Jackie SkrypnekJan 72 minThe Winter LarderIt's a funny time of year to try to connect to place through food. Our recent record-setting cold spell has cast such a deep, icy...
Jackie SkrypnekAug 19, 20214 minPlant the Water, Then the Tree Here in Alberta our weather woes typically involve cursing our frozen fingers as we scrape icy windshields or groaning when May rain...
Jackie SkrypnekApr 23, 20213 minTown and CountryEvery year when it comes time to replenish my garden soil I'm reminded of how we city folk rely on country folk to make our world go 'round
Jackie SkrypnekJan 27, 20213 minA Winter WonderSure, I'd like to be visiting family on Vancouver Island where the cherry blossoms are already opening, or dashing outside barefoot to...
Jackie SkrypnekNov 20, 20202 minSweater WeatherIn June when I wrote about our new backyard greenhouse, the fresh white paint inside had barely dried and the young plants, still tidy...
Jackie SkrypnekJul 27, 20203 minAt Home in the WorldThe pandemic has invited us to swap travel in search of excitement elsewhere for a renewed inhabitance of our own place in the world...
Jackie SkrypnekJun 6, 20202 minVegetables GuaranteedHere 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.
Jackie SkrypnekMar 23, 20203 minFor CertainHere's what's keeping me grounded and hopeful; what's acting as both a balm and a way to be deliberate about the future:
Jackie SkrypnekFeb 20, 20202 minCircumstance DictatesWe'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.
Jackie SkrypnekJan 23, 20202 minFire in the BellyI 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.
Jackie SkrypnekNov 20, 20193 minSkeptical of a CucumberIf soil is the earth's microbiome, is producing food without it a good idea?
Jackie SkrypnekJun 16, 20193 minPartakeBack at our campsite, we proudly laid our haul out on the picnic table. We washed and strung morels like beads on necklaces to dry.
Jackie SkrypnekMar 8, 20193 minA Bowl to SavourWe'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,...
Jackie SkrypnekJan 25, 20192 minAll Together Now"We need to create a vibrant and tight knit community around our food systems in order to achieve substantive change." -Zev Friedman Part...
Jackie SkrypnekNov 30, 20183 minDig in to DecemberEarth 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...
Jackie SkrypnekOct 26, 20182 minA Trick or TwoSummer has come and gone in Alberta and as you may have heard (or experienced yourself!) we actually endured several weeks of winter...
Jackie SkrypnekJul 6, 20183 minFood From Home"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...
Jackie SkrypnekApr 26, 20183 minA Spring MealThose 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...
Jackie SkrypnekMar 14, 20182 minBegin AgainWell, 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...
Jackie SkrypnekFeb 2, 20183 minReturn On Investment(Do excuse me if this post seems dubiously tangential to the operation of Hereabouts B&B! In my mind these things are all related -...