Join us May 1 at the Bellingham Community Food Co-op for a Slow Food celebration. See my article in the April issue of the Co-op Community News, “Slow Food: Resilient Food Systems.” More: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm The Slow Food movement links the pleasure of preparing and eating food to environmental sustainability and food community resilience. Enjoy…

See the Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 issue of the Bellingham Herald — “Darigold output reduced after fire”…at the plant. At the time of reporting, the plant was running at 60% capacity (it typically converts about 4 million pounds of fluid milk into powder (mostly for export) each day). Resilience is about adaptive capacity and fall-back…

Harvest first, then tend the beds and plant

At times, almost sarcastic, and yet elsewhere in the text — the startling message cannot be ignored…this is a great book for discussion of agriculture and nature. Agriculture vs. Environment (s). California’s Central Valley (photo taken last week).

In studying foods, I have travelled around the world looking for Floss — Fresh, Local, Organic, Seasonal, and Sustainable — and it is difficult to find a meal more satisfying for its exquisite tastes and presentation (and Floss-y ways) — than at Sooke Harbour House on Vancouver Island.  Chef Robin and trusty maitre’d Brian deliver a meal beyond…

Korean and Chinese-born Canadians harvest marine plants on an exceptionally low tide — as have many Coast Salish cultures.

See my article in the April issue of the Co-op Community News, “Slow Food: Resilient Food Systems.”The Mount Baker Youth Symphony Summer Sounds Music Camp — a fine example.

In the San Juan Islands. Protecting the native skunk cabbage stands.

Courtesy of Teresa Rieland. See: http://sweetveg.org/

Finally. With our backyard wheat production — and threshing at Inspiration Farm.