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We’re all community developers now
By David Parkinson The apricot tree in our backyard is blossoming already, we're back on Daylight Savings Time, and Seedy Saturday is coming. Yes, spring is surely here! What do you do? Nowadays, if...
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Block at a Glance
By Giovanni Spezzacatena Community is a series of repeating elements, with differences. A look at Peter Block’s Community: The Structure of Belonging: Overall Premise: Build the social fabric and...
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The elements of resilience
By David Parkinson (Updated April 16, 2009 & April 20, 2009) Western Skunk Cabbage: spreads underground, produces heat to melt away the snow, uses its odour to attract pollinators in order to...
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I will never own a car (ask me why!)
By David Parkinson One of the places in the bike's drive train where linear motion is translated into radial motion (or vice versa). Elegant and efficient. I’ve got a bike, You can ride it if you like,...
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The challenges of a 50-mile diet
By David Parkinson Seeds of red orach, one of the surprise hits of our garden during the Edible Garden Tour We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is...
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Texada’s solid waste conundrum
By Tom Read Texada’s forests, streams and lakes are notably pollution-free, and I hope we keep ‘em that way by dealing responsibly with our solid waste. Here's a 2007 photo I took of Case Lake, which...
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Can we make a difference?
By David Parkinson Fennel seeds maturing on the plant, bathed in the cool light of an October afternoon We’ll already be well on the road to victory when we realize we can build the kind of society we...
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