One of the things that I most love about the Cowichan Valley is the continuing swirl of wonderful organic aromas in the summertime. From the funk…

The Cowichan Exhibition is a 3-day fair that 4-H members look forward to every year. It is a small, rural fair that gives 4-H members the…

Bill Jones is a chef, author and food consultant based on Deerholme Farm. In my 21 years in the Cowichan I’ve been observing the ebb and…

Within all the political polarization and difference of opinions on our planet right now, one thing is certain; our population is growing faster than we can…

One of my favourite local mushrooms is a beauty called the Boletus edulis. Around the world it has many names, Porcini (piglet) in Italy, Cepe in…