When women get together, conversation flows, and the newly renovated Lobby Gallery at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre is reverberating with dozens of emotional, intellectual, and…
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By Emily Lore At no other time does a Dining Table shine as brightly as at Thanksgiving. In his novel “The Table Comes First”, Adam Gropnik…
You can use a variety of vegetables or store-bought green onions. Sui choy is an Asian cabbage (sometimes called Napa Cabbage) you can sub with cabbage,…
Bill Jones – Deerholme Farm After 20 years or so in the valley, it has been a pleasure to watch the agricultural community grow and evolve. The…
Niki is the co-owner/ operator of Tatlo Road Farm, an organic vegetable farm in Crofton. Growing garlic is simple and wonderfully satisfying, not to mention it’s…
Fall is the time of harvest festivals, sharing food and giving thanks for the summer’s abundance – and it’s been a big one, with bumper crops…
Every fall/winter season, we invite our local community to purchase Memberships in our CSR program, which is modelled after the Community Supported Agriculture programs that have…
Mercury Players’ season opener, The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble, is a powerful, heart-tugging, darkly funny play that tackles two very difficult subjects. Written by award…
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and it’s the kick off to the holiday season! We hope that you, like us, will be taking full advantage…
On Sunday, September 24th, from 1 pm – 4 pm, Merridale Cidery & Distillery will host the 5th annual Cider Harvest Festival at its farm and…
Nestled within the picturesque landscape of Cowichan Valley, Merridale has been crafting cider since 1990, and craft spirits since 2007. Since inception, it has flourished and…
CVCAS.CA Literature Valley Voices I went to the Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society’s Accordion Festival in Waterwheel Park not having much of a clue about an…
The Cowichan Valley film series is back on track with a stellar slate of films starting in September. Last year was a bit of a mixed…
Courtesy Grant Easterbrook, The Olive Station This is an easy recipe and it draws its unique, and addictive flavor from marrying the inherent earthiness of beets…
While tacos have their roots in Mexico and the United States, Taco Rice was born around 1980 in Okinawa, Japan. During the time when Okinawa was…
The Cowichan Public Art Gallery (CPAG) has emerged as a testament to the confluence of artistic vision and unwavering community dedication. In the heart of the…
Meadowscaping can not only help promote biodiversity & land stewardship, but is low maintenance, drought tolerant and cost effective. Late summer and into fall is the…
The current federal government seems committed to destroying the natural health products industry in Canada through Bill C-47 and we must take action to stop them.…
In his decades-long tenure as leader of the Osoyoos Band First Nation, Chief Clarence Louie has overseen what many have called an economic miracle, developing band-owned…