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Plant Swap and Sale Coming to Burnaby

liz gaige — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:23:20 +0000

Things in the yard getting a bit cramped? Do your perennials need dividing? Or do you have a lonely spot in need of a new plant?

The Plant Swap and Sale is your chance to trade your surplus with other gardeners and add some new additions for your garden.

Saturday, June 20, 2009
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Eagles Estate Heritage Garden, 5655 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby

The Land Conservancy will also have donated plants for sale to raise funds for the Eagles Estate Heritage Garden. Plant donations will gladly be accepted prior to the event.

For further information or to arrange to donate, call 604-733-2313 or email lralph@conservancy.bc.ca.

Workshop: Winter Vegetable Gardening

liz gaige — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:17:22 +0000

If you’re a gardener with a year or two under your belt and are ready to expand your horizons, maybe you’d like to learn how to expand the growing season.

The Winter Vegetable Gardening workshop explores what to plant and when. Simple designs for home-made cloches and greenhouses will be covered as well. The session will be held:

Saturday, June 13
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Eagles Estate Heritage Garden
5655 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby

Instructor Heather Johnstone has spent years learning with organic farmers on the west coast and is now working with home-scale urban gardeners to help them grow food. She is the coordinator of the Edible Garden Project on Vancouver’s North Shore and has recently joined the Board of FarmFolk/CityFolk.

The cost of the workshop is $20, with proceeds going to The Land Conservancy of British Columbia. Pre-registration is required: phone 604-733-2313 or email lralph@conservancy.bc.ca to register.

Granola Leaves Me Dry

liz gaige — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:58:08 +0000

I’m working my way through a package of New World Natural Foods organic, barley malt granola. It’s slow going.

I liked all of the things that the packaging had to say:

Locally made here in BC
Organic
High fibre
Low sodium
No sugar added

What I can’t get past is the crunchy chew. I don’t mean the traditional crunchy granola texture that’s a result of a toasted, sugar coating. I mean a crunchy, the-oats-didn’t-quite-get-cooked-through texture. Like rice that’s taken off the stove too soon and is still crunchy inside.

Maybe that’s what they were going for, but I like even my healthy food not to wear out my jaw.

On the upside, New World is pretty conscientious about their product. They source locally as much as possible, pack in recyclable or biodegradable containers, add no processed sugar and very little salt.

And I recognize and can pronounce everything on the list of ingredients.

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Vegan Tastes Good. Who Knew?

liz gaige — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:01:27 +0000

You can be forgiven for thinking the word “vegan” means the opposite of “tasty” as I did until my recent run-in with New World Natural Foods chocolate Bliss Balls. I’d seen them around before, but always steered clear since the regular ones look a little too wholesome and fibrous to actually taste good.

I expected them to be full of chewy ground nuts, grains and fruit, but these chocolatey treats are more like large, quality chocolate truffles than a (slightly) more healthy alternative to same. What they don’t have is eggs, milk or wheat. What they do have is smooth, velvety, melt-in-your-mouth, great taste.

I guess what it boils down to is this: some people want to eat vegan and still have a few treats, and those of us who aren’t vegan like the idea of eating a more socially responsible form of chocolate decadence.

I’m good with that.

Note: Another thing I like is that the container was made of corn and fully biodegradable, even though it looks like standard issue, plastic.

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