A group of Kamloops residents has been meeting over the last few months in order to bring a greater understanding of xeriscaping to Kamloops. What is xeriscaping? Xeriscaping is gardening with the natural environmental conditions you live in rather than … Continue reading Xeriscape group growing in Kamloops!
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could access affordable, local, sustainably grown food and in the process do something about climate change and help to make our food system more resilient? The Kamloops Food Policy Council (KFPC), the Kamloops Organic … Continue reading New partnership grows access to local food
Are you interested in chatting with others as you go about creating a more natural and biodiverse yard? The Nature Friendly Yards action group has started a Facebook group to share info and learn from each other! If you are … Continue reading Nature-friendly yards Facebook group
In the ongoing Active Hope training sessions being hosted by Transition Kamloops, the idea of the emergence of new and novel possibilities as products of system interaction has been part of our discussion. We have considered how 1 + 1 … Continue reading Emerging Regenerative Communities
Much of what follows is inspired by our study of “Building Your Permaculture Property” by Rob Avis, Michelle Avis & Takota Coen. What is a paradigm? Why is it important to know what your paradigm is and what it is … Continue reading Ever thought of changing your paradigm?
This issue we will continue with our theme of nature as healer. May 3, 2020 is International Dawn Chorus Day. In the spring and early summer, during mating season, multitudes of birds announce their fitness, define their territory, perform courtship duets and generally communicate with each other in nature’s greatest symphony! But you have to get up early to hear it. Continue reading The hills, and the trees, and the fields are alive with the sound of music…..
