MERVILLE ORGANICS
Merville Organics is a food grower cooperative made up of several Comox Valley farms including Amara Farm, Ripple ...
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ALL Volume 10
RAINWATER HARVESTING 101
The principals of rainwater harvesting have remained the same for centuries: collect and contain clean ...
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IF I HAD A HAMMER
In the 1980s, I was living in a subdivision in the suburbs just north of Toronto. On any given Saturday afternoon ...
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THE ROOT OF INDOCHINA
Tucked away in the northwest corner of Vietnam, with China to the north and Laos to the west, is the frontier town ...
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LOSS OF THE COMMONS
You know the expression, "Never trust a man with a moustache?" Well the same goes for a wealthy man in a top hat. ...
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LIVING LANDSCAPES
Daffodils, snowdrops, pussy willows, and crocuses are popping up madly, desperate to attract the attention of some ...
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CAMPBELL RIVER
Do you love walking along the ocean while the tide ebbs and flows? Are you a fan of sunsets pouring spectacular ...
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FIELD NOTES
The idea of market farming became a possibility for us after visiting the Comox Valley and falling in love with ...
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SID WILLIAMS THEATRE
It doesn’t feel like there are 500 seats inside the fairly boxy, grey, glass building at the corner of 5th Street ...
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PAINTING WITH FIRE AND SODA
The kiln has been firing for six hours. Brilliant orange light is emanating from every crack in the brickwork. The ...
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FOREST TO FAUCET: LIFE IN THE ERA OF HUMANS
“Man must make himself small and humble to live in [nature] rather than a ruthless giant to conquer it”
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LITTLE VALLEY: VIJAY HOWE
Ever since I can remember, the Comox Valley has been growing and expanding, but it’s only in the last four or five ...
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COMOX VALLEY TRANSITION SOCIETY
Comox Valley Transition Society started in 1987 with one employee and a small group of volunteers. Today, in its ...
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COAL HILLS BMX
Before the Coal Hills BMX Track in Cumberland opened in 2007, my loving parents shuttled me to Nanaimo several ...
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OUTRIGGER CANOEING IN THE COMOX VALLEY
What is that? A question often posed by onlookers as Comox Valley Canoe Racing Club (CVCRC) members cart a 44ft, ...
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TASTING ROOM ETIQUETTE
We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to high-quality food and beverage producers in the Comox Valley. ...
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HEIRLOOM SEEDS
The first time I ate an heirloom tomato I had my doubts. I was never a tomato lover.
I’d seen too many sandwiches ...
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A CLOSER LOOK AT HYPNOTHERAPY
So often we think of hypnosis as a magic trick or simply good for a laugh. My first experience with hypnosis was ...
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IGNITING A SPARK
When I moved to the Comox Valley as a new-ish parent, thinking about things like good schools felt far off. Since ...
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FREE-DIVING, WITH A CATCH
I hold my breath, feeling a trickle of cold that distracts me for a second; there must be a hole in my suit from ...
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GROWTH
This season, rivers and streams swell and grow like open hearts and minds, reminding us what we’ve left behind and ...
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