1894: A one-thousand-mile canoe trip before the age of oil Looking backward to the future In one of the boxes of inherited family archives filled with scrapbooks, photo albums, odd letters, and more than a few pictures of people whose names are lost or completely forgotten, there is one item I have always found of interest. This is a book titled “Log Book of a… 1894: A one-thousand-mile canoe trip before the age of oil Looking backward to the future In one of the boxes of inherited family archives filled with scrapbooks, photo albums, odd letters, and more than a few pictures of people whose names are lost or completely forgotten, there is one item I have always found of interest. This is a book titled “Log Book of a…
Plant for Pollinators PREVIEW A handful of years ago, I decided to extend the garden and add a section specifically for growing culinary herbs. For this, I built a half dozen 6×6 raised beds out of cedar, complete with irrigation. These were planted with about 20 varieties of common herbs: mints (since removed to separate containers!), thymes, parsley, chives,… Plant for Pollinators PREVIEW A handful of years ago, I decided to extend the garden and add a section specifically for growing culinary herbs. For this, I built a half dozen 6×6 raised beds out of cedar, complete with irrigation. These were planted with about 20 varieties of common herbs: mints (since removed to separate containers!), thymes, parsley, chives,…
When Resilience Mattered, But Had No Name PREVIEW It was early January 1967, and we were trying to make our way to Watson Lake in the Yukon so I could catch the Canadian Pacific DC-6 flight back to Vancouver. This was the end of a 2-week Christmas wolf hunt and introduction to winter trapping. The flight from Dease Lake about 150 miles to… When Resilience Mattered, But Had No Name PREVIEW It was early January 1967, and we were trying to make our way to Watson Lake in the Yukon so I could catch the Canadian Pacific DC-6 flight back to Vancouver. This was the end of a 2-week Christmas wolf hunt and introduction to winter trapping. The flight from Dease Lake about 150 miles to…
Building our gardening resilience…with numbers PREVIEW To build our gardening knowledge and to potentially increase production, we need to recognize the importance of record keeping when it comes to growing our own food. I discussed this subject in an article I wrote last fall, in addition to explaining some relatively simple structures those of us growing in residential areas can use to… Building our gardening resilience…with numbers PREVIEW To build our gardening knowledge and to potentially increase production, we need to recognize the importance of record keeping when it comes to growing our own food. I discussed this subject in an article I wrote last fall, in addition to explaining some relatively simple structures those of us growing in residential areas can use to…
Increasing Our Gardening Resilience Thoughts on increasing our gardening resilience By: George Galpin It feels like the world is moving faster and faster in directions I never would have thought possible just a couple of years ago. We knew resilience was important, but now it has become essential, critical to our well being and perhaps even survival. I am… Increasing Our Gardening Resilience Thoughts on increasing our gardening resilience By: George Galpin It feels like the world is moving faster and faster in directions I never would have thought possible just a couple of years ago. We knew resilience was important, but now it has become essential, critical to our well being and perhaps even survival. I am…