Brenda Farrell | Luxury & Lifestyle Travel

To me, it’s simple: real farmers selling their produce at specially designated community locations, usually on a Saturday or Sunday morning. So why, then, do the “Farmers’ Markets” on the North Shore of Vancouver lack the obvious? There are many talented crafters at these venues, but there is a distinct [...]

Just behind the dog beach at Ambleside Park there is a lovely pond surrounded by shrubs and trees. I’ve never really taken much notice in the past other than to observe the ducks and occasional heron. The other night when walking the dogs, as the sun was setting on the [...]

… fruits, vegetables, edible flowers and small pea gravel meandering paths … Welcome!

Having prepared my vegetable garden with organic, treated pig manure in late winter I was excited at the prospect of well-nourished food plants growing in my garden. Especially tomatoes. I was away most of May and so I didn’t get to put any seed into the ground. However, my dear [...]

I love to cook! Well, most of the time. However, I have just realized that my interest in creating meals diminishes if I shop at Whole Foods. I’m not sure why, but when I buy fruits and vegetables from a small local store, or farmers’ market, I buy more interesting [...]