What's new...

The Garden Bench Cob Building Workshop - July 17 & 18!

An introductory workshop in cob building - learn the basics of cob, from site selection and foundation building to roofing and wall protection. Click here to get all the details, and stay tuned for more summer and fall courses.

 

Permie Weekend - July 24 & 25

Small Farm Skills in Roberts Creek - Good basic skills! Take one class or take them all. Congenial camping ($5 a night per person), take in the beach or a restaurant while you're on the coast. Click here for all the details! Contact Robin at info@ediblelandscapes.ca to register or for more info.

2010 Workshop/Class Schedule for the Sustainable Living Arts School:

We've got a brand new slate of classes for Summer 2010. To register, just pick the workshops you'd like and send me an email with your choices. You can pay via PayPal (send a PayPal payment to info@ediblelandscapes.ca) or by mailing a cheque to Edible Landscapes, 1732 Pell Road, Roberts Creek, BC V0N 2W1. I can be reached at 604.885.4505 or via email at info@ediblelandscapes.ca with questions.

Click here to go to my classes page chock full of informative, fun workshops to get you on your way to food sustainability!

New Website

We're working on building a brand new website to bring you lots of useful information you can use on your way to sustainable food. We're getting closer to launch - stay tuned!

Food Security for The Faint Of Heart
New Book by Robin Wheeler

Where would you find your groceries if your supermarket's shelves were suddenly empty? The threat of earthquakes, trucker strikes, power outages or a global market collapse make us vulnerable like never before. With spiralling fel prices and unstable world economies, individuals and communities are demanding more control over their food supply.

Food Security for the Faint of Heart is designed to gently ease readers into a more empowered place so that shocks to our food supply can be handled confidently. As well as acquiring new skills and ideas, there are other compelling reasons to get better prepared. The local economy gains support and encouragement to expand, in turn boosting food's taste and nutritional value, along with the health of people and ecosystems. Community support helps low-income families eat higher quality food, and the preparation provides a psychological edge in an emergency.

Chapters are devoted to useful, transferable skills, including:

• Preserving garden food
• Saving freezer food during a power outage
• Managing through an earthquake
• Preparing quick herbal medicinals
• Foraging for wild food