All kitchen herbs have medicinal value. Many of them were incorporated into food not only for their flavour, but for their ability to assist digestion. For example, Sage helps us to digest fats, making it ideal to eat with meats (as with traditional turkey stuffing). Others simply help us secrete saliva which starts the digestive […]
As I shook off the last winter rust and walked towards Spring Ridge Commons, I was nervous that there would be little to write about this month; I wondered if there would be anything to harvest on this frosty January day. I could not have been more wrong! The trees and shrubs were bare, and […]
Fernwood NRG is seeking to rezone 1310 Gladstone to permit a three-storey mixed use building that will include commercial space and housing or small offices
The lot at 1310 Gladstone Avenue is situated in the relatively dense core of Fernwood Village, across from the 24-unit townhouse complex at 1315 Gladstone Avenue, and between Aubergine Specialty Foods […]
A fabulous designer craft fair featuring local, handmade clothing, jewelry, pottery, kids items, snacks and more!
An early spring market to tide you over until the summer ones start up and to help you shop for your sweet Valentine (and yourself, your kids, your friends…). Presenting 30+ of your favorite Island designers unveiling their spring wares! […]
Fernwood NRG has had held two community meetings so far to discuss developing the properties we have acquired in the heart of Fernwood Village (see “More housing for Fernwood,” in the October 2013 Village Vibe). At both meetings there was an overwhelming amount of support for the project and we are grateful to all those […]
There was a time when each household had plant-based medicines on hand for simple, acute conditions, such as colds and flus. Medicines were sourced from kitchen spices, gardens, and local herbalists. Each household had someone with knowledge from previous generations about healthcare using simple remedies. What remains of this traditional household knowledge is very valuable […]
Living Christmas trees restore local forest
›› Mark Dickerson
Christmas is coming! Many environmentally conscious people do not like the idea of using a cut Christmas tree. They would prefer to have a live Christmas tree that smells of the holidays.
A problem urban dwellers encounter is they have no place to plant the tree after Christmas. Those […]
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