Will That Be Cash or Trust ?
August 4, 2009
Spring Gillard and David Tracey have released the latest in their series of podcasts, Can Urban Agriculture Save the World?
A bit of serendipity was involved with this one.
While on their way to interview Cam MacDonald in Mt. Pleasant, they passed a small corner store. Taking a peak inside they discovered a very unusual city corner store – packed with local products and oozing country charm.
It’s called the Home Grow-in Grocer, and it’s a place where trust trumps the credit card…
Runs 10:28
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Podcast ISBN: 978-1-926758-01-5
photos and podcast © Robert Ouimet & Bigsnit Media 2009
The Home Grow-In Grocer is at 196 West 18th in Vancouver.
The owner Colleen refers to in the interview is Deb Reynolds.
biovia Web Site launch
May 13, 2009
It’s been great working with the gang at biovia this spring.
Today we (Bigsnit Media) launched their new website…
biovia is a Vancouver-based wholesale distributor specializing in local + organic produce including fruit, vegetables, herbs, micro and leafy field greens and eggs. We deliver to the foodservice industry throughout the Vancouver, sea to sky corridor and Whistler regions. We place the highest priority on purchasing locally.
The idea is for the biovia team to manage the site themselves, so the site is built using WordPress as the CMS, with Slide Show Pro handling the flash banners on the home page.
This is the first phase of an on-going online project with biovia and I’m looking forward to seeing how things unfold. They’re the nicest people.
With any luck they’ll let me ride in the truck one day.
cross posted at blog.bigsnit.com
Sept 13 | Feast of Fields – 1pm to 5pm – UBC Farm
March 27, 2009
Farm Folk 15th Annual best-food-event-of-the-year fundraiser will be held at UBC Farm this year - Sunday, September 13th, 2009 from 1pm to 5pm
Feast of Fields - a gourmet wandering picnic harvest festival – is FarmFolk/CityFolk’s annual fundraising event. With a wine glass and linen napkin in hand, you can taste the very best of BC from chefs, vintners, brewers, farmers, and food artisans from across the province. Connections are made between producers and chefs, food producers and consumers, and farm folks and city folks. These connections provide an increased awareness of and appreciation for local food and agriculture. Feast of Fields is a gastronomic journey towards a sustainable, local food system.
Van Go Green’s top 5 green giving tips.
December 10, 2008
We challenge you to dig deeper and make a difference this holiday season. Many of us have already done our holiday shopping, but as you rush around to buy your final gifts, plan parties, and prepare for festive dinners challenge yourself to do things differently.
A knowledge pantry.
January 17, 2008
Vancouver non profit, Farm Folk City Folk, has created a handy resource to help inquiring minds find out more about sustainable, local food. [Read more]
