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I am a Canadian mother who wants to secure a sustainable future for her children - and for all children. I have been inspired by Gandhi's quote: "You must be the change you want to see in the world". So here I am. We all need to change. For me, it starts right here.
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Tag Archives: Farmer’s Market
Strawberry Fields Forever
Local strawberries, grown here – have you ever tried them? Now that I am in the process of converting to eating local food year round, I have got to plan ahead for those long winter months. So when local strawberries come into … Continue reading
Let Them Know
You might have a concern for the environment. It may just be a niggling concern, a bother really, something in the back of your mind that can’t quite get rid of, can’t quite shake. It might be a deeper concern, but … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Get Involved
Tagged Carbon footprint, Climate Change, Community, Cutting energy use, Environment, Farmer's Market, Inspired, Love, Reduce Waste
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Plant Babies
A few months ago I thought it would be a good idea to try to eat more locally grown foods. The more I thought about it, the more I realized how big an impact my food footprint has on my … Continue reading
Nothing New in Review
At the beginning of the year I made a series of resolutions. One of the more challenging ones was to refrain from buying anything new for the first three months of the year. I was sick of being a mindless consumer, … Continue reading
Connecting at the Farmer’s Market
There is a Farmer’s Market within a 10 minute walk of my house that is open year round. I have only recently begun to appreciate how lucky I am to have it so close. However, it is a small market. … Continue reading
Food Friday: Moo
Ah yes, the cow. I was familiar with these creatures at an early age. I spent childhood weekends and summers at a cottage my parents owned by a lake. Across the gravel road was a field, and in that field … Continue reading
Posted in Food Footprint
Tagged Carbon footprint, Climate Change, Eat Local, Environment, Farmer's Market, Food
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Checking in
Well, it has been about 10 weeks since I started this journey of greening my life, step-by-step. I thought it would be worthwhile to check-in and review what I have done, and provide some reflections so far. So to recap… Reduce … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint
Tagged Carbon footprint, Children, Cutting energy use, Eat Local, Environment, Farmer's Market, Packaging, Reduce Waste
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100-Mile Challenge Show
I just discovered a 100-mile diet reality show produced by the Food Network in 2008, and it is currently airing again on Global TV. It follows the lives of several families in Mission, BC. This small town signed up 100 people to … Continue reading
Posted in Food Footprint
Tagged Community, Eat Local, Farmer's Market, Food, Inspired, Local
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Farmer’s Market
This weekend I managed to get to the large farmer’s market. Last weekend I could not go as there was record breaking snow fall, which has continued all week. I cannot remember when we have had this much snow, it … Continue reading
