Tag: Shop Local
Rediscovering Our Neighbourhoods – The Shop Around The Corner
There we were, so long ago, me and my sweet 18-month-old who had the charm of a movie star. Her delight with just about anyone made people we saw on the street stop and comment. Her smile ran from ear to ear and beyond. Mine was a bit less pronounced. Still struggling with being the [...]
Have Yourself A Merry Local Christmas
Good Morning. As the holiday season inches closer (less than 2 weeks left), doing that shopping for some sweet gifts under the tree is definitely on the list of us parents and grandparents out there. While the kids will give you their laundry list of Santa goodies, getting that special treat for under the tree [...]
Fun Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the Time Challenged
Oh my. Dec. 22. Where has the time gone? Many of us have the best of intentions to get everything done well in advance of the big day. But, there always seems to be that one special person or those last little bits that, well, sneak up on us and we realize we haven’t finished [...]
Monday Morning Moms – Green Stocking Stuffers
Usually, right around Dec. 15 every year, I realize that Christmas is in 10 days and I have nothing for anyone. I vowed that would not be the case this season and actually got the bulk of the Santa Clausing wrapped up this weekend. The big stuff is, for me, the easiest to knock off [...]
The Botanical Soap Shop
Happy B.C. Day! I so love long weekends that the family can actually take part in. We celebrated British Columbia with our own great Canadian backyard campout last night, pitching a tent, sleeping under the stars, realizing the the ground is very, very hard (oh, my ancient back). If it wasn’t for the raccoons hitting [...]
Register – Eat Real. Eat Local 30-Day Food Challenge
Good morning and welcome to everyone who is joining us here on Our Big Earth for the Eat Real. Eat Local 30-Day Food Challenge. We’re getting right to the point today: Need the scoop on the challenge? Go HERE Want to check out the calendar of events? Click HERE Having trouble finding the registration form? [...]
Farm to Family – Island View Lavender
Editor’s Note: Good morning. As we dig into our regular Farm to Family column this morning, I’ve got to say that my eyes were opened last week as to how truly special the food system in the Comox Valley is. I went to Toronto with an open mind, and came out surprised for the better [...]
For the Love of it – Good Earth Farms
One day, not so long ago, there was a couple who would soon know that a life in the garden would be something they made together. On that first date, the guy – Simon Toole – brought with him some home grown gems and seeds he’d saved and offered them to a gal named Heather. [...]
Mom Poll – B.C. Coffees, Who's Got The Best?
Good Morning. If there is ever a day of the week to talk shop about coffee, it’s Monday morning. I am a non-functioning blob of glue without my morning jolt of java and in the years since university where we’d drink anything remotely full of caffeine, I’ve become a little bit more fussy about my [...]
Earth Day Family Fest is All About Community
Right around Noon yesterday I looked across Simms Park from where I was guiding folks to art making, terrarium construction, binocular building and wool felting and spotted my childhood. There stood about 15 or 20 kiddos, potato sacks pulled up to their waists, waiting, waiting, waiting – GO! Down the field hopped smiling faces, laughing, [...]
Mom-P-Inc. – The Value of Success Circles
Editor’s Note: Good Morning! Today we have small business consultant Karae White, owner of Morgan Ebbett Career Services, here to talk to us about how developing a tight-knight circle of business associates can be a valuable tool that helps you resolve business issues, flesh out ideas and even stretch your marketing dollars. But, first, a [...]
Go Old Skool (and delicious) at DeeKayTee Ranch
Ah, how I live for Saturday mornings. It’s become a necessary ritual to indulge in some “me-time,” and my favorite way to cap off yet another busy week is to set out to explore what’s fun on the farm market scene in our beautiful little corner of the Earth. My latest discovery is DeeKayTee Ranch, [...]
Hidden Secrets at Finlay Creek Farm
Editor’s Note: Today our intrepid local food writer Robyn Butler is revealing a true diamond in the rough when it comes to local charm and absolutely amazing products. I had the chance to meet the women who run Finlay Creek Farm on Halloween and, I have to tell you, they are two of the most [...]
Baby Product Review – Organic Balms for Soothing Colds
It’s cold and flu season. Runny noses, hacking coughs and the every-pleasant vomit-diarrhea combo are on the loose. It’s about right now that I am tempted to lock the tiny person away until the end of February since it seems like EVERY time we go to an event with other kiddos it thanks us with [...]
Talking Turkey
Are you as underprepared for the the onset of the holiday season as I am? With Thanksgiving less than a week away, I’m starting to think I should be concerned that my parents will be here tomorrow and I’ll be lucky to have the bathroom cleaned much less have gotten all holiday-ish (although, we did [...]
