Photo: painting by surrealist painter Rene Magritte, “Son of Man” (aka “Adam” of “Them Apples” fame)
“How’s planning for the new ORGANIC food co-op on the North Shore coming along?” The ANSWER from ”Adam” of Them Apples fame follows:
“Well, HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING for Spring Crocus Community Market Co-op: May 15th, the Marketing Team from the BCIT (BC Institute of Technology) Faculty [...]
Archive for April, 2009
How about Them Apples? [Part I]
Posted in Them Apples! on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How about “Them Apples”? [Part II]
Posted in Them Apples! on April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Photo: painting by Rene Magritte (20th century Surrealist painter)
Spring Crocus has a splash page started at: www.crocuscoop.com. On this site there’s an email address for general inquiries, marketing and business and finance study inquiries.
SOON to be added: 1) a membership page where people who might be interested in joining in the future can leave contact information; 2) a volunteer [...]
Fruit by the Numbers
Posted in Where to From Here? on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photos (above and below): sculptures constructed entirely from oranges for “Netherlands Orange Festival”
Definitely sitting under this “toad stool” is ONLY for the brave! I sometimes find getting ONE orange off a pile in the grocery (without dumping the whole pile) a challenge!
How to tell if these oranges are “organic”? That’s simple. Check the numbers on [...]
Another Capers to Close!
Posted in Other News! on April 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Photo: Capers Market on Cambie front entrance
The Cambie Street Capers Market will soon be boarded up and closed down, just like the West Vancouver Capers store in Dundarave. Cambie will become another casualty of the buyout by US conglomerate Whole Foods. The loss of the Cambie store is probably NOT a surprise given that, shortly after the Capers [...]
Gobbling Up Biodiversity?
Posted in Other News! on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photo: heritage breeds like Lilac turkeys (pictured above) provide diversity for farms, tables and sustainable farm futures.
Photographer: Jeannette Beranger, courtesy of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
“For a real celebration of the holidays and genetic diversity on the farm,” says Melinda Hemmelgarn, MS, RD, “find a turkey with a story worth telling.” Here’s more from Hemmelgarn in her article [...]
