Author: tammy.schmidt
What She Felt
Memoir by Natasha Henderson Felt is non-woven, non-knit fabric that is made of bits of wool or other fur. Felt-making has been around for a very long time… we’re talking about five thousand years. The contemporary method for making felt is similar in science to the ancient method: a combination of pressure, heat, water, and…
Ten Reasons to love Community-supported Agriculture!
Yesterday we picked up our vegetables from our very?áown?áfarm.?áWhat do I mean when I say “our own farm”? Our farm?áis located?ájust outside the?áCity.?áThe farmers from this farm come into town once every couple of weeks in the winter, and once a week in the summer?áto deliver?áquantities?áof foods?áproduced on the farm. Ok, so it’s not really…
Community Gardening With Tainted Plot: Becoming one of the Flower-People
by Natasha Henderson, Montreal Community Garden. Plot. Allotment. A piece of earth, a bit of land. One can tend plants, care for the soil and those plants, and?áharvest the spoils as they happen. For several years IÔÇÖve known people who have had these little bits of land to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs. Beets, peppers,…
Until I get there, it’s a recipe mash-up!
Happy Birthday Grandma!?á Today is my grandmaÔÇÖs birthday and I am thinking about the ways she has inspired me over the years.?á She has always been a great cook and has cooked her entire life.?á At one point, she owned a famous deli with fresh made soups and cinnamon buns she served daily.?á My grandma…
Trois Experiences: Trying To Eat Vegetarian In Meat-Loving Restaurants
Experience #1: Khyber Pass Afghan Restaurant by Natasha Henderson, Montreal In recent months, I have been working on becoming 95% vegetarian. When I tell people that I have a Once-A-Week-Meat-Eat, they usually laugh and say ÔÇ£then youÔÇÖre not a vegetarian!ÔÇØ. That is true. I am not a full vegetarian. However, I am aware that there…
Art Review: Parisian Laundry Rick Leong and Michael A. Robinson
by Natasha Henderson, Montreal A fellow painter, Rick LeongÔÇÖs?áwork is something that I can appreciate. Nature is the major inspiration for his large-scale oil on canvas works, but he delves into a fairy-tale, mystic and imagined place. The wonder of seeing is ever-present. The shapes and forms that magically appear amongst the trees, moss, sky,…