Updates

Hi readers!

My composting is going slowly but steadily. I started the project later than I had intended to, so I have given myself an extension on the time limits. However, most members of my household are beginning to catch on which is exciting to see! 

World Water day is coming up, and we have some idea's for what to do but would still love to see your input!

Urban Harvest  is a program in Kelowna which has come to our attention a couple of times in the past, and more so recently. We are hoping to go there this week and check out their building to see how the system works! Lisa McIntosh and Davis Nelson began this business several years ago and continue to run it today. They take pride in providing organic produce, sometimes locally grown, to people between Lake Country and Peachland with a box delivery system. Lisa mentioned that the average delivery for them is about 2-3 minutes, which is much less time than it takes me to drive to a store or a farmer's market for produce. This cut's down on food miles which is a small but effective part of cutting down on our footprint!

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I also attended the World Community Film Festival in Kelowa this weekend, and saw a movie called SpOil. It was an incredible film with amazing footage and photography. The basis of the film was around the Great Bear Rainforest, ans specifically saving the Spirit Bear. The danger to this area is the proposed pipeline which would cut through the area and cause tonnes of oil to be exported on massive tanker ships. The ships would have a very high chance of crashing due to the amount of sharp turns and small islands lining the coastline here. I highly encourage you to watch this film, it was very interesting. It related back to this blog because the oil is being exported for financial gain, however this financial gain is only due to our dependency on oil for fuel in particular. With a decreased demand for oil, these types of projects wouldn't exist.