Jackie SkrypnekJul 2, 20232 min readTo Locate OurselvesYou know how the interior of big franchise stores are so familiar, so uniform from one to the next that, once inside, you couldn't say if...
Jackie SkrypnekJun 15, 20223 min readGet Your Nettle Eyes OnDo you have a favourite wild food? I think mine may be stinging nettle. Each spring I scan the landscape for signs...
Jackie SkrypnekJun 16, 20193 min readPartakeBack 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 SkrypnekJul 6, 20183 min readFood 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 SkrypnekJul 8, 20172 min readFlower to FruitYear of the Rooster? Year of Trump? How about Year of the Flower? Here in southern Alberta, 2017 has seen the greatest showcase of floral...
Jackie SkrypnekMay 18, 20172 min readSpring Yard ForaySpring has finally arrived in Alberta and, along with birdsong and bicycles, this means a whole lot of green. Green - a favourite colour...