Use petal power to brighten your fall meals
As fall approaches, I enjoy those final flourishes of flowers in the garden – borage, calendula, echinacea, lavender, nasturtiums, sunflowers, roses, and violas – all blooming well into those fogg...
Gardening
Taking digital breaks while gardening: Join the Community Wellness Challenge
With the challenges and uncertainty of COVID-19, I decided that I wanted to turn my backyard into an outdoor paradise. Like most millennials, I have a healthy interested in hording house plants, but I...
Planting seeds for healthy eating: Easy ways to grow food with kids
(This story was co-authored by Northern Health dietitians Lise Luppens and Emilia Moulechkova) Ahhh, spring – a season full of change and possibility! While spring may look a bit different for fa...
Northern Table: Gardening at Gateway
This summer, my two-year-old son excitedly watched the raspberry bush in our backyard grow as he waited for the berries to turn red. When he tasted our first raspberry, his eyes widened, he jumped up ...
G.R. Baker’s gardens are blossoming thanks to two volunteers
G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital’s gardens are flourishing in Quesnel, thanks to the help of keen gardeners and local support. For the past seven years, next-door neighbours Wilma and Joan have voluntee...
The St. John Hospital acute care garden: Improving quality of life for people waiting for long-term care
Improving quality of life for people waiting for long-term care This spring, the residents and staff at St. John Hospital (Vanderhoof) came together to start a garden for acute care patients who ar...
Northern Table: Farm to School BC blossoms in the Northwest
How do you get students excited about healthy, local food? According to Farm to School BC, the winning formula is simple: Get students involved by providing opportunities to grow, prepare, taste, a...
