the British [...]
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Jun, 17
Trading Fort Foods
Ship's Biscuits - Fort Food Trading Fort Foods Lately I’ve been reading a lot of 19th century history of [...]
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May, 17
Cariboo Sunflowers
Cariboo sunflowers are a beautiful marker of spring and in the not-too-distant past they were also an important food crop for [...]
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Apr, 17
Spring Foraging – Stinging Nettles
Spring Foraging - Stinging Nettles For many people, when the winter snow and rains give way to spring, and new life [...]
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Oct, 16
Wild Mushrooms
Wild mushrooms that grow in British Columbia have wonderful names; Hideous Gomphidius, Blewit, Fat Jack, Shaggy Parasol, Lion’s Mane, [...]
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Oct, 16
Buffaloberry – A Super Fruit
Buffaloberry - A Super Fruit The buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensi), also known as bulberry, soopolallie, soapberry or foamberry, is a old/new [...]
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Sep, 16
Sourdough Starter
Two current events have inspired me to write about sourdough. The first was a wonderful article in the Vancouver Sun "Farm [...]