Tag: Montreal
Awesome & Easy to Grow Winter Sprouts
You can easily grow sprouts on your counter in colder months. Soak seeds, then place in a jar, rinsing twice daily and letting them drain. Homegrown sprouts taste fresh, and make a delightful addition to meals. You can find sprouting seeds at health food stores or online. Use a non-rusting, easy-to-clean lid.
Healthy & Easy Valentine’s Day Recipes from Nourishee at Fleurbain
The linked content offers simple recipes perfect for Valentine’s Day. It also mentions Mountain Rose Herbs as a source for ingredients like damiana. Links to specific recipes are included.
Outdoor Meditation; if your monkey mind is bouncing off the walls, try taking it outside
Nature connection and meditation offer similar benefit in easing anxiety, reducing stress and slowing your heart rate.
Stepping out, there is often more than I imagine
Winter walks in nature can provide many moments of surprise. The photos below are from January 5, 2023, when I on my winter walk I found many branches and leaves covered in hoar frost. It felt like a magical wonderland and I was excited to see what I would see next. Not every day is…
Three Great Years and Moving On
It is with a mixture of pride and sadness that we are announcing that after three great years of art, herbalism, community-building, collaborations, vernissages, workshops, special events and fun… we are moving on. So very much happened in three years! ?áSpecial events in Fleurbain included artist presentations, poetry readings, and yoga…
40 Days et 40 Soirs
?á UPDATE: Come by to see the show Sundays through August, 9:30-2pm Curator and artist Natasha Henderson has this to say about the work in 40 Days et 40 Soirs: “I paint robins, trees, the sky. Layers and glazes of oil create a sometimes foggy effect; and time is captured within the weeks it takes…
Small Works Again!
Small Works Again, our annual small works show, opened last night to the tune of a very fun Pie Party. Guests and friends and participating artists enjoyed a potluck Pie fest alongside a wine and cheese. For the first time, we have featured a small craft/card table for participating artists to share some of their…
Autumn Felt Making
This autumn, we are offering a chance for you to learn (or re-learn!) about the process of making felt fabric from loose wool roving. In this one-afternoon class (about 2 hours) each student will learn the process of felt-making, and produce their own colourful, soft merino wool scarf. Afternoon classes are being offered Sunday October…
events not to be missed
What to do? Fall is falling upon us, and we sit at home and make or eat pies. Or, at least we want to. However, before the leaves and then the snow flies, it would be good to get in a few dashes of culture, networking, and enrichingly fun times. Two events to mark in…