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Picking Up Orders: Now 100% More Fun And Conven...

For all my local customers in greater Victoria, BC, I have very good news today. After a year of handing over orders at street corners and coffee shops (“psst!”), I...

Psst… wanna buy some fertilizer?

Imagine meeting a middle-aged woman at the local coffee shop. She’s wearing a straw hat and a bulky trench coat. With a wink and a smile, she leans closer and...

Blackstrap Molasses

I no longer sell molasses — apologies for any inconvenience. Fortunately, it is usually available in health food stores, or can be found with sweeteners and baking supplies at your...

Big News — the Pantry is on Instagram!

To say that I’m a late adopter of social media would be an understatement, hahaha… it feels like I’ve taken another step into the 21st century. Actually, it’s a lot...

A Matter of Perspective

Way (way!) back when I went to landscape gardening and architecture school in Germany, we were taught that soil is a substrate to keep plants upright, that plant food comes...

Organic Everything: From Ecological Niche to Ma...

For all whose livelihood is tied to lovingly working with the land, winter is a welcome time to pause and reflect. Looking back, as well as forward to Spring, I...