Category Archives: Food + agriculture

Frugal Friday with Erika Shea – March’s comments

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

The tips, comments and thoughts shared in just three short weeks of Frugal Fridays have been so much fun (and so insightful) to read through. It’s amazing to see how quickly and wholly this feature has been embraced, the conversations … Continue reading →

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Beer Tasting – a Bitter Ale and a Stout

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

For my first interview on Dream Big Cape Breton, I spoke with Jeremy White and his partner Melanie about how they came to move to Cape Breton, and about their dreams to open a microbrewery. The next time I ran … Continue reading →

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Erin the Librarian: Useful Gardening Books at Your Local Library

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

By Erin Phillips I’ll start off this week’s post by admitting I am not an expert gardener. In fact, the first year Brian and I had a garden I had absolutely no interest in it – until harvest time, then … Continue reading →

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Beer, boards and babies – Jeremy and Melanie White

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

I met Melanie and Jeremy White at a yoga class last year, and soon began seeing them at the Baddeck Community Farmer’s Market, too. They were enthusiastic when I approached them for an interview, and even traveled to my home … Continue reading →

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