The pandemic has invited us to swap travel in search of excitement elsewhere for a renewed inhabitance of our own place in the world...

Here we are in a new season - and in some ways a new world entirely - and I'm happy to report our little food-growing addition is complete.

Here's what's keeping me grounded and hopeful; what's acting as both a balm and a way to be deliberate about the future:

We've been cooking up a new little project for our urban plot at Hereabouts - a wee space for soaking up the sun and growing more food.

I find the best kind of motivation is a beautiful vision of what could be, a glimpse of the world as I want it to become.

If soil is the earth's microbiome, is producing food without it a good idea?

Back at our campsite, we proudly laid our haul out on the picnic table. We washed and strung morels like beads on necklaces to dry.

We're at the tail end of winter and the pantry's almost bare. Well, likely not bare at all given our access to the modern supermarket, bu...

"We need to create a vibrant and tight knit community around our food systems in order to achieve substantive change." -Zev Friedman Part...

Earth is leaning away from our star as though playing a bit coy, backing off as though it just needs a little space before it can draw ba...

Summer has come and gone in Alberta and as you may have heard (or experienced yourself!) we actually endured several weeks of winter befo...

"By this action, what am I saying 'yes' to?" -Charles Eisenstein, The Yoga of Eating Deep into last winter I had my doubts we'd ever feel...

Those of you in milder climes may find it hard to believe, but here in our Cochrane yard, approaching the end of April, just about the on...

Well, we've done it! We've seen ourselves through another winter. Sure, it's not fully behind us yet, but the darkest and the coldest of ...

(Do excuse me if this post seems dubiously tangential to the operation of Hereabouts B&B! In my mind these things are all related - Herea...

Christmas is fast approaching and I think we can all agree that the experience goes beyond one of pure peace, love, and joy. There's boun...

With summer well and truly behind us and fall swiftly morphing into winter, it's a good time to don a thick sweater and take stock of wha...

The tiny house faces south; the main roof overhang manages the sun that enters the clerestory windows, while the two canopies manage sun ...

Year of the Rooster? Year of Trump? How about Year of the Flower? Here in southern Alberta, 2017 has seen the greatest showcase of floral...

Spring has finally arrived in Alberta and, along with birdsong and bicycles, this means a whole lot of green. Green - a favourite colour ...