Meaghan King

Foraging 101 for City Slickers

1 June, 2010 | Meaghan King

In urban Canada, local food is a juicy topic. Organic vegetable deliveries, 100-mile diets and even backyard laying hens are gaining acceptance as ways to lower our carbon footprint.

Should we not also consider the hundreds of edible plant and fungal species that grow wild in urban areas? Why not localize our diets with wild mushrooms and ...

Published in: Out of the Box 36.4
Tags: Wild Food, local food, Foraging

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Pomeo & Gruliet

15 December, 2009 | Meaghan King

It’s a familiar story: two star-crossed lovers battle distance, race and disapproving families to be together. Defying the odds, they are driven to produce the ultimate expression of love – a child. But this is no modern-day version of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Instead of teenagers rebelling against an ancient family feud, the paramours in this story overcame obstacles far more onerous than those faced by Shakespeare’s young romantics. These “lovers” came from the esteemed and noble houses of Grizzly and Polar.