For dessert, after the jam making session...strawberry cupcakes (made with the last fresh berries), served with organic whipped cream and th...

Today's workshop was on making sweet summer jams and jellies.  We talked about general preserving tips and techniques, low acid vs. high...

There are berries to be gathered, everywhere we turn!  All over the city the mulberries, currents, raspberries and service (saskatoon) berri...

{This moment } - This moment - an end of week ritual, no words, just a special photo to remember, savour, enjoy.  Inspired by the continued ...

At the weekly Fertile Ground CSA pick-up today in our neighbourhood...hot sun, gorgeous veggies, fresh baked goods, interesting conversation...

How to make a cool herbal tea on a hot day - use the sun's energy to prepare a simple sun tea or lemonade.   This is a great cooking pro...

Hot weather is here to stay, and it seemed time to make a new sundress.  This was a very quick sewing project that took less than an hour on...

We grow many dozens of herbs here at Little City Farm, both medicinal and culinary (and many other wild plants we let come up where they may...

{This moment } - This moment - an end of week ritual, no words, just a special photo to remember, savour, enjoy.  Inspired by the continued ...

We are always on the look-out for wood - firewood for the winter months, and firewood for the outdoor bread oven.  The nice thing about the ...

While we are sharing recipes, here is a simple one for herbal shampoo.  We make herbal shampoo soaps and absolutely love them (no packaging,...

I've had quite a few requests for an all natural herbal sunscreen.  We've been experimenting with a recipe here, testing it out and ...

{This moment } - This moment - an end of week ritual, no words, just a special photo to remember, savour, enjoy.  Inspired by the continued ...

We are loving the fresh peas around here these days..the ones in Maya's garden have come up first (because she watered them faithfully e...

It seems like the herb gardens (both my culitvated herbs and the wild ones we wildcraft) have recently exploded!  This is one of my favourit...