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Edmonton beer clubs offer advice on home brewing

“Nothing ever tasted better than a cold beer on a beautiful afternoon with nothing to look forward to than more of the same.” –Hugh Hood, Canadian writer and professor Edmonton home brewers are easily...

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After finding a place in a shared garden space, now what?

So, you found a plot of earth to call your own this summer and are now realizing you don’t know a thing about gardening. Don’t worry! You’ve come back to the right place. Read on for a step-by-step...

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Beyond the green thumb: River Valley Medicinal Plant Walk with Robert Rogers

Edmonton is home to one of the largest stretches of urban parkland in North America. Each spring our river valley bursts with biodiversity, from commonly observed species like trembling aspen and...

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Robert Rogers introduces the wild resources of Mill Creek Ravine

Robert Rogers takes a closer look at some fungi while leading the River Valley Medicinal Plant Walk. Photo: Elyse Williams If you were to walk along one of Edmonton’s river valley trails for three...

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Ethical eating: Slow Food Edmonton

We wanted to satisfy our curiosity and explore all the different ways to eat ethically, and how they might impact our food system, without it becoming a cage(-free) match.  In the second post of a...

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Preserving your summer harvest

Alberta’s growing season may be short, but that doesn’t stop our community gardens and urban farms from producing bountiful summer crops. In fact, ask any member of a local CSA and they’ll tell you how...

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No hibernation for Edmonton and area farmers’ markets

The leaves have changed on 104 St downtown. Time for City Market to move indoors! Photo: Elyse Williams When dreaming up a perfect, sunny Saturday in Edmonton, the first thing that comes to mind is a...

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People of Green Drinks: Darren Proulx

Since we meet so many cool people at Green Drinks, we decided to start interviewing some of them. In this instalment, we talked to Darren Proulx, who was at our last event, Green Drinks: Good Business....

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“You Good?”: Finding Edmonton’s Good in Isolation

With something as large as a human-wide health crisis on our doorsteps, it can be difficult to hold on. The things we once thought to be solid have been shaken to the core. Some things have been broken...

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100+ Ideas for Local Goodness in YEG

Looking for a few ways to spread local goodness in YEG?  Small acts together can have a big impact, so why not commit to one today?  (Remember, you’re not alone! There’s a whole goodness movement...

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