Wwoof!

Alex is a wwoofer working on the farm . Wwoofers are willing workers on organic farms, exchanging learning and room-and-board for hands-on help to farmers.
Speaking of hands, Alex has cold hands from washing the radishes, but her smile is warm and bright! We're very pleased to have her here for two weeks while she and Garrett learn more about organic farming and share ecovillage life with us.

http://www.wwoof.ca/

See OHM Organic Farm at the Abbotsford Farmers Market

Watch Shauna and Nevin showing off their farm wares at the Abbotsford Saturday market on this link: .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJxn32Thzqg

We're starting here ourselves with an Artisan's Market that we hope to grow into a comprehensive market like Abbotsford's. We're planting our seeds here .... Come to Yarrow Ecovillage on this Friday 4pm to 9pm for food, family fun and homemade and grown goodies of all sorts! And mark your calendars for July 29th for the next one.

Look what I got in my vegie box from the farmers this week!

Ann

If you've been here to visit, you've seen this scene. This is Ann at home. Many a cup of tea has been enjoyed at this table.

Living, Loving, and Eating Whole Heartedly

News Flash!

It is perfectly okay to eat Mr. Noodles at an ecovillage. One might think- from the outside- as I once did that people who live in ecovillages could somehow resist the delicious twists and turns of a Mr. Noodle as it slips into your mouth from a bowl full of MSG. After several horror stories of University students having balls of wax removed from their stomachs after years of Mr. Noodles, and weight loss regimes giving little respect to the simple carbohydrate I had basically sworn off the beloved Mr. Noodle.

Osprey Organic farmers prepare for the East side Saturday market in Vancouver

Tam and Joel are a husband and wife team who lease farm land, and live here. They run Osprey Organic farms from our little Village and can be seen out on the land with their big beautiful dog Joey, and two great kids Noah and Eli. Not only do they grow great veggies, but they make great peach daquaris around campfires.

Those big bags of yummy fresh greens ended up in our CSA baskets. Yes folks. Begin drooling now. These farmers, along with Ohm Farms, give me a giant Rubbermaid full of veggies every friday in exchange for a mere $30.00. It's the cheapest way to hire a personal gardener that I know of. Combine this with great lettuce with some of the Hollyhock salad dressing we've all become addicted to here and voila! Simple one mile living at it's best!

Find Hollyhock dressing here:

Projects in the bunker silo

Cheryl and Ann work on artisan market fare while bikes are fixed in the background.

Garage sale proceeds to Hope International

Our Garage Sale raised more than $300 for Hope International. We are a third of the way towards a well for a village in Cambodia.
Thank you to all donors and buyers. Items not sold were taken to our local MCC Thrift Shop to raise funds for their good work. If you hurry, you may still be able to buy your favourites back so you can sell them in our next garage sale. :>)