Brenda Farrell | Luxury & Lifestyle Travel

As more wet snow started to fall on the North Shore mountains tonight, we ate dinner, lit a candle or two and then switched off all lights and appliances in our home at 8pm for one hour. As we looked out across the water, we saw that residents in Kitsilano, [...]

An article well worth reading: Granville Magazine, Spring 2008. P.29 Seeking Certification by isabelle groc Extracts: – “Food labelled “local” or “organic” isn’t necessarily the best choice for us and for the environment.” “the word ‘organic’ doesn’t mean that much to me.” says Jeff Van Geest, executive chef at Vancouver’s [...]

Here’s a simple way to monitor how healthy is your diet… how often do you empty your compost bucket? I usually empty my little stainless steel composting bucket into the composter several times a week, but when that little bucket sits still for more than a couple of days I [...]

It’s 7 a.m. – Do you Know Where your Toast Came From? New documentary, Hijacked Future, Ponders the Future of Seeds Air Date: March 22, 2008 (Global Television) Eating breakfast – a simple ritual to start the day. Your toast probably came from a bakery or a grocery store, but [...]

I wrote about this last year and now, as the new book was thrown at my front door today, I have to write again. It is at least 5″ thick, has a glossy cover and has 2,360 pages. That is 2,360 pages of paper that I did not ask for, [...]