This year, we are growing something that’s not a plant! Abundant City will be on a temporary hiatus for the next little while. Happy harvest season!
Food, race and the ethnic aisle
It is, perhaps, a cliche to say that food brings people together. A good meal, shared amongst friends or strangers, can provide an ideal starting place for dialogue, learning and connection. Food is a language we all speak. Yet food can also be fraught with its own complexities. Consider, for instance, the “ethnic aisle”. In…
Helping hungry students a key to improving school food in Canada
School may be out for the summer, but for some food security advocates, the connections between education, poverty and nutrition are in session. As a member of the Vancouver Food Policy Council (VFPC), I recently attended a council meeting on the topic of school food. The meeting discussed the ways in which Vancouver, as well…
Garlic scape pesto recipe
We planted a lot of garlic last fall. I’m not sure what got into me, but we ended up devoting a big section of our garden to a garlic patch that will produce over 100 bulbs. Garlic is a great addition to any home garden. It’s incredibly easy to grow, and once you have a…
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