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Hi there! I'm Leah and this is my blog. "Dream Big Cape Breton" is about my life on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
It's about looking for, and finding, inspiration + joy all around me.
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Category Archives: Food + agriculture
Q+A: George Smith and Cora-Lee Eisses-Smith
George and Cora-Lee Eisses-Smith are two people that never fail to delight and inspire me. From their literary-themed dinners, which you’ll read about in this Q+A, to George’s art, to random chats with them either at their home in Middle River … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business ideas, Challenges, Do It Yourself, Food + agriculture, Newcomers, People, Work
Tagged Middle River
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Gentle Dragons in Baddeck: Money for Farming
If you are a farmer or know a farmer on Cape Breton, who is looking for funding for their enterprise, read this. FarmWorks, an investment cooperative that invests in local agriculture in Nova Scotia, was formed just last year in the … Continue reading
Happy Eid!
To all Cape Breton Muslims, happy Eid! My new friend Aleena, who is originally from Pakistan, told me about Eid and how it is a festival that her family celebrates. (It’s pronounced “eed,” by the way.) There are two Eids, … Continue reading
“Food is not a product but a process.”
From one of my very favourite books (and authors): “Who can decide? A sucker for seed-catalog prose, I ordered six varieties and planted about a dozen cloves of each. Buried under the soil with a blanket of straw mulch … Continue reading
Posted in Do It Yourself, Food + agriculture, Normal life
Tagged Baddeck, boards, environment, food, Local food, North Sydney
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Adventures in food sourcing: Alicia Lake
Last September, Alicia Lake ate only Cape Breton-grown food for one month. She wrote about it on her blog, and raised a lot of folks’ consciousness about just what is available here. (Coffee is definitely not, and she missed that … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Food + agriculture, People
Tagged Alicia Lake, Cape Breton, eating local, food
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Local beer update: Big Spruce Brewing
As you’re aware, if you’ve been reading this blog a while, there is a microbrewery starting up in Nyanza, near Baddeck. In case you’re not, however, this post is my first interview with Jeremy and Melanie, this post is when … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Food + agriculture, People
Tagged beer, Big Spruce Brewing, Nyanza, The Kilted Moose
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Frugal Friday with Pamela Johnson: Herbed Ice Cubes and a Friendly Slug Killer
Herbilicious ice cubes I love cilantro, so much that I planted WAY too much of it this summer. I couldn’t wait to cook with fresh cilantro again! Mmm, mango chutney, sweet potato soup, any number of Indian dishes. However, this … Continue reading
Posted in Do It Yourself, Food + agriculture, Guest posts, The Almighty Dollar
Tagged Frugal Friday, herbs, slugs
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Q+A with Lorna MacLean
Lorna MacLean is a self-proclaimed food enthusiast who lives in Middle River. Referred to as a “crazy hippie lady” by some of her friends, she can often be found baking delicious cakes, or complaining about the slugs in her garden. … Continue reading
Posted in Active living, Business ideas, Challenges, Food + agriculture, Outdoors, People, Q+A, Women + kids
Tagged Cabot Trail, cakes, Cape Breton, Cooking, Culinary arts, Lorna MacLean, Middle River, outdoors
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Q+A with Chef (and blogger!) Bryan Picard
Right now the culinary event known as Right Some Good is taking place around Cape Breton Island. A local chef, Bryan Picard, will be cooking with international chef Surjan Singh Jolly, at the Keltic Lodge, for an event called “Restaurant … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Food + agriculture, People, Q+A, Work
Tagged Bryan Picard, Cape Breton, Chanterelle Country Inn, Right Some Good, The Bite House
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Frugal Friday: Brian Dean on Thrift
I interviewed Whitney Pier resident Brian Dean, and his partner Erin, back in February. Since then, Brian has written a guest piece here about cleaning up your neighbourhood, which was honest, sharp-witted, and funny. He’s a really thrifty guy and … Continue reading
Posted in Active living, Food + agriculture, Guest posts, The Almighty Dollar
Tagged Brian Dean, Frugal Friday, guest posts
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