Save the potato and feed the world From its humble beginnings at farmers markets in the late 90’s, the family-based Little Potato Company has seen exponential growth. Their mission is to save the potato and feed the world. The way they’re doing that is by going back to the potato’s roots and growing the same […]
North America
Tales of Food and Culture from North America.
Fungi and lichen
Vancouver Island doesn’t disappoint When it comes to foraging for mushrooms, Vancouver Island doesn’t disappoint. Its forests are filled with fungi and lichen not all are edible but they are all interesting, we would even say some are beautiful. We were on the hunt for chanterelle and matsutake mushrooms. We did find a few but […]
365 Project 2014 – week 46
Leaving the island, Vancouver and Asian cuisine We had a busy week, going from the island to Vancouver with BC Ferries, seeing some friends and eating our fill of pork buns, dumplings and hot pot! We’re ready for Italy! You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
Onto The Open Road
A thick coating of frost Up before the sun today, heading for the ferry in Nanaimo. It was the coldest we had felt on the island and the usual heavy dew left a thick coating of frost over everything. The fishing gear stowed and our traveling bags packed we quietly loaded the car and hit the […]
One Of Our Favourite Places in Canada
As I sit here staring out at the tide coming in and listening to the waves crash right at our back door my heart rate drops. The lure of staring out at the ocean to catch a glimpse of a sea lion, otter, bald eagle, jumping salmon or even a killer whale has become addictive. […]
365 Project 2014 – week 44
Flipped car, fishing and the beach Ever wonder what you would do if you were one of the first people who happened upon an accident, before the paramedics arrived? For us it was like a reflex, we ran towards the car to see if we could help. We couldn’t do much but comfort the elderly passenger […]
Our own piece of paradise – PAW PAW
Wild mangoes As the road to Hana winds its way passed Hana town and along some of the best shoreline views the island has to offer, including the legendary Koki and Hamoa beaches, we dove deep into Maui’s rainforest. Where ever narrowing roads and steeper terrain are draped in green and wild mangoes, breadfruit and […]
The baby cockroaches are kind of cute
Things I never thought I’d say Any good house sitter knows that to have an enjoyable experience, you need to be adaptable. As we mentioned in an earlier post, we’ve learned tons since we’ve started to house sit; about ourselves, life and how other people live. And yes, I really did say that baby cockroaches are cute. So here […]